I am giving away a new copy of a recent book that I just finished reading. Enter a drawing for a chance to win a new copy of the same book. The book changes each time I finish a worthy book (about once a month). Good luck! Check out the book giveaway detail page to enter. (I will only contact the winner of each drawing, and then I delete all entries. This is not to build any kind of lists…
Everyone loves to hear their name sung in praise as it stokes the flames burning in our egos. Most people crave recognition for achievements, but this shouldn’t be considered a negative trait because it is part of the engine that drives people to succeed. The results from effort put into self-development are greatly improved by adding a feedback process. When the feedback process is completed correctly, it will be provide valuable insight and be an important skill builder. However if it is…
Being asked to articulate your own, or others, strengths is not as easy as it sounds. I know that when I have sat down to work on a personal mission statement or writing my core values, I quickly run into writers block. It is not that I do not have strong values and core beliefs, but giving them written form is more of a challenge then one would think. As part of a mentoring program that I am participating in, we…
Being pulled into twenty different directions at once almost feels commonplace these days. Everyone reaches a point, at some time, where they say the proverbial “enough is enough,” and they know it is time to get things under control. Before control can be exerted, a level of understanding must be achieved. Time, but not the theoretical Steven Hawkins type of time, but instead a detailed inventory of how time is spent. Once this information is accurately captured, it allows an individual…