Many people are afraid to try new things or take chances because they’re afraid they might fail. If they only understood the critical role that failure plays in their success, they would definitely change their attitude. The truth is that it’s impossible to achieve a high level of success without experiencing a fair amount of failure. As James Dale…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Revved!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder We’ve all heard the cliché: “If you’re having fun, you can’t be working.” As it turns out, that cliché is totally untrue. People who have fun while they’re working actually work much harder than people who don’t. The reason is that…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–How to Win Friends and Influence People-I want Your Success Stories-Travels My Weekly Reminder The biggest executive lie in the world goes something like this: “Our people are our most important resource.” A study quoted in The Invisible Employee by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton found that 90 percent of…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder-Thank You!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder The biggest single reason good employees leave their job is the treatment they recieve from their immediate boss. Below is a letter that appeared in a recent Dear Abby column. It was written to a former boss by an employee…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Getting to Yes-I Want to hear Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Some people attempt to get noticed by their boss by calling attention to themselves–things they’ve accomplished, places they’ve been, people the know and so forth. The problem with such behavior is that it makes you come…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–The Invisible Employee-I Want to Hear About Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Setbacks–those unfortunate events that impede our progress toward our goals–can be frustrating, as well as stressful and painful. As unwelcome as they are, setbacks always have a silver lining because they enable us to look at…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–The Power of Nice-I Want To Hear About Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder It’s the roughest road that usually leads to success. Why? Because it’s loaded with new challenges and experiences that enable you to learn, grow and expand your comfort zone. Successful people understand this, which…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Hug Your Customers-I Want to Hear About Yous Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder The road to achieving your dream is usually long and difficult with numerous obstacles and setbacks along the way. What can make the journey even more difficult is that there are few, if any, guide…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–The X-Factor-I Want to Hear About Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Letting go of things that are familiar, comfortable and secure is one of the hardest things for many people to do–it’s called taking a risk. Yet, clinging to these things is what keeps us from achieving…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Our Iceberg is Melting-I Want to Hear About Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Author, Jim Collins, conducted research on leaders who were able to take their respective companies from being “good” to being “great.” In doing so, he was able to identify some of the characteristics these…