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Category Archives: Attitude
Why Motivate When You Can Inspire?
“Energy motivates but charisma inspires.” ~ Simon Shinek Having high energy certainly motives people. The problem with that is, when he energy is removed, so is the motivation. The late Zig Ziglar may have described motivation best when he said, “People often … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, self improvement, Self Storage, Business, Motivation, Customer Service, Coaching, Attitude
Tagged leadership, customer service, Charisma, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates
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Book Review: HUNDRED PERCENTERS
The first thing I read by Mark Murphy was called Hiring For Attitude and I really learned a lot from his book and wanted to read more of what he has to say. So my second Mark Murphy book was … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Book Reviews, Business, Extra mile, Leadership, Team Building
Tagged Book Reviews, Business, Employee Attitude, leadership, Management, Mark Murphy
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Dream Killers
“Do not let small minds convince you that your dreams are too big.” ~ Author unknown Are your dreams being destroyed by the small minds that surround you? The late Jim Rohn was one of my greatest mentors. One of … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Goals, Influence, Positive attitude, self improvement, Success
Tagged Associations, Dream Journals, Goals, Jim Rohn, Steve Jobs, Support
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Book Review: HIRING FOR ATTITUDE
Over the years I have read a number of books on hiring the right people and, for the most part, they’ve all been pretty similar or at least have taken similar approaches to hiring. I didn’t really expect to find … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Book Reviews, Business, Positive attitude, Team Building
Tagged Book, books: book reviews, Hiring, Human Resources, Interview questions, Job interview, Mark Murphy
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Book Review: THE TRAVELER’S GIFT: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success
Ardent readers know you sometimes have to “kiss a lot of frogs” to find a gem. Persistence pays off, however, when you finally run across a book that has the potential to change people’s lives. Such a book is THE … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Beliefs, Book Reviews, Change, Inspiration, Positive attitude, self image, Wisdom
Tagged Andy Andrews, Book Reviews, Life-change, The 7 Decisions
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There’s No Excuse for Making Excuses
“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” ~ George Washington If you watched the Presidential Debate last week (and have any semblance of honesty with yourself) you know Mitt Romney was the clear winner. Certainly Barack … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Character, Customer Service, Integrity, Sales
Tagged customer service, Excuses, integrity, Workplace
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Which do you have – a job, a career or a calling?
“If you haven’t connected what you do to what brings meaning to your life, you are not tapping into your great reservoir of power and inspiration.” ~ Shirzad Chamine I was reading this week while on vacation about a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Commitment, Growth, Passion, Purpose, self image, Success
Tagged attitude, calling, career, job, Outlook, perception
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The Correlation Between Right-Brain Thinking and a Positive Attitude
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” ~ John Milton ~ Paradise Lost I write a lot about attitude and maintaining a positive one. This week I was … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Right Brain, self improvement
Tagged Daniel Pink, John Militon, positive attitude, Right Brain, Shirzad Chamine, Subconscious
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A “Thankful” Attitude
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.” ~ Anne Frank Life never seems to have a shortage of challenges to throw at us. This past week, two people I care very deeply about … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Inspiration, Motivation, self improvement
Tagged Anne Frank, Attittude, Gratitude, Outlook
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Inspiration Among the Team
“Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life, it’s about what you inspire others to accomplish as well.” ~ Author unknown Companies do everything possible to try to avoid turnover and for good reason – the expense of … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Business, Inspiration, Leadership, Management, Team Building
Tagged Inspiration, leadership, Mentoring, Team Building, Training
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