While you are in the grasp of strong negative emotions it may seem difficult to build any resilience to life's less pleasurable experiences. It is possible though, and that's a thought you should bear in mind if you are experiencing excessive negative thoughts. How come some people give up and cry into a bottle, while others just pick themselves up, dust themselves off and carry on as if nothing happened? They're called coping skills, and anyone can develop them. Flexibility

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Procrastination is one of the biggest traps that adults can fall into. Inevitably there are projects at home or tasks at work that we just don’t want to do. They’re boring, difficult, or just seemingly unimportant. Even as kids we had moments of procrastination, after all, how many times did your mother have to hound you to clean your room? We live in a world where quick entertainment is at our fingertips. Switch on the television, turn on the radio, or plug in the iPod or my

There are plenty of rumors and misinformation going around about introverts that have been debunked for quite a while. Chief among them are the five common myths listed below. Myth 1: Introverts Don’t Like to Talk That isn’t true at all. Most introverts love to talk. However, they need conversations to be purposeful. They do not like to engage in small talk or idle conversations. You will find very few introverts prone to gossip, for instance. This is a good thing, though, as

Somewhere along the way, society has gotten the mixed up message that an introverted personality is a huge roadblock for success. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, introverts account for more than a few highly successful people, including: · Albert Einstein · Bill Gates · JK Rowling · Warren Buffett · Dr. Seuss · Mahatma Gandhi In other words, if you’re an introvert, you’re in excellent company – and in no manner unable to achieve greatness. In fact, if these

Inc. Magazine recently reported that the old standards of money, IQ, and even education have far less to do with success than personality. In fact, brainpower has a nearly minuscule effect on your likelihood for success, with high IQs only factoring into the success equation for one to two percent of people. Grades and achievement tests were much better predictors of future success than IQ, though not as much as personality. These are three reasons why knowing your specific p

One of the topics I'm most passionate about is servant leadership - the greatest leaders recognize that they're here to serve, not to be served. -Ken Blanchard Some people have and some develop it, the leadership quality, that is what some say. I say everyone has it some are just more natural at it than others. Some prefer to lead from the front and others lead from the back or the side or wherever they happen to be. It has taken years to really realize that I was a leader,

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. - Benjamin Franklin If you have not guessed it by the title, servant leadership is more about giving back than it is the actual act of leading. Growth is one of today's topics and it is not just personal growth although that is important, it is about helping others grow. Whether it is job growth, personal growth, or educational growth it is about helping others to get t

We are going to talk about what in my opinion are the three most important attributes of servant leadership but by no means the only ones. In the weeks to come, we will discuss most of the characteristics of what a good example of servant leadership is. I say most because there may be some that others feel are equally important I have read articles that have discussed anywhere from 9 to 15 different characteristics, as I said in a previous post we will be talking about 11 of

"You are not who you think you are, you are who others perceive you as" - Unknown Leadership is one of my favorite topics, but more specifically servant leadership. I have written a little about it in the past but we are going to break down some of the characteristics of a good servant leader. If you have never heard it called that you will be surprised at what all it entails. It may not be what you think. We all know (I hope) that a good leader needs to be a good example,

During this entire adventurous journey you have learned so much about yourself, your strengths, weaknesses, addressed some fears and have seen some great victories. You have experienced the entire spectrum of emotions and now you are about to experience a few more. How to effectively market and then actually launch this amazing new business. One of the first things to think about is branding. You are a representation of your business and everything you put out should reflect

If you are reading this then you have thoughts about being self-employed or at least owning your own business of some kind. I grew up wanting to own my own company and over the years have tried many things including multiple MLM companies. My successes came with my own actual companies of which I currently own 2 one manufacturing with an online presence and a educational service company (this one). Both of which I love but one is a profession and the other is a hobby that al

In our last post we talked about the good, bad and ugly aspects of entrepreneurship and if you are anything like me that did not sway your decision to go for it. As I sit here to write this post and prepare for the podcast I am inundated with all the other tasks I need to get done today, next week and even this month, my brain is flooded with "to do's". So if that is you also take a second to focus and make a list move distractions or whatever you need to do to focus on the t

It is exciting times when you make that decision to work for yourself. There are questions that only you can answer about that new adventure. I have stories and have had to make decisions that I was not prepared to make, but I have also not had to answer to anyone if I wanted to stop and make a coffee run an extra time during any given day. The first impression most have about entrepreneurship is the joy and freedom, but how many people really think about the bad and the ugly

As we wrap up this short series on personal development, I want to encourage you because the changes you are making really are manifesting not only growth but self-confidence as well. Every time I work on my personal development my confidence grows by leaps and bounds in the area I have been working on. I know I have said it before but change takes time, sometimes a lot of time, so be patient, be present in the process and enjoy every victory however small. In addition, it is