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Does the wall of success overshadow the people who helped you build it?

Think back to your school days when a certificate of achievement was a huge deal… it boosted the ego and gave you a great deal of pride.  After 4 years in high school that diploma rekindled the excitement and again a few years later when you walk across the stage receiving your college diploma.  The [...]

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Making your mark is measured by how well you “tattoo” those around you.

We measure our success in many ways – it starts with our own happiness and sense of accomplishment.  Our successes feed the ego and many times the ego shows itself to others.  Ever wonder how your accomplishments are affected by those around you.  Believe it or not, they are.  Not just your professional relationships, but [...]

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Setbacks are all a matter of perspective

We all confront challenges differently.  Some of us avoid certain challenges because of factors we think we can’t control – while some of us take on almost every challange as an attempt to proove to the world we can do them.  No matter how you confront them, there are going to be bumps in the [...]

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Communication Breakdown = Performance Breakdown

Let’s face it, we all have the ability to communicate.  The hardest challenge is learning how to communicate effectively.  What does that mean… effectively.  The easiest way to define it is the ability to communicate and have others comprehend the words you are speaking.  The simple truth is speaking the words is not communicating and [...]

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How do you turn the Shop of NO into the Shop of NOW?

I heard this comment during an event I participated in this passed week.  The comment from one of the presenters referenced turning the shop of No into the Shop of Now.  This comment really stuck with me throughout the day, so I just had to learn more about it.  What does it really mean in the [...]

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