Most of us have been asked this question when we were little, but are you still asking yourself this question now? If so, you are in good company – there are many people who are still wondering what they should do with their life as an adult. You might think that there should be one clear […]
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Have you ever said “yes” to a request that you really wanted to say “no” to? If so, you are not alone. One of the biggest challenges I see many friends and clients face is saying “no” to things they really don’t want to do. As a result, they often take on too much and
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With so much focus on intellectual ability (IQ) in our society, emotional intelligence (EQ) had been neglected until recently. Yet studies have found that emotional intelligence is linked to personal achievement, happiness and professional success, even more so than IQ. And, unlike IQ, it is a flexible skill, which means that no matter what our
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[quote]”Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers.” ~Jack Canfield[/quote] Why is it sometimes so hard to ask for what we want? It could be because we don’t want to appear selfish, or maybe we don’t want to rock the boat or we are
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What makes a great leader? As I have previously written (see: One Secret to Finding Happiness: Using Your Strengths), research seems to indicate that there isn’t a specific trait that makes a great leader. In his 3 decades of research, Donald Clifton found that there is no definitive list of characteristics that describes all leaders.
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I used to believe that success looked a specific way: Living in a big beautiful house in a great neighborhood in the hills, working as a VP or higher level in a corporation, having enough money to spend on whatever I want. And I worked hard to achieve that picture. But over the years, I
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Have you ever received a compliment that you have found difficult to accept? Maybe someone has praised your creativity, your accomplishments, your kindness or your perseverance. Was is it hard to fully embrace and believe in your brilliance? I was struck by an article “The Confidence Gap” in which authors Claire Shipman and Katty Kay
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Many of us live very full, busy lives. Sometimes they can feel a little bit too full and busy! But are we busy with things that really matter to us or are we busy at the expense of what is most important? Our society provides us with many goals that are seen as “important” and
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“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” ~Bruce Lee When I was still in the corporate world, there was a lot of talk about role models and whether there were enough strong female role models in our company. And while
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“If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, ”Here comes number seventy-one!”
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