Watch this video interview with Keelan Cunningham to find out why most New Year's Resolutions fail.... … [Read more...]
Why Do New Year Resolutions Fail? – an interview with Keelan Cunningham
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Personal Development: Zig Ziglar on Setting Goals
December 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Personal Development: Zig Ziglar – Attitude Makes All The Difference
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Zig Ziglar teaches people all over the world the fundamentals of sales and success. Here he tells a story of a woman with a negative attitude who hated her job, shifted her attitude and changed her life. … [Read more...]
Zig Ziglar dies at 86…a Great Motivational Speaker Who Inspired Millions
November 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Zig Ziglar died Wednesday at age 86, a deep-throated motivational speaker whose clever way with words inspired millions to stop looking for short-cuts to success and instead earn it the old-fashioned way by rolling up their sleeves and getting to work. "Zig Ziglar" was a trending term on Twitter, Yahoo and Google today, social media outlets that were unfathomable when a young Ziglar returned from World War II and landed a job in sales. Ziglar's speaking career came later in life, … [Read more...]
Robin Sharma: The 3 Habits of Happiness
September 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Robin Sharma shares three habits of happiness. These three habits, if you do them every day, will make you a much happier person. 1) Number one, gratitude. What I do, I have right here, I’m just going to show you. I have my journal and almost everywhere I go I have my journal with me, and I write in my journal. A lot of what I write in my journal is daily gratitude. Here I am in South Africa. I’m at the Singita Game Reserve. I’m at a beautiful lodge. There’s a fireplace behind me … [Read more...]
Robin Sharma: Get to Peak Productivity Fast
September 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SHOW US YOUR PRODUCTIVITY CHOPS What makes an elite performer isn't how you show up when Plan A's working. What reveals a true superstar is the way you deliver when your best laid plans are falling apart. These are messy times. Days of intense volatility. A period of immense uncertainty. And one of the dominant themes in work + life these days is distraction (a constant stream of activities begging for our attention that in the end amount to nothing). So the fight we face as Leaders … [Read more...]
Wheel of Life:4 Ways To Stop Missing Out on Life for Work
August 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Do you feel forced to choose between work and a satisfying personal life? In my career of coaching entrepreneurs, I've discovered these strategies to bridge the gap. About a month ago, I was approached by a young Chicago woman who has devoted her life to helping others--sometimes at the expense of her own happiness. Finally she has realized that it's her turn to ask for support and to find greater happiness in life. But the challenge would be far greater than she'd anticipated. Last … [Read more...]
Motivational Speakers: Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Teachings Of Dalai Lama
July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Teachings of Dalai Lama can guide entrepreneurs in their ventures and help them draw some vital, effective, practical and profound lessons. This is an abridged list. Responsible business aims at helping people expand their abilities. We usually live for the promise of a good future by selling history. Keeping the basic precepts listed below can aid on the path to reaching the promise of the future while dealing with the most certain uncertainties on the way. Love what you do, and do it the … [Read more...]
Personal Development: Shawn Achor – “The Happiness Advantage”
July 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. His research and lectures on happiness and human potential have received attention in The New York Times, Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, as well as on NPR and CNN Radio, and he travels around the United States and Europe giving talks on positive psychology to Fortune 500 corporations, schools, and … [Read more...]
Personal Development: Clay Christensen – How Will You Measure Your Life?
July 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
"It's actually really important that you succeed at what you're succeeding at, but that isn't going to be the measure of your life." Too often, we measure success in life against the progress we make in our careers. But how can we ensure we're not straying from our values as humans along the way? Watch Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and world-renowned innovation guru, examines the daily decisions that define our lives and encourages all of us to think about what is … [Read more...]
