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It’s Time to Slow Down to Speed Up

I am just not smart enough. I remember thinking that as I sat in the back of the room of a big meeting and looked around at everyone contributing to the conversation. I felt completely inadequate. How do all these people know the answers and what to do to get things done? I can picture sitting in that room as if it was just yesterday. Unfortunately, I carried all those feelings with me for a really long time and even…
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What Are You Doing With Your Vacation Time?

Many people are taking time off at this time of year so they can be with family and friends and recharge during the holidays. How many are actually not working though? Does it feel like you still have to check in even though you are on vacation? The point of the recharge time is to give yourself space to be away from it and not focus on work. One of my friends felt like the one way she could get…
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Do You Want the Secret to Changing Your Life?

I was thinking about stress, balance and how sleep impacts your life. Thanks to the world of electronics, you can track your sleep now. I started using an app on my iPhone called Sleep Cycle to track my sleep. (you can try the free trial version.) I can see how much sleep I am getting, how often I wake up in the night and how that compares to averages and trends….
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Authenticity in Leadership: Why Being True to Yourself Matters

Are you being an authentic leader? When you are leading from an authentic place, people will naturally gravitate to you. They want to work with you or work for you and be on your team. They trust you and see that you are genuine. This type of leadership translates to sharing information with each other at a deeper level. Finding ways to connect with each other beyond a superficial level brings a team closer together and increases their performance to phenomenally higher rates. They…
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What Choice Will You Make?

You may not consciously think about it, but you have choices that you making every day. Taking the opportunity to consider how you respond is important. How you respond to things creates a perception about you to others. Imagine this scenario happens to you… Your wake up to your alarm going off and as you turn it off on your phone, you notice a bunch of new texts. The phone was on do not disturb, so you didn’t get notified….
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Believe in Yourself to Achieve Success 🌟

Are you ready for the next step in your career? How do you know? Assess yourself in the following areas and determine if you have what is needed to achieve success: Capabilities Skills Experiences Knowledge Mindset Leaders who want to move up in their career tend to look at the top four areas on this list, but may not consider the last one. Do they have the right mindset in place to achieve the success that they want? We have…
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