11 Ways to Make 2011 Great
1. Shake your booty daily – give your heart and muscles a workout and they will return the favor for years to come. 2. Get up an hour earlier – start the day with a plan that includes time for … Continue reading
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On being more selfish
When I was growing up the puritanical, give-in order-to-receive ethic was driven into my psyche. You gave up your chair, put money in the hat, and doled out soup for the needy without thinking—it was simply what we do. Then … Continue reading
Hold office hours
What are the biggest conflict when it comes to ambitious managers? Answer: too many interruptions and wanting to get work done. More specifically, managers want time to: coach staff, review progress, plan ahead, complete work, and just to think. Part … Continue reading
Are you in the hall?
I’m about to leave the CAPS (Canadian Association of Professional Speakers) annual convention in Montreal and wondering if I held back. Every day, as I headed to the next session I would spot one or two lone soles, obviously with … Continue reading
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Three ways to avoid Burn Out
I just got off the stage from presenting a special message to the remarkable fire fighters that lead fund raising campaigns for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. I was asked to talk about time management and didn’t. Okay, to be perfectly honest, … Continue reading
What’s leaking in your backyard?
I remember noticing the spongy ground last September and thinking it was no big deal. I was working on adding soffits to the front of our house and had to move my ladder a few times to get on firm … Continue reading
Don’t just stand there. Be there.
I’m standing in the business line at my bank waiting for a teller to greet me and take my deposit. The business line is for folks like me that came to put real money in their account and not try … Continue reading
Today is a gift
It’s human nature; we tend to see what is off track, and not working more that what’s right with the day. All around us is evidence of what is right with the world, but instead we are hung up on … Continue reading