If only…
Now there are some potentially dangerous words! If only… leads you to spend time and energy focusing on something that didn’t happen. It leaves you regretting — wishing and pining for something that isn’t. And probably can’t be.
My friend and thought-leader Dick Richards, writing in the discussion group dedicated to his excellent book on […]
Categories: Personal Power, Mindset, Motivation, Resilience
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Life’s too short and you have too much else going on to tolerate the many annoyances that sap your attention and drain your energy.
Life coach Debbie Call describes such “tolerations” as:
…things that we put up with that drain us of energy. Like an often-used drawer that sticks, or a light bulb that goes out that […]
Categories: Personal Power, Motivation, Relationships, Physical Matters
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Podcast: Listen to this MP3 file of the Labor of Love post.
Categories: Motivation, Career, Podcasts
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One of the interesting side-notes to come out of the tragic incident at the Sago Mine in West Virginia last week: Many miners interviewed by the news media told reporters, “I love my job.”
Lousy job. Happy worker.
Now, just how can that be? How can anyone love a job that takes them into the dark, dank, […]
Categories: Mindset, Motivation, Career
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If you’re earnestly working on some New Year’s resolutions, you may be waiting and hoping for others to notice the “new and improved” you.
Don’t hold your breath.
Janet Hagberg, one of my favorite thought leaders (to whom we’ll turn frequently here for her wisdom), has a great observation about making a personal change.
Don’t expect people to […]
Categories: Motivation, Purpose
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If you plan to make resolutions for the coming year, make it worth your while. Don’t just dream and dash off a wish list. Give yourself the gift of New Year’s resolutions that truly give you the life you imagine.
Here’s how.
The following seven powerful techniques will help you take the resolutions you make for the […]
Categories: Personal Power, Motivation, Career, Purpose
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A call from a distraught colleague — let’s call him Ted — raised one of those oft-heard, vexing issues that so many of us must eventually face in one way or another.
Burn-out: Rekindle or Redirect Your Energy
“I’m so burned out I can’t stand it,” he lamented. “I have no energy, no desire, no […]
Categories: Motivation, Career, Time Off
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