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How to Get the Raise You Really Want!
This is a time of year when many of us are taking stock of our professional lives. It is also quite common for organizations to be conducting performance and salary reviews. Some employees will be disappointed with the results. A few will become righteously angry and leave. Others will put […]
Find Yourself By Being of Service to Others
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” Albert Schweitzer There is a dogma about service. It is the notion that service can […]
New Year’s Resolution? This is Why Goals Don’t Work!
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Happy Happy New Years! On December 31st at midnight, quite a few people are going to make resolutions – again. Many of us will know this when we go to our gym […]
Why Do Our Children Need Sales Training?
My colleague Mary Campbell and I are developing a new business that includes a digital platform and book designed to help parents better understand how to prepare for the future of work. Until recently, Mary was the chief talent officer at The University of Southern California. They were our client. […]
The Most Important Conversation You Will Ever Have
“You create your own universe as you go along.” Winston Churchill Much has been made of “New Age” philosophies such as the Law of Attraction and The Secret. Essentially, these are philosophies and processes that are based on the idea that what we think, how we talk to ourselves, […]
Does Every Child Have A Unique Purpose?
Mo’s Bows is a tie and bowtie company founded by Moziah Bridges when he was 9 years old. Like so many successful children, his mother always gave him the idea he could do whatever he wanted with his life. Today, she works for her son when he shows up for […]
How Humans Kill Off Change Without Thinking
Every single one of us has been trained since birth to wipe out change by using five different filters. Think of the filters as shades in which we see the world. The filters are triggered by fear and of course, change requires courage. The “killer filters” can operate so smoothly that we […]
Why Goals Don’t Work
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson We are at that magic time of the year where we look to the past and make plans for the future. There is nothing wrong with that. However, it is wise […]
The Future. What Will We Tell Our Children?
People that lead fulfilling and successful lives usually have a clearly defined and fully personalized mission, vision, and purpose. They build their success with a comprehensive set of life skills that bring success to virtually any career. Here is the rub. Many people are unwilling to learn the very skills […]
The Innocence in Helping One Stranger
In February 1965, a young man was driving through a torrential winter storm. It was almost midnight. Through the lashing rain, he could see an older African American Woman standing next to a broken down car. She desperately needed a ride. He stopped to help her, generally unheard of in […]