The Insanity of New Year’s Resolutions (for some of us)

Posted by on Dec 27, 2011 in Planning, Producivity Are you one of the many of us who have made resolutions at the end of December, only to file them under “good intentions” by the end of January? Perhaps those of us who continue this annual ritual without success may be better served with a new approach. (After all, they say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.) An Internet...
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Is the answer ‘right’ if the question is ‘wrong’?

Posted by on Dec 19, 2011 in Blog, Communication, Customer Service, Marketing, Planning, Producivity I like being right (or feeling that I am) as much as anyone, but time and experience are teaching me that the ‘right answer’ doesn’t matter as much if you’re focusing on the ‘wrong question’. For example, is it important to answer: What was our biggest success this past year? Or is there more value in asking and answering: What did we learn this past year that can help us do as well...
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5 STARS for Feeling Better Faster!

Posted by on Dec 11, 2011 in Communication, Producivity Is the stress of December’s seemingly endless list of things to do threatening to take the ‘happy’ out of your holiday? Here are some relatively easy ways to feel better faster: 1. Simplify. Take at least one thing off of your to do list and, most importantly, don’t move it to another time slot or replace it with something else. 2. Thank. Take time to thank someone who isn’t expecting...
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What’s the Big Idea? 3 Steps to Deciding

Posted by on Dec 5, 2011 in Blog If you have more good ideas than time to do them, this post is for you! Whether you’re planning for 2012 or still wondering if and how you will ever get through the rest of your 2011 to do list, here are 3 steps to deciding by shifting your focus from quantity to quality. 1. How will this idea contribute to the most important goals and objectives for your business, organization, project, etc.,...
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