Book Summary: “Choosing to Cheat. Who Wins When Family and Work Collide”, by Andy Stanley
With such an intriguing title, I quickly accepted this book from Lyn Adams, my friend and financial advisor. Choosing to Cheat is about establishing priorities, making choices, and work-life balance...with an intended bias toward the life side. As the founding pastor...
Top Practices of Savvy Donors
Seeing the 2009 edition of Forbes' The 400 Richest People in America (see article on-line) made me wonder what these super-wealthy people do with all of their money. Some live ultra-extravagantly, some much more modestly (at least relatively). Interestingly, the...
Top Ten Critical Success Factors
In working with some clients who are in career transitions, I came across a list of critical success factors. The list (from CollegeGrad.com) is of critical factors that employers are seeking in job candidates. Besides the actual items on the list, two things struck...
Sales: Why Do We Make the Easy Stuff So Hard?
So, you were finally able to schedule that all-important meeting with the sales prospect. Now what? Well, of course, you need to prepare. But what does effective preparation entail? And what is critical during and after the meeting? Many sales people overlook the...
Book Summary: “There’s No Such Thing as “Business” Ethics”, by John C. Maxwell
Maxwell's primary thesis in this book is that there is no such thing as business ethics - there's only ethics. And that it is important to understand that "ethics is never a business issue or a social issue or a political issue. It is a personal issue."...
Self-Leadership: Strengthen Your Strengths
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: My 3 Ps: Passion, Purpose, Potential. Click here to see the entire series. Leadership. Most people think of leading others when they...
Loyalty and Staying in Touch. How Treating Your Clients Like Family Can Save Your Business
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: Building Enviable Customer Relationships. Click here to see the entire series. There has been much written, especially these days,...
Top 10 Myths About Time Management
Ready to challenge some popular myths about time management? My colleagues Lisa Huetteman and Mary Owens of Black Diamond Associates in Tampa, FL pull no punches in challenging some popular "truisms" about time management. Get ready to have some myths...
Gaining Confidence
Confidence is a critical ingredient to your growth and development. You develop self-confidence by creating success. Through your goals you can provide for frequent successes. Set short term goals in the beginning. Experience often the satisfaction of moving a...
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