I might be dating myself, but do you remember the old Flintstones cartoons? At the end of the day, the whistle would blow and Fred would slide down his dinosaur to rush to his foot-car so he could go to his wife and family waiting at home. Working out of my home I don’t have […]
I was very fortunate to spend two weeks in Italy this April. Upfront I realized it was not going to be a normal vacation. My mother is still recovering from her December and subsequent surgeries so every morning my sister and I were to take turns changing her bandages. After that responsibility, I expected time […]
This year kicked off with incredible revenue for my company. I have been thrilled with the number of new and returning clients. I received joy from seeing my Quickbooks revenue graphs fly off the charts. Smiling I imagined where my 2012 figures would end. Then a favorite client decided not to continue working together. Other […]
On the latest trip to the hospital with my mother I noticed something new. Most of the rooms have a rolling tray to hold meals and help with care. The trays are pretty multifunctional like a Swiss Army knife. They have an area for a food tray, raised cubes to hold bottles and personal necessities, […]
One of my favorite clients visited me recently. The sessions are a lot of fun for both of us because we toggle between business planning and personal growth. What I noticed recently is that my client also toggles his personality depending on which subject we are addressing. We talk about personal goals and he is […]
This week one of my clients told me about the new dog she adopted. I was concerned for a few reasons. First, finances are tight right now and a dog can cost of family a thousand dollars or more a year. Plus my client is trying to release stress versus adding more responsibilities to her […]
There are probably thousands of articles which talk about how to work more efficiently, to keep all departments focused on a singular goal, and to help us stay motivated no matter how daunting the task. But I am learning about a new tool which can accomplish more than I ever did before and with much less effort.
We can consciously change the wiring of our minds. We have the power to not only choose how we perceive, act and react but we can also go into our gray matter to delete old programs which do not work for us and wire together new programs which serve us better. By reprogramming our RAS we can consciously choose to experience more joy, peace, and happiness. Through this reprogramming we can once again have ambition, see the glass as half full, and have the strength to move forward.
An MBA graduate shared a question which was presented in his training. “If you had to decide to increase revenue or save lives, which would you choose?” The answer seemed pretty clear to me, but the MBA graduate said, “There is no right or wrong answer.” Really???
Here is hoping that 2012 is marvelous and wonderful for all of you! But as it takes shape, morphs, shifts, and progresses, do your best to accept the unexpected, shift gears to address new situations, and stay focused on the now you can fix not the possible future what if’s which may never arise.