The Eight Drivers of Your Best Life
by David M. Traversi
The solution to our worsening societal woes, and conversely our best societal life, is in leadership. Leadership at the societal level begins with leadership of the self. Each of us living our best individual life will flow into our best collective life. It is just a matter of accessing powers – drivers – with which we are already endowed.

Find Your Talent Zone: How to be True to Yourself and Inspire Others
by Faith Ralston, Ph.D.
Everyone has a talent zone. Make a point to find it. Your talent zone is like a jet stream that can propel you and your career into high gear. Once you step on - your career takes on a life of it's own. So jump on - and enjoy the ride.

So Close and Then We Blow It
by Anne Riches
Have you ever been so close to getting something you dearly want? It's within your grasp, you're just about there ... and then you blow it? It could be during an interview for a job. Or it could be selling a proposal at a meeting. Or playing sport - you realise you are just about to win. You have 3 match points and only have to win just one more. You get the idea. But what happens - we blow it, we lose the match, we lose the game, we lose the test. Why?

Avoid Five Career-Limiting Traps: How To Recognize The Pitfalls Even Great Leaders Stumble Into
by Faith Ralston, Ph.D.
In today's market, just knowing your talents isn't enough. Many individuals have great talents but they're not using them. In my work as an executive coach, I've discovered five traps that keep leaders from using their talents. I'm not talking about lackey's here - these are very talented leaders - but they're still vulnerable to these traps.

"On By" - Taking the Risk
by Lucille Maddalena
Have you ever been stopped in your tracks by risk? Balancing the odds of success, the investment you've made in relationships, the value of the win -- how do you make your choice? Often it is the actions that others don't see that truly defines winners from losers. Maybe we need an "on by" command for our up-and-coming business leaders to use when they have the passion, the drive, and the commitment to succeed.

You Are Talented - How to Recognize and Appreciate Your Unique Talent Strengths
by Faith Ralston, Ph.D.
When you think about talent, you might think of Michael Jordon or Oprah Winfrey. But do you see yourself as 'talented?' Absolutely everyone has talents. You and the people around you have talents. I want to take the mystique out of our notions about talents. You're already talented so here are some ideas to help you make the most of your talents.

Ten Career Skills to Keep You Employable in the 21st Century
by Karla Brandau, CSP
Some of these skills will be relatively simple and others may be difficult for you to implement. As you improve in each area mentioned above, however, you will increase in confidence and competence and create an environment where you add value to the organization and a need for your personal services. You will have greater job stability.

Career Search Tip: How to Locate and Harvest Your Sweet Spots
by Nina Ham
While there are many tools that offer guidance on this topic, the present discussion focuses on your daily Sweet Spots, those almost mystical moments or situations when you're "in a zone", doing whatever you're doing without effort. Learning to harvest a Sweet Spot, understanding the factors that make it effortless, can yield invaluable information about what you want to be looking for in your next career.

Sustaining Your Success through Personal Adversity: Some Suggested Do's and Don'ts
by Nina Ham
Learning to stay true to your vision of success during personal adversity will greatly enhance your potential for reaching it.   Learn some simple, gentle do's and don'ts of attitude and practice that will help you sustain your success momentum.

Seven Financial Strategies For Transitioning From Salaried to Solo
by Nina Ham
Everyone has to decide for themselves what level of sacrifice and risk they're willing to undertake in order to enjoy the satisfactions of working independently. Knowing these strategies for managing the risk will allow you to make a well-informed decision.

Is Your Definition of Success Broken?
by Nina Ham
Do you have a working definition of success that fits for you, or has the word lost its meaning? Did it once have personal meaning, or was it never truly yours in the first place? Is "success" a dark cloud hovering over you, or a foggy place in your mind you'd rather not visit? And - Is there a hidden cost to letting it remain broken?

Moving Out of a Career Rut
by Jim Clemmer
For professionals “on the grow” middle age can be a time of career renewal. Others can find their careers stagnating. Here are a few symptoms of stunted growth and how they can be rectified.

Overcoming Rejection: Five Secrets for Turning Failure into Success in Six Months Guaranteed!
by Richard Fenton
What if every time you heard the word no, you became stronger, more powerful, and more resilient? What if the greatest success strategy in the world was not to go for yes, but to go for no?

What's So Special About You?
by JoAnna Brandi
What's makes interacting with you so unique, what personal contribution do you make to your relationships? After all, part of what your company is selling in the "customer experience" is you. Do you know what makes you special?

What Are Your Intentions?
by Jerry Stein
If you have a goal or a burning desire and are feeling blocked or frustrated in your pursuit of that goal, I have a couple of ideas that might help you get unstuck. Here are three goals and four questions that can guide you to happiness.

How to Eliminate Workplace Conflict and Instantly Improve Productivity
by Dr. Alan Zimmerman
You don’t have to become the best of friends with that difficult co-worker. You don’t have to spend a lot of time together. Look for your "point of entry," and you’ll get an immediate, positive boost in your working relationships, and a substantial increase in productivity.

An Unexpected Tragedy: People are Happier at Work than at Home
by Anne Riches
What does success look like for you? What does happiness look like for you? What does 'no stress' look like for you? You get the picture. Here are some thought-starters.

A Very Bad Run
by Darlene Pineda
I started running a few months ago, training for a half marathon, and I'm doing an okay job. But sometimes you have bad days. Sometimes you have REALLY bad days.

Helping Your Family Find Success in an Uncertain Future
by Greg Langston
Whether your child is just starting college or is in high school, you want to give him or her every possible advantage. How can you help them avoid walking down the wrong path over and over again until they find the best one?

Building a Legacy: It's Only Too Late If You Never Start
by Greg Langston
By discovering your unique strengths, determining your core values, and directing your future with ambitious lifetime goals, you can achieve amazing success.

Building Positive Attitudes In and Out of The Office: The 4-Day Attitude Diet
by Dr. Alan Zimmerman
Research makes it clear that attitude is more important than any other element when it comes to ensuring success. So how do you build a positive attitude that ensures your success?

The Value-Added Life: Living the Unique Positive Experience Principle
by Greg Langston
The key to succeeding in all areas of your life is to add value. Whether it is your relationship with your supervisor, spouse, friend, or mentor, constantly providing a Unique Positive Experience is the fuel that keeps the whole process running.

The Quest For Career Success
by Estienne de Beer
You have to understand that you cannot rely solely on the Human Resources Department to drive your career. It is not your boss' job. It is your own responsibility. And guess what? Results rule!

Manager's Corner 2006
by Liz Weber
Liz Weber's regular column in The CEO Refresher provides insightful and actionable tips for managers at all levels. She has experience and a clarity of thinking that will help you become so much more effective in all you do.

The Menace of Micromanagement
by Estienne de Beer
Employees hate micro-management passionately. They want to be inspired and led.

Winners' Wisdom 2006
by Jim Stovall
For a man faced with the challenge of total blindness, Jim Stovall sees very clearly and his insights always illuminate and inspire. (ed.)

Learning: The Art of Improvement is Always a "Process"
by Jay A. Ewing
One thing at a time. Here is a remarkable story of learning the maddeningly magnificent pursuit of golf.

The Perils of Positive Thinking
by Estienne de Beer
Positive thinking without substance is nothing but a fairytale for adults.

Finding a Job: 21st Century Style
by Kenny Moore
I've worked for a heavenly CEO (figuratively speaking) in a New York City Fortune 500 company. Prior to that, I spent 15 years working for another heavenly CEO (literally speaking) as a Catholic priest. Here's my practical list of worldly and otherworldly advice for getting that perfect job.

Mid-life Crisis - or Finally Figuring Out Your Priorities
by Steven Bryce
You may have a friend or heard of someone who left a really great career in the Corporate World. Why change your career? What could the benefits of such a change be? Am I an anomaly or an early indicator of a coming trend?

The Power of Choice!
by John Boe
The key to cultivating and maintaining a positive mental attitude is to use your power of choice and take control of your thinking. It's a challenging task to develop a calm, focused mind, but well worth the effort.

Intelligent Optimism Wins in Today's World
by Eileen McDargh
Intelligent optimists understand that change and chaos are given. They know that "this too shall pass". In the meantime, they choose to take whatever action they can within their own sphere of influence.

Made for Success
by Chris Widener
It's all about your ability, motivation, attitude, being ready for opportunity and your focus.

A New Conversation About Dreams - The Power of Intention
by Marcia Wieder
By setting an intention, you make it clear to yourself and others, just what you plan to do. Set an intention to redefine what it means to be serious about your dreams.

Create Your Past
by Chris Widener
Do not relive yesterday. Do everything you can today to make it an incredible day. Whatever you would like to look back on tomorrow and see as your accomplishment, do today.

A New Conversation About Dreams Integrity: The Key to Getting What You Want
by Marcia Wieder
The more your life is in order, the faster and easier your ability to manifest dreams will become. It's just that simple.

Hey You - Watch Your Mouth!
by Chris Widener
Have you ever thought about the way you use your mouth and the results that you see from it? Here are some examples of ways people sabotage themselves with their mouths and some ways to reverse that trend and create success for yourself.

We Need to Find a New Word for Retirement
by Gordon Neufeld
Corporations are beginning to feel the first effects of the new Baby boomer retirement. This new phenomenon will have significant effects on a corporation's abilities to ensure an organized transfer of skills and knowledge between senior executives and newer high potential employees.

Five Tips for a Safe Online Job-Search
by Teena Rose
With the Internet's convenience, a breeding ground for scam artists continues to grow each year as well. Identity thefts have increased to an overwhelming 10 million cases per year, and many of them are the result of phishing - not surprisingly, the employment industry is under attack as well.

Winners' Wisdom
by Jim Stovall
Coaches and Critics, Beyond Your Imagination, All About Life and Defining Love - Today’s the day!

Work is a Four-Letter Word
by Eileen McDargh
Kahlil Gibran proclaimed, "Work is love made visible". I would further clarify his position by insisting that a job is what you do for a paycheck. Work is what you do for a life.

Winners' Wisdom
by Jim Stovall
The Churchill Legacy, The Miraculous Age, The 80/20 Rule, Customer Service and Doing Your Best. Today’s the day!

Tips for Effective Leadership
by Wolf Rinke
Effective leaders have the guts to look at what others do … and do something different.

The Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills
by Ronya Banks
If you desire to lead a passion-filled life wherein you are a positive influence to everyone, you will enjoy incorporating the following practices to assist you in consistently living your life as a conscious and strong leader.

Manager's Corner - Your Job, Respect and People Power
by Liz Weber
What's your job as a leader? Do you respect your team enough to change your organization? And do you believe in the power of your people?

Winners' Wisdom
by Jim Stovall
Out of the Box , Rich as Rockefeller, Who Thinks You’re Crazy? and Worry and Concern. Today’s the day!

Tips for Effective Leadership - Don’t Prove Yourself
by Wolf Rinke
You can have a dramatic impact on an organization and achieve your goals if you forget about proving anything to anyone. Instead, I urge clients to use the following 11 steps during their first 30-60 days in any new leadership position.

To Achieve Your Career Goals Use the Power You Have
by Mariette Edwards
When I asked participants at a recent women's conference focusing on fulfilling potential why they had come out so very early on a Saturday morning, one woman shouted out, "To be empowered." I thought, "Oh, if you only knew the power you have."

Winners' Wisdom
by Jim Stovall
Training, When Life Defies Definition, Knowledge and Wisdom, and The Prominence of Problems. Today’s the day!

What is your Recovery Rate?
by Graham and Julie Harris
How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviours that upset you? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? How long? The longer it takes you to recover the more influence that incident has on your actions, the less able you are to perform to your personal best.

Manager's Corner - Magic Pills, Good Managers and Good Leaders
by Liz Weber
Two focused, concise ideas on how to take your people and organization to the next level of success - "There is No Magic Pill," and "Good Managers are not Necessarily Good Leaders."

Tips for Effective Leadership - Don’t Have Goals and Objectives
by Wolf Rinke
We’ve all heard how important it is to set goals and objectives. I disagree. Instead, I recommend that you establish one HOG --- a Humongous Overarching Goal --- that drives employees' energies in laser-like fashion in a singular direction for the next 10-30 years, and makes your vision come alive.

Desperate Money Never Wins
by Mariette Edwards
Have you ever taken on a client or a job that you just knew wasn't right for you but you really needed the money? If you find yourself in such a situation, look for the opportunity to create something better now and in the future.

Winners' Wisdom
by Jim Stovall
The Credibility Crisis, Fear and Respect, Talking and Communicating, and On the Same Page. Today’s the day!

Manager's Corner - Lunch, Legacy and Leverage
by Liz Weber
Three focused, concise ideas on how to take your people and organization to the next level of success - "Get Your Lunch and Succeed;" "What's your Legacy?" and "Increase Your Power; Give it Away."

Real Time Management
by Byron Kalies
Time management training is awful. Time logging, hints for dealing with telephone calls, email tips - nothing seems to work. You can't even begin to look at taking anything away from a time management course until you've considered your own mortality.

Winners' Wisdom
by Jim Stovall
The Blink of an Eye, Circling the Wagons, Hiring and Firing Yourself and The World of Work. Today’s the day!

The Power of Personal Regeneration
by Robin S. Sharma
Every day of our lives presents with opportunities to experience, learn and grow. The wise person recognizes this and commits himself to the inner work required to constantly expand ones personal frontiers.

Becoming the CEO of ... Yourself
by Pamela Ruebusch
When you can show that you are in control, empowered and responsible in your job, you will be given the opportunity to make a difference.

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