The Law of Appreciation, for Happier Holidays

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When you think of the holidays and appreciation, what comes to mind? Do you think of being grateful for the gifts you receive? Or do you wait for others to show appreciation for what you’ve given them, or done for them? Or, do you feel appreciation when someone comes to visit, or does something thoughtful…

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Self Worth: Allowing Love and Support

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Do you feel worthy of love and support? How open are you to allowing others to love and support you…even if it doesn’t come in the way you’d envisioned? Trust, Allow and Don’t Ask How means staying committed, but letting go of the outcome. It means knowing that results won’t come in the time or…

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Trouble Finding Love?

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If you’re having trouble finding love—or trouble finding the type of love you want—you might start to wonder what’s wrong with you. You might begin to question whether or not you really deserve love. Or, you may resort to believing that you attract all the wrong kinds of people, and that it’s out of your…

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An Integrity Checklist for Success

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The last few times we met here, you learned that Integrity is the Essence of Success and that you can Transform Every Failure to Success with one simple strategy. There’s one more piece, and we’re adding that today…with an Integrity Checklist for you. We’re going to revisit the idea that integrity is at the heart…

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Are You a Conscious Leader?

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You can be a conscious leader of yourself, your family, a team, a group, a corporation…it makes no difference. And you can do it by looking to those leaders whom you respect, discerning which attributes you most admire, and working to hone those skills to create a win/win world. In this podcast, we’ll start with…

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Transform Every Failure to Success

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You can turn every failure into a profound success with this simple strategy.

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This is the Essence of Success

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We all want success. Success at home, at work, in our businesses, in our finances, in our relationships or our spiritual lives. But what is the Essence of Success? What is the one element that’s necessary for us to achieve our goals and to feel that we’re making a difference? The answer is fairly simple.…

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If I Can’t I Must

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How many times do you say “I Can’t” in a day’s time? Many of us say it more often then we think. You might say it out loud, or to yourself, under your breath. You might even believe it on a subconscious level, without being aware of it. If you make a conscious effort to…

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Essential Leadership Traits, Part Two

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As promised, I’m back with the rest of my essential leadership traits. Last time, we talked about Courage, Empathy, Effective Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Responsibility and Synergy. Now it’s time for the remaining seven leadership traits I have found to be critical to leadership success—at work, at home, in your community…anywhere you’re leading one or…

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What is my Purpose? Why am I Here?

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When you ask yourself “What is my Purpose?” or, “Why am I Here?” you might be wondering why you were put on this earth, or what difference you were intended to make. You might wonder what the outcome of your existence will be, what legacy you’ll leave, or what ripple effect you will cause. It…

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