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Written by: Sheryl Nicholson

How to Go from FREE to a FEE Paid Speaking Engagement - Click To Read Article
As a Professional Speaker I often get asked by those who have tackled the fear of speaking publically - "Can I get PAID to do this?" Of course, for me it is a YES! So the first step is "practicing" on a free audience. If you've been using your dog while he's sitting on the couch or, practicing in front of the mirror, or a teddy bear sitting in a chair - it's time to graduate. So the question is where do I go to speak for free? Every club looks for speakers for their local meetings. You need to make sure what you're speaking on would be a good fit for them and then ask if you can speak at the next meeting. Your goal is not to sell anything - it's to build rapport, practice your talk and develop a "close" to get their contact information so that you can follow up and see if they are looking for your information in-house.

How to Create Phone Rage or... Hey Boss Are You Hiding? - Click To Read Article
Here's a great and interesting exercise on customer service. Try getting a hold of the owner, CEO, or "Boss of the Joint". I keep a list of those companies where employees can't even name who owns the company that writes their paycheck. I thought that was pretty amazing and the list is getting longer not shorter. My new interest - is asking for the boss' number. Recently with the WAMU and Chase merger I have had some questions regarding my mortgage. Steps taken... 1 I first called and asked my customer rep and was sent to a different department. 2. I've searched both corporate websites. 3. I've filled out comments forms and received the standard automated replies 4. I've done customer service surveys noting my dissatisfaction with their communication link never to hear any response back. 5. I've looked for a fax number on t

Free UP Their Future...And YOURS! (Firing Bad Team Members) - Click To Read Article
I was working with a client recently who asked "Can you help me find better people?" That's not something I've done in the past for clients even though it's a skill I could apply...so I said "yes". What I find fascinating - even today in 2011, is how many companies are still tolerating "terribly bad behavior" in their employees. There is absolutely no reason to do that - and especially now when there are so many good people out of work who are begging for the opportunity to tie their talent to your company. So what am I seeing... 1. Horrible phone skills. It's almost a laziness on the phone. When calling companies to check out their phone skills, the worst ones either act like I'm bothering them by placing the call, or have no incentive to find the answer to the question I ask. Did you know that often I will ask for their President'

5 Home Business Strategies (Part One) - Click To Read Article
One of my children asked me the other day....."Mom, do you dream about having a big impressive office downtown one day?" It only took me three seconds to think and reply "Never!" I LOVE working out of my home! More times than not, I feel unproductive....but the reality is (because I kept a log for a month) I have learned how to steal time and be very effective! You already know about the unproductive guilt trips.....A trip to the kitchen...."Well I'm already in the kitchen for lunch so I might as well wash these dishes." "I think I'll take a coffee break" (only to find a very good movie on television that sucks you in for the next 2 hours). A trip to the mailbox..... "I'll just open the mail (now you're writing checks out to be paid or you're on the phone disputing a bill). A trip to the laundry room..... "I'll throw these clothes in t

5 Home Office Strategies (Part 3) - Click To Read Article
We've talked about the first two tips for working in a home based business, so let's now focus on tip three. 3. USE TOUCHSTONES AS VISUAL REMINDERS. We all know we need to stay focused, but when your eye begins to wander, it helps if it wanders on a visual touchstone. If you were to come to my office, you'd find I have several lining the top of my walls much like a bordered wallpaper accent. Here's a few examples: a. CAN I DO THIS AFTER 5? Alot of times we get sidetracked doing something that can really be done AFTER normal business hours. Like, upgrading our database of names, sending out bulk mailings, writing letters. We really need to be on the phone or in the face of our potential customers when THEY are in the office from 8-5. b. WHO CAN DO THIS AS GOOD AS I CAN? There's a lot of work I can hire out and should do just that!

Are YOU Livng for the Line? - Click To Read Article
Isn't it great when you're out networking and you meet people you should have met years ago? I recently experienced my first acupuncture appointment and met a wonderful practitioner named Sharin. We talked about family history and she laughed when I proudly told her "I'm not sick, I just wanted to find out a little bit more about what you do and how you do it." An hour later, with lots of questions answered, we found some hidden issues that had been keeping me sleepless for so many months and she decided to target that for this first visit. Like many of you, I'm a talker - not someone to just lay there and take it, so we started talking about the fast paced world we live in, our families, our childhood, and our Moms. She said "I'm living for the line". You see, her Mom had passed away recently and there was a line out the door an

3 Things to Look For in a Life Coach - Click To Read Article
I recently was asked some questions about coaching since I am a Life Coach myself. Things have definitely changed over the years. Due to insurance companies getting more and more strict about paying for mental health help, I've found allot of social workers, psychologists in the field now. They have found that a top CEO has no probelm getting their company to pay for a Life Coach and there's no filling out of insurance forms in the process. And paid off human resource heads can now attend a "coaching University" and get certified to coach. So coaching is much more common. For me, I coaching evolved as a professional keynoter, when I was often asked if I would work with an employee privately. I've seen good and bad coaches over the years and have found you should be able to qualify and interview your coach before you make that huge tim

Work-Life Balance Tip 17 - Put Friends Back into Your Life (Part One) - Click To Read Article
Remember when you had friends? OK write the names of three friends down on a piece of paper.....oh....did I mention they can't be people that you work with? Why not? It's OK to enjoy their company but we need to get a life...balanced outside of work. And when was the last time you spent time with any of your friends? When I did this exercise I realized how isolated I had become. With travel and work, school and sports events, one day lead to another. I had talked with but hadn't seen some of my dear friends in over a year! Why don't we spend more time with friends? Most of us see entertainment as an expense of both money and work. Sure, if I invite people over to my home, it means I've gotta clean. And oh, that carpet it dirty, I'll need to have that shampooed first. The wallpaper is peeling and the walls need paint. One week delay t

Tip 17 Work-Life Balance - How to Put Friends Back Into Your Life (Part 2) - Click To Read Article
Hopefully you have read Part one of this article and picked up 2 ways to put friends back into your life. Now we have 2 more strategies. Divide the Town and the Year The most powerful solution I've found I'll share first. I've divided our city, Tampa, into 4 quadrants, N, S, E, and West. I've also divided my calendar up into quadrants, January, April, July, and October. Then I combine those two. Here are the rules: First: Invite 5 couples (or 10 people) from the north side of town. Why? More than 10 and the restaurant will hate you and the mess you bring...plus at least 2 people won't show so your crowd should be the perfect size. Second: Do this on a weekday. Why? Because weekends should be sacred for family time. Third: Make sure you create this outing immediately after work. Why? You know why. If someone goes home fir

1 Real Tip for Work-Life Balance When Putting Kids to Sleep - Click To Read Article
One of the advantages of having a child that's 31 and one that's 8 is that I have different sets of parent/friends. And the way we raised or managed kids 20 years ago has certainly changed from today. What I find about parents with small children today is that they've almost become a maintenance issue. It's all we can do to pick them up from daycare, rush home, feed their faces, wash their bodies, throw them in bed and start the process all over the next day. I actually know lots of parents who tuck their children into bed with a quick kiss and video. We can take advantage of the little time that we do have and get a big return on that investment at the end of every day. How do we do that? Create Bedtime Rituals....Tuck ‘em in! Most people think they don't have the time to tucks kids in properly but if you'll get an eggtimer you'll

Right #3 You Have the Right to...Take Care of Yourself! - Click To Read Article
I have a confession to make. Like many of you, I'm a single mom who's been without insurance - for eight years. In that time I cared for sick and dying parents (they passed away just 4 months apart). I also moved in with my ex-husband and cared for him while he fought cancer (he's now in remission). And I continually care for my diabetic daughter, help with my grandchildren, work on another daughter's ventures, market my business, work, write, and in the meantime take plenty of vitamins, aspirins, sinus tabs, Nyquil, and diet pills. I fall into bed at night exhausted, often only to stare at the TV or the ceiling. I was recently coaching a physician who shocked me with this eye-opener. Years ago, she said, it was the talk of the emergency room when a 49-year-old came in with a heart att

Creative Marketing to do NOW! - Click To Read Article
Often times, marketing and training are the first budgets to be cut when business is slow. It's like shooting yourself in the foot...no...the head! You've got to let everyone know you're still out there - still in business - still accepting money. And your staff is your most valuable asset. You've spent dollars and time to get them acclimated to your business now teach them to improve. So this month's article is on creative marketing and next month we'll talk about creative ways to invest in training your people.

How to Turn Back-of-the-Register Cashiers Into Front-of-the-Register Sales People - Click To Read Article
Do your team members' feet seem permanently glued to the space directly behind the cash registers? Do they use that space to gossip, lurk or hide? How to you turn back of the register cashiers into front of the register sales people? First...it's all about attitude. "I'm not really a sales person" "I don't like to talk to strangers" "I'm really fast just ringing up sales". That's an attitude you've got to nip in the bud. Of course you would have used the DISC personality tool in your interviewing process so that you know what drives and motivates each team member, who's a natural sales person, and who will need coaching. You didn't? Then let's start from who you already have on your team and work on making better choices in the future with bet

Excel in Customer Service. Do you Want to Keep or MAKE History? - Click To Read Article
Recently I had the opportunity to stay a few days in Philadelphia. While there, a group of us decided to have dinner at a unique, historical, tavern. The atmosphere was haunted by the steps of George Washington as his group sauntered outside after dinner while the band set up to play at the ball celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Everything surrounding us had been replicated in great detail. Time was even taken to create period costumes for our "servers" of the meal. They were intent on keeping history. We were so excited and awed to be able to mingle and chat in such an inspiring room---and then came the "yesbuts".

You Have the Right to...Have Feelings! - Click To Read Article
You Have the Right to...Have Feelings! I am woman...hear me Roar....and cry, laugh, be thoughtful, be selfish, have intuition, and feel sadness! You have the right to feel and express joy, inner strength, commitment, and fortitude, and be proud! You have the right to feel unbelievable sorrow and love; to feel accomplished, extraordinary, unique, nervous, optimistic, intense, funny, numb, pensive, flirty, and accepted! You have the right to feel anxious, happy, regretful, disappointed, creative, zany, jealous, jolly, jubilant, lazy, lethargic, listless, insightful and adored! You have the right to feel adventurous, aggravated, lonely, luminous, melancholy, mellow, amused, insubordinate, intense, amorous, angry, and cold! You have the right to feel animated, annoyed, apathetic, impressed, indifferent, argumentative, aroused,

You Have the Right to...Have Male Friends! - Click To Read Article
Right #9 You Have the Right to...Have Male Friends! For some of you this statement could be controversial so let me clarify. When you live your life with integrity - i.e., you have good personal ethics and you have developed a reputation of trust - then having male friends will not be seen as a threat to your existing relationship with your man. Having friends of the opposite sex is important in many ways. In my seminars, when I talk on the topics of Leadership, Coaching, Team Building, Parenting, and Communication, I recognize the fact that men and women do all those things equally, but differently. I take care that every seminar contains what men need to hear and what women need to hear...and they're different! When I walk into a big networking event at a conference or a chamber of commerce, I see women talking and sitting

You Have the Right to...Live Guilt Free! - Click To Read Article
Right #7 You Have the Right to...Live Guilt Free! There's a lot of pressure to have it all, and I believe you can't! What we do have today is more choices than our mothers or grandmothers could ever have dreamed of. And that adds to our pressure and our stress and our guilt. We feel guilty going to work and leaving the children. We feel guilty staying at home and not bringing in an income to help lighten the load of our husbands. We feel guilty not being able to volunteer like we think we should. So what's a woman to do? Easy... Look at life as a Buffet Table. You've got just one plate (your life) and many choices on this table. You're allowed to choose anything as long as you understand that there will be a cashier at the end and a price tag attached. If you decide to go to work, is there a price tag attached to that choice?

Top 10 Reasons Why Good Women Chase Bad Boys - Click To Read Article
I recently presented a program at a singles group to help them instantly build rapport when they are out networking. Of course we also talked about 3 top ways to remember names. And then the question came up - why do good women chase bad boys? So here are the top 10 reasons.

Top 10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Motivational Speaker Investment - Click To Read Article
Wow what a tough job you have today! Finding a speaker who is a Proven Expert and within your budget that your audience will appreciate and love. A speaker that makes YOU look good! It's a large investment of time and dollars so let me give you 10 ideas to help you get the best out of your Motivational Speaker Investment. 1. First let me tell you that with all the job layoffs - there are allot of people who are now trying their hands as speaking for a living. And the scary thing is YOU probably can't tell. Today there are vendors who will create a glossy cd/dvd by creating a "fake" audience and adding in applause, and with the right kind of editing - you just might never know these people have no paying clients under their belts, that they're speaking for free while practicing their content and you might be their first paid audience

The Four IDDM's of Procrastination - Click To Read Article
I know, I know….I should start an exercise program, I should fix that hole in the screen, I should take the car in for an oil change. Am I the only one that procrastinates? I don’t think so. It’s a topic that comes up often in my seminars. With some research and discussions with psychologists I was actually able to develop an easy formula to explain why we procrastinate and then tips to stop. Great right? So I call these my four IDDM's (not items) of procrastination and we’ll use an acronym of IDDM. Ready?

Zoar in Your Zone - Click To Read Article
us...we too need to find our "zone". All of us have zones of energy, creativity, sleepiness. Does it make sense to work creatively in your sleepiness zone? Of course not...yet we will schedule appointments and take on projects when we are disconnected from our own energy. So take a week and make a note in your calendar of the times you feel E for energized, S for sleepy and C for creativity. Then schedule your appointments around your own zone. When you're working in your zone, you never look at a clock! Read this for tips to zoar in your zone!

You Have the Right to...Have Financial Freedom! - Click To Read Article
Right #10 You Have the Right to...Have Financial Freedom! If we started on the first day we went to work to save our money and invest it wisely, we would all end up millionaires. Instead many of us make poor choices, fritter money away, and hope and wait for someone (Prince Charming?) to save us. Listen, you have the right to have your own money, to understand financial matters, and to protect your own future. Why do "they" say you shouldn't talk about money? How can you learn about something if you don't find experts, ask questions and opinions, research it, study it, etc.? You have the right to make financial decisions that protect your future...just in case. It's like creating your own insurance policy against life's inevitable surprises. It can mean taking a few extra dollars out of the grocery budget each time and tuck

You Have the Right to...Ask for Help! - Click To Read Article
You Have the Right to...Ask for Help! In my seminars I often tease that some women believe they were born with a tattoo that says, "I can do it all"...or "I must do it all." I then ask for someone to show me that tattoo. Although we all laugh, it's not a laughing matter. The sad fact is that 67 percent of working mothers in America come home and make dinner all by themselves. Worse yet, 72 percent of them clean up after dinner, again all by themselves. Let's look at the younger generation. My children have known since they were small that there's no such thing as the "Kitchen Fairy." Food doesn't magically

You Have the Right to...Be Yourself - Click To Read Article
You Have the Right to ...Be Yourself! For years we have identified ourselves as "belonging to someone else." Hi, I'm Dale and Rose's daughter. Hi, I'm Robby's wife. Hi, I'm Sara's mom. Hi, I'm Mia's sister. Hi, I'm VP of Marketing for Citicorp. That's not who you are. Whatever happened to

You Have the Right to Age...Grace-fully! - Click To Read Article
You Have the Right to Age Grace-Fully! When did America become a nation afraid of aging? I worry about what we're teaching our children about growing old and our acceptance of aging...with grace...fully! I remember my beautiful grandmother. When she laughed, the world sang! She didn't have silicone breasts or a botoxed forehead, and when she gave me a kiss it didn't feel like it came from a swollen sucker fish! As a grandmother myself now, I think the best aspect of aging is perspective. It allows you to approach life with grace. I am much calmer now and seem to have more

YOUR Attitude is YOUR Key to Success - Click To Read Article
How many of you out there feel like survivors? Have you experienced and survived a divorce, job change or life-threatening illness? I, too, am a survivor! And I used to be so proud of that word that I almost wore it as a "badge of courage" pinned on my chest. I had lived in a tent for 18 months with four children and physically built my own home-and I survived! I built that home for $28,000; and 2 years later it appraised at $98,000. And I lost it in an ugly divorce, walking away with nothing but my greatest assets, my four children; and I survived! I ended up having to work three jobs. Got up in the morning and repaired bathtubs on construction sites (I'm a plumber's daughter; sold real estate in the afternoon; got home to greet the kids from school, start dinner, and then I was off doing free talks at Rotary and Kiwanis meetings tryin

What DOESN'T Show Up on The Resume - Can Get You That Job! - Click To Read Article
Congratulations you're now on the adventure of your life. And today you have so many more choices than your grandparents could have ever dreamed of. Know that according to research statistics, you will hold 5 different careers in your lifetime...so this job you're now looking for will probably be your first stepping stone. And it's important that you step not lightly, but solidly! You've taken a class on getting past the interview. You've bought your new suit to look the part, maybe even decided on a new hairstyle and made a professional opinion about wearing glasses or contacts. You've invested both money and time in your education and believe you have a great chance with such a well-prepared resume. Today's employer is learning how to read between the lines and with a personal interview now's your chance to leap from the paper an

Use New Eyes - Click To Read Article
When was the last time you read your marketing material? Did a "name check" to see what internet users find when they google your company? It's time to use new eyes! Next time you go to the printer - give your brochure or marketing materials to someone who doesn't know a thing about your company and ask if they "get it". Many of us are so use to our jargon and our services that we just assume our readers will understand what we write and who we are---big mistake. When was the last time you googled yourself and your company? It's amazing what you can find out about people and the companies they run. Want more positive exposure? Write articles, create

What's Behine Your Walls? - Click To Read Article
This weekend I drove to my son's house and we decided to "remodel" my grandson's room for his upcoming "tween" birthday. He'll be 12. We worked for 15 hours straight pulling up carpet, tearing down paneling, plaster, lathe, and putting up insulation and sheetrock. We didn't finish but Jorden was excited to see the room will be quite a bit different. Thank goodness he has patience and vision. Do you? As I was driving home I thought about how many businesses need to do the same thing. They're working in a "stinky" environment that needs to be changed from the foundation up. Have you looked at your organizations' foundation lately? Are there people there that you've been thinking for years, needs to be removed from the building? Have you tolerated them because of their esthetic value? If so - in these tough economic times - maybe it's tim

Reduce Your Holiday Stress with Gifts of the Heart - Click To Read Article
In this hustle-bustle world we live in, it's so much easier to charge something on a credit card rather than give a gift of the heart. And gifts of the heart are especially needed during the holidays. A few years ago, I began to prepare my children for the fact that Christmas that year was going to be a small one. Their response was, "Yeah sure, Mom, we've heard that before!" I had lost my credibility because I had told them the same thing the previous year, while going through a divorce. But then I had gone out and charged every credit card to the max. I even found some creative financing techniques to pay for their stocking stuffers. This year was definitely going to be different, but they weren't buying it.

Seek Out First Time Experiences in the Second Half of Your Life - Click To Read Article
I love this "touchstone" I have hanging in my office. It seems the older we get the more excuses we have NOT to participate actively in life. "I might break a nail" if I learn how to climb rocks. "I might break a leg" if I roller blade with my kids. "What would the neighbors say if they saw me out there on my kid's scooter"? All we're doing is shutting down our bodies and our minds with this type of negative talk. "Just like fruit on a tree, if you're not continuing to grow, then you're ripe, and beginning to rot" my friend told me.

Mickey Mouse and Work Boots - Memories of My Father - Click To Read Article
Being a first-born child and only daughter I have to admit I was a little bit bossy when I was small. I really looked forward to leading my brothers home from school each day. We'd have a snack and then the three of us would watch the Mouseketeers while Mother cooked in the kitchen. Don't get me wrong, my Mom was a working Mother. She purposely chose a job as a school principal's secretary so that she could be home after school (when we arrived) and also during the summer. Before the ending of that popular song- you know it - M-I-C- (see you real soon) K-E-Y... (why? Because we love you)... you could hear the back screen door slam. In walked my Dad. He was home. It was an unspoken rule that turned into a ritual that when Dad walked in the door, everyone stopped what they were doing, and ran to greet and hug him. You see, my Dad dug d

How to Go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty with Customers - Click To Read Article
How to Go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty with CustomersEvery company understands the value of listening to customers and yet JUST listening is creating a reputation for bad customer service. Each customer has their own communicating style of wanting to be heard and acknowledged. I recently went into a well known grocery store and asked for a customer comment card. The assistant manager handed one to me and whispered "we don't like to get these because it means you're not happy." What a revelation! When was the last time you actually recruited unhappy customers and asked for their "noodlejam"(tm)? What exactly is noodlejamingTM Well simply put...I believe that customers can bring creative solutions to customer service complaints if you can give them the tools to brainstorm. Why should I bring

Get a Grip with Others - Click To Read Article
I was driving back home after the birth of my grandson, Jorden. The birth, the miracle, the blessing and yet he made me aware of a poignant deficit in our lives. From the minute he was born, that baby wanted to get a grip. It didn't matter if it was Mama's breast or Daddy's finger; he had to get a grip. It was a natural instinct to make a human connection. I thought about how isolated working people have become today. We don't have time for ourselves let alone others. I remember 31 years ago when my first child was born and how we would go on picnics with our neighbors. If I didn't have pictures of our camping trips I believe I would have sworn we never had time to just take off for days for the woods. No phone? No computer? No kidding! We'll devote an entire segment on how to Get a Grip with friends later in your book but here we're

Are You a Goal Watcher, Goal Talker, or Goal ACHIEVER? - Click To Read Article
Good for you! Your curiosity got the best of you and you've decided there might be something interesting in this course that could improve your life. Effective communication, negotiation techniques, goal setting, and teaming are all skills necessary to build a successful personal life as well as career Goal setting statistics are frightening and the sad thing is the numbers haven't changed despite the initial research. That research over 50 years ago, showed that only 5% of us will attain our goals. The number one reason? It's not that we plan to fail, it's simply that we haven't created a plan at all. Most of us wouldn't think about getting into the car and taking a drive to the unique town of Micanopy, Florida without a road map, and yet we travel through our lives without such a map.

Hold a KTC - Click To Read Article
What's a KTC? I have 5 children and one of the best tools I used when parenting them was holding a KTC. I used to be the parent that TOLD the kids what to do. I learned quickly that NO ONE likes to be told what to so - whether they are two or ninety two. So what's a KTC? A Kitchen Table Conference. When one was called, everyone knew to arrive at the table with a pencil and paper because solutions were going to get made for any challenge we were facing at the time. Whether it was how to keep the house clean, show more respect for each other, improve their diet, get better grades in school, or decide on a vacation. The number one rule about holding a KTC is GREEN LIGHTING. What that means is when someone voices any opinion or suggestion, it must be accepted and written down. If you "red light" an idea, you might be condemning that creati

Boots, High Hells, Tennies, and Sandals - Click To Read Article
When was the last time you went to the zoo? The shopping mall can be JUST as adventurous! As interesting as all the animals are, my daughter, when three, told me while we were sitting on a shopping mall bench "This is as fun as the animal zoo, Mama". People have been watching people since the beginning of time. Why would someone pierce their tongue and eyebrow and wear hiking boots in the middle of shopping? Why wear striped shorts with a plaid shirt with sandals and socks? Why can you hear that one person laughing way above the noise of the entire mall and find them in high heels and "lookin' good babe"? And then there's those who have their cozy sweat pants on and "tennies". Who are these people and what makes them tick? With all the 22 companies out there with personality profiles, I have found after 30 years of sales experience

Free UP Their Future…And YOURS! - Click To Read Article
I was working with a client recently who asked "Can you help me find better people?" That's not something I've done in the past for clients even though it's a skill I could apply...so I said "yes". What I find fascinating - even today in 2011, is how many companies are still tolerating "terribly bad behavior" in their employees. There is absolutely no reason to do that - and especially now when there are so many good people out of work who are begging for the opportunity to tie their talent to your company. So what am I seeing... 1. Horrible phone skills. It's almost a laziness on the phone. When calling companies to check out their phone skills, the worst ones either act like I'm bothering them by placing the call, or have no incentive to find the answer to the question I ask. Did you know that often I will ask for their President's

6 Tools forTeam Leaders, Team Coaches and People Builders - Click To Read Article
6 Tools for Team Leaders, Team Coaches and People Builders Are things changing in your company? If so, then I know right now many of your team members are wrapped up in fear... worried about their jobs, their family members, and the economy. Fear happens when we feel out of control. We may have been cajoled to ride the roller coaster at the fair by our teasing children, but when we stepped on, we knew the fear would only be temporary. We knew eventually there would be an end to that ride. Today there are a lot of people secretly screaming "I wanna get off". Can you hear them? Maybe it's not actually words. Are you seeing it in more sick days taken, less productivity, more conflict with opposite personalities, and even a deafening silent stare?

You Must be the Owner? - Click To Read Article
"You must be the owner"? That question has been asked of every employee at the store...except of our teens. WOW what does THAT say about our hiring, training, and keeping of our team? It means we looked for something extra in our potential team members...attitude. And that is something that doesn't show up on a resume under education or past jobs. To start, we did it by asking interesting questions in the interview and also using a personality assessment valuing each team members "natural" gifts. To keep them growing and glowing about our place, we've stayed actively involved in learning, communicating, experimenting, and adventuring! We've used advertisements but tweaked the words

Success. Define It. Post It. Live It! - Click To Read Article
Success. Everyone dreams about it. What is it? Are you successful? Will you be successful in the future? Do you have a time line and set goals to that end? Well, let's paint a different picture.

10 Creative Training Ideas You Can Use NOW! - Click To Read Article
I know - you're cutting budgets. Now is NOT the time to stop investing in your team members. They need training and communication more than ever! Invest properly and it will actually increase your business and here are some creative suggestions.

5 Quick Tips to Conquer that Fear of Public Speaking - Click To Read Article
Are you afraid to speak in public? Here are 5 quick tips that can help anyone get the courage and raise their professionalism by speaking confidently in groups of 5 to 50,000! These tips come from a proven and top rated professional speaker so she knows her stuff!

Job Myths (Part One) - Click To Read Article
Congratulations you've got a job! Now did you get a job description and a list of things you were suppose to be responsible for? Great. That's the first myth....that that list is what you're responsible for and will be paid to do. Come learn about two job myths so that you can become your owm Myth Buster!

First Tip to Getting a Life...Balanced - Click To Read Article
How to Get a Life...Balanced Using 52 Strategies. This is the first strategies in the series that has turned into a manual, and ebook and the number one keynote Sheryl does. It's critical when you are asked to do more and more in less and less time. Americans find it hard to "stop the madness" between soccer practice, ballet, computer classes, and working often two jobs. These strategies work and were developed after presenting this program world wide over a period of years and collecting ideas that are real life tips that can change lives. Enjoy!

Do's and Don'ts of Networking - Click To Read Article
Do you oversell when you're out networking? Did you go just for the food and maybe free drink? Do you pull out more than one card? Are you dressed correctly when you go out networking? Funny Networking Poem created after watching the unsuccessful attempt to network and they simply need simple tips and a few adjustments to turn that diaster into a success.

6 Tips on What To Do With Cards on Desktops, Shelves, and in Rubberbands! - Click To Read Article
What are you doing with all those business cards? I know I watch my friends and when I ask them about their system I get all kinds of responses. One will hand me a stack with a rubber band around them. Another will throw them in a pretty woven basket. Another just makes piles and piles and piles and piles on all the shelves in their office. What are YOU doing with all those business cards?





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