(This article is adapted from an article by Amanda Zantal-Wiener that appeared on Hubspot.) Active listening, also called Reflective Listening, benefits both parties in a conversation. It helps to insure that the speaker is actually being heard. But it also is good for the listener, as it allows you to put distractions and preemptive judgments…
We’ve been dividing people into four personality types, styles, or patterns since the time of Plato. These days, online personality tests are everywhere. After a number of fun questions, you can discover which animal, shape, color or celebrity you’re aligned with. Or take a serious personality test to help identify your management, leadership, or communication…
Please meet your Beliefs. They are so deep-rooted at the subconscious level that you often don’t even know they are there. But they are – helping (?) you to make every decision in life. Your beliefs can create circumstances and events in your life that bring you great success (whatever that means to you) but…
“The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character.” – Ancient Proverb Are you struggling to master your mindset? Success boils down to the way you think, as the proverb suggests. More and more research is supporting the power of positivity. We create the reality…
I have lived a successful life, been married to the same person for 31 years, have two great kids and have coached many people who have become successful. I have traveled over 2 million air miles sharing my wisdom with thousands of others. When my journey began, if you had told me this was the…
Without purpose, the human brain will actually neglect its base need for food and shelter. It seems that hope is truly more important than food. This crushes Maslow’s pyramid into one consumer influence that drives all others: Social Purpose. This means that prosperity has been ill-defined. We have come to the proverbial end of ourselves,…
If you are reading this, you no doubt want to grow your business. Regardless of the business we are in, most of us want to be successful. So why aren’t we? Sabotaging Beliefs! We are all vulnerable to sabotaging beliefs. Hence, awareness of how they limit our thinking, and our actions, is critical. These beliefs can…
Have you ever wondered why, oftentimes, we know what we need to do to get better results in life—personal or business—but can’t get ourselves to do it? We always hear, “You must know your why.” Seriously, have you ever met someone who didn’t have a why? We all do. So how is it that a…
Of the many mental self-motivation tools, techniques and strategies there are for building and enhancing our inner motivation levels to overcome obstacles and achieve our goals and dreams, learning to recall, re-live and celebrate personal victories should not be ignored. In fact, it is the key to replicating the successes of our past for the…
I love my work, especially interviewing network marketing leaders for our Master Networker profiles. Each time it’s a story about love: love of a product, love of a business model, love of an organization, love of dreams, love of people, love of freedom. Without love, there is no success, even in business. Growing up, I…
