Create a game plan for 2021

Create a game plan Don’t we all want 2021 to be a banner year?   Especially after what we went through in 2020?   One of the best ways to make it a banner year is to create a game plan for success by not only creating new goals but first taking the time to…

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One Word and Vision Boards

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How to use vision boards to set and achieve goals For the last several years, I have chosen a word in January to give me focus for the year. Then using the word as a theme, I create a vision board to provide focus for the year. Mid year is always a good time to…

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Do vision boards work?

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Vision Boards don’t work… You do! “Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive difference.” – Joel Barker Some people are skeptical about vision boards. I’m not surprised. The way vision boards are usually presented is you get together with some friends,…

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What Will Be Your One Word for 2021?

anything is possible

 Create Focus and Energy with One Word The New Year is here and I have a quick little test for you. (Don’t you just love pop quizzes?) When I think about my plans for 2019, I am… a.  Not setting goals.  They never worked before and it is a waste of my time. b.  Evaluating…

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The secret to presenting well

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For the past few years, I’ve done a lot of training at schools, businesses and conferences.  When I first started, I spent hours, days, weeks getting ready for the event.  I researched.  I practiced. I researched some more.  I rewrote the material.  I practiced…  You get the idea. Sometimes the material went over well and…

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Present Like a Pro

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              Lynne’s workshops are always interesting. Her topic is well researched and presented in a way that helps me understand and retain her message. ~Mindy Newman, LMT           It was a very good training to understand what we need to do from the very beginning…

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Will writing your goals make you successful?

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Why you need to write in your journal Several years ago while on a flight home, I used the time to write in my journal and catch up on my goals. A man seated nearby, commented on how amazed he was to see me actually writing in a notebook in this digital age.  I got…

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resistance

Resistance I often talk with clients about things they want to stop doing or habits they want to break: stop spending so much time on Facebook stop worrying so much stop being depressed stop neglecting their business Here’s the problem with trying to stop doing anything:  what you resist, will persist… Let me show you…

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#1 enemy of productivity?

What is the #1 enemy of productivity?   Facebook?   Multi-tasking?   Stress? Distractions?   It could be any of those but I often find the number #1 enemy for many clients is perfectionism. Seriously. Why? Because if you feel you need to do something perfectly, if you hold yourself against that impossibly high standard,…

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Are you feeling grateful?

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Are You Feeling Grateful? Do you wonder how anyone could feel grateful in times like these? Developing an attitude of gratitude is something that can be started early in small ways and then developed into a daily perspective that is an effortless habit. Gratitude involves learning to first, be aware and secondly, to frame the…

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