Having a confidence breakdown?

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Low confidence a problem? “Your thoughts are incredibly powerful. Choose yours wisely.”   Ever had your Inner Critic take control? Maybe your inner voice said something like… Who do you think you are to imagine you could..? Everyone else does it better than you. Everyone else is more successful than you. Maybe it’s time to…

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Top Ten Ways NOT to Follow Your Passion

Are you following your passion? There’s a lot of talk about discovering your gifts and finding your passion these days.  In fact, following your dream through creating a dream job seems to have become a national pastime.  When I started The Called Woman Conference and wrote the book, The Call: Perfect Dream, Imperfect Life in…

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The Power of Priority

How to make your priorities… a priority What is your priority for today?  Do you have one… or two or three?   How does your priority translate into your action plan or schedule for the day?   As a career and business coach, much of what I talk about with clients is priorities.  Here are…

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Four Coaching Myths

Business Coaching … who needs it? Can’t you learn everything you need from reading books and attending training? Your best friend also has a business, can’t you just ask her for help if you need it? Sure things are tough, hectic even but its going okay– sort of.  Shouldn’t you wait until you are in a…

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The Power of Someone Who Believes in You

Who Believes in YOU? You’ve been thinking about it a long time and finally, finally, at long last, You’ve shared your dream with someone. Maybe it’s a new career, or venture or business. What is their response? Are they the voice of reason:  “You know everyone wants to own their own business, but 4 out…

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how to measure your success

Are you successful? I love to hike in the Georgia mountains…unless it’s cold or hot or windy or raining. Or I’m feeling tired, or unmotivated or … Well you get the idea.  It’s sort of a love-hate relationship to be honest.  I hate the effort and discomfort. I love the accomplishment of making it to…

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What successful people do in the morning

Get Your Morning Off to a Successful Start Taking the time early each morning (yes even on the weekend) to reflect, refocus, rethink and renew. It’s what successful people do to insure a successful productive day. Do you get to the end your your day and wonder where the time went? When someone asks you…

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Is there an obstacle in your path?

Four Road Blocks to Success If you want to win, you’ve got to start. ~John Maxwell Do you have trouble getting started? Do you have an idea that has been a dream for a while, maybe even a few years, but you’ve just never gotten around to doing anything about it? Maybe you took a…

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5 secrets to a Zen-like Calm at Work

Taking Charge of Your Feelings Research shows that two out of every three people are unhappy at work… Are you one of them? Did you know that there are a higher number of heart attacks on Sunday evening than any other day of the week?  Bet you can guess why… Whether your job is your…

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Is Failure a Necessary Part of Success?

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The Secret to Success:  Massive Failure Success is a word that is discussed and thrown around a lot. Failure?  Not so much. Teachers focus on making sure students are successful.  Businesses set  and work to achieve goals in order to be successful.  Everyone wants to be successful in their career, family life, social life and even…

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