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The Power of Living in Your Truth and Authenticity We have become conditioned to hold back the real truth in many situations. We hold our truth in. Stuffed into our minds and bodies, our truth clogs our entire systems, like a plugged fuel line to a motor -- not operating at full potential -- sputtering through life. Think about this: Have you ever kept a significant truth inside or unstated for some time and when you finally let it out, you felt like a weight had been lifted from your shoulders? The Value of Your Network and Networking A Network is a group or system of related or connected parts. The action form of Network is Networking — the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions. Both the Network and Networking are important. Hey: Are You Having Fun -- Yet? When you look around the world today, it seems that a lot of the fun has gone out of our lives. We take ourselves and life so seriously, we have stopped enjoying what we are doing. Fun is something that provides amusement or enjoyment in your life. The Power of Leverage Almost all successful individuals understand the power of leverage. And that success in any endeavor is accelerated by using leverage. The Power of Persistence: Doing Whatever It Takes Almost without exception, most high achievements are the result of persistence. If showing up and waiting for success is all it took, we would all be experiencing the sweet taste of victory. We know that’s not true. The Gift of Encouragement Encouragement means to inspire, incite, foster, or stimulate courage with hope. Everyone needs encouragement at one time or another, from the CEO, mother, father, child, or employee, to the professional athlete or performer. The Gift of Forgiveness The greatest benefit of forgiveness goes to the person giving it -- not receiving it. The definition states to "give up" means to release. The fact of the matter is that the harboring of resentment or bitterness affects our physical, emotional, and mental health -- not the offender. Your Credibility Level is Important -- Only if You Want to be Successful. In today’s self-absorbed and self-centered societies, somehow we have missed one of the most important characteristics required for true success: a person’s credibility level. But to do something about it, we need to understand this concept and the impact it is having on us and others. Who’s Taking Responsibility for Your Life? Today’s society would like us to believe that our situation or anything else that keeps us from achieving our wants or desires is someone else’s fault. Of course, deep down we know this is utterly false. Responsibility is the high road; to not take responsibility means we can blame everyone but ourselves for our current circumstances Is Your Life Easy? Easy does not mean being lazy or without any effort, but easy involves accomplishment without struggle. Until we relinquish the belief that "Life is Hard," we intentionally or unintentionally promote and live a difficult life bogged down in drama. Health: Is Your Lifestyle Killing You? Health care is quickly becoming the number one concern in the Western world. Today our life expectancy is higher than ever; the average lifespan for men and women exceeds 70 years. People are now looking at the quality of their life as equal to or more important than the length of their life. Discovering the Truth about Your Spirituality Writing about spirituality can be sensitive. By not writing about it, I would deny each of you access to questions and thoughts that can help you truly fulfill your purpose in life. I am not talking about the politically correct, watered-down version of spirituality that typically refers to our core values; I mean the foundational beliefs on which our lives exist and function. The Character Trait of Being Thankful What is being thankful really about? It starts when each of us can consciously be appreciative for the things we have or we have enjoyed. I have found this is only the first part to being thankful. If we want to have a thankful heart and spirit, the second part requires us to choose the attitude that our thankfulness is greater than our disappointments, frustrations, or the negative events we are or have been experiencing. Are You Living Your Purpose? As each of you read this article, take a moment to reflect on your life. What do you see? Do you see someone who has embraced life to its fullest? In conversations with friends, colleagues, and new acquaintances, I still come across many who are searching for their personal purpose or life direction. Especially the baby boomers, who, I have observed, want to move from success to significance in their lives. It is not as if their life is traumatized or currently unsatisfactory but clarity around their personal purpose seems to elude them The Case for Courage The current condition and state of our lives have been strongly influenced by our choices. Those choices -- consciously or unconsciously -- were directed by our level of courage/confidence. Without courage, what are we giving up, missing, avoiding, not resolving, not doing, not starting, not embracing, or not changing? Self-Worth - Your Success Depends On It Even though our society seems to be restrained in discussions about Self-Worth, it needs to be included as part of everybody’s success plans and strategies. It already affects all of us -- in a negative, neutral, or positive way -- so let’s include Self-Worth as part of our awareness program. Can Friendships Extend Your Life? As a publisher of assessments, I am always looking for the next trend or tool we can offer our clients. Not long ago, I was completing an online health assessment that claimed -- based on your lifestyle, health practices, and background -- to predict your life expectancy. Well, that piqued my curiosity. I was not surprised to see many of the common factors we all acknowledge, such as smoking, lack of exercise, and eating platefuls of my favorite Hungarian Salami -- but I never guessed what was next. More beneficial than sufficient sleep and moderate exercise was this: the companionship of close friends. This item alone would significantly increase my life expectancy. I’m not talking about a month or two; the difference was calculated at several years, depending on my level of active friendships. The Case for Commitment One of the critical characteristics to anyone’s success is his or her commitment level. Commitment is defined as an obligation or pledge given in trust. Unfortunately, our society and world today seeks self-gratification; thus discomfort of any kind is a reason for breaking commitments. Reflecting On Our Impact Have you changed anything in your life because of 9/11? Immediately after those tragic events, most of us took the time to reflect more deeply about our lives. Many considered the meaning of life by attending religious services and/or focusing on the spiritual aspects of our lives. Some made a greater effort to connect with others. Each day we make choices -- consciously or not -- to engage our lives. Are you happy with what you see? Are you a participant in your life or merely an observer? Are you clear about what really matters and the impact -- or lack of impact -- your life is having? The Power of Values Clarification In addition to vision and purpose, the clarification of your values is critical to your success. Values are different than vision and purpose; they are best described as behavioral needs and standards that work to support your vision and purpose. They are simply another layer of the same onion. Not only is values clarification important to interacting and working with others, it has the greatest impact for you, personally and internally The Power of Measurement Our lives operate around measurements. Without them, we cannot function. Think about it -- even undeveloped countries use the rising of the sun and moon and the changing of the seasons as measurements. What about the modern world? Without measurement, our economies and lives would literally collapse. Everything is about measurement-- money, travel, time, age, weight, volume, temperature, stock indexes, etc. Why Don’t You Teach The Way That I Learn? I believe there are 4 primary learning styles and that each of us has preferences in our learning. (I’ll explain them in a moment.) In fact, many of you actually prefer multi modes or approaches to learning, depending on what you are learning. Now think about this for a moment . . . if this is true for you, isn’t it true for your children, colleagues, employees, or family and friends? The Power of Lifelong Learning The difference between "who you are now and the person you really want to be" lies in two simple things: your level of knowledge and the application of that knowledge. What's your Legacy? I don’t recall the exact source, but a few years ago, a study was conducted with individuals over 70 years of age. They were asked this question: if they could change anything in the way they had lived their lives, what would it be? The answers were direct; three simple thoughts were revealed. Number One: They would take more risks. Number Two: They would take more time off to relax. Number Three: They would commit to something that would last beyond their lifetime. Attracting Your Perfect Job or Career Each of us is born with specific talents. Before you can attract your perfect career, work or life, you must be clear about your gifts, talents, and interests. The challenge for many of you will be that your gifts and talents don’t fit the Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code. While it may be easy to define the skills necessary to do the job of a welder, bus driver, or receptionist, how does an intrapreneur and an entrepreneur fit into the code? Many people do not! Making career decisions using the status quo is not always beneficial. For many of us, that process misses the mark. Are You Living Your Life to It’s Fullest? Nobody loves the excitement of running a busy business more than I do, but I still need to ask myself -- am I putting off or simply omitting some important things from my life? I know I could be doing more, and I don’t mean just being busier. What about you? How are you really doing with your life? What do you need to do differently to increase your impact -- and create your legacy? Personal Style The research is clear: Personal Style is as real as you reading this line of type, but rarely do individuals come to truly understand their Personal Style so that they can proactively deal with their natural tendencies.