The Law of Awareness
Have you ever noticed that when you buy a new car, it seems as if you see the exact same car everywhere you look? And that you never noticed it before? When you start to look for something specific, it is amazing how easy it is to find. I call this the "Law of Awareness." While there may not really be such a law, if you look for good things you will find them. Obversely, if you look for bad things you will find them. Many people refer to this as the "Law of Attraction," ...More of "The Law of Awareness"
Tell the truth.
Do you pretend to be someone you're not? Do you pretend to have more money, more toys, more love and more everything than everyone else? Do you feel that you have to compete with others just to be equal? If everyone else is living the perfect life, do you feel that you need to as well? I recently came back from a convention for professional speakers. There were about 1,700 professional speakers, all pretending that their lives were perfect. Their husbands and wives loved them more than life ...More of "Tell the truth."
Do you celebrate you?
When you look in the mirror in the morning, what do you see? Do you see the kind, caring person you are on the inside, or do you see that your nose is too big, you have a new grey hair or that there are wrinkles around your eyes?
"Celebrating you" does not necessarily make you the centre of the universe. It does not have to be selfish, egotistical or conceited. It does, however, make you a priority in your own life.
When was the last time you made yourself a ...More of "Do you celebrate you? "
What is Success?
I've been speaking on success recently… trying to get a handle on it so I may share it with others. There is a sign that I have driven past (Barrie, Ontario, I think) that says "Success is a journey… not a destination." One of the things that I have noticed is the fact that our views of success will change many times in our lives. We have to be able to change with them or we will forever be unhappy. We have to stop trying to obtain success in the monetary ways that society ...More of "What is Success?"
How Do You Define Success?
Whether you are successful or not depends largely on your definition of success. To use society's definition, success comes with a big pay cheque, a fancy car, a prestigious address and an abundance of money. Is that success for you? Perhaps those would be some of the things you would have if you were successful but is that how you define it? Probably not. I was recently delivering a training session in which we were discussing success and ways in which our personal definitions were different ...More of "How Do You Define Success?"
What Are You Attracting?
Have you heard of the "laws of the universe"? Recently there has been a lot of focus in books and talk shows about these laws. Some of these laws are: The Law of Clarity of Mission, The Law of Give-and-Take, The Law of Expectation and The Law of Attraction. A couple of weeks ago I was being coached on my marketing materials. We discussed many of the different laws, but the one that stuck with me the most was the "Law of Reciprocity," which states that "like attracts like." My ...More of "What Are You Attracting?"
How to Make Your Next Presentation Go Swimmingly (And Keep Yourself From Drowning)
Chances are, you never planned to become a public speaker. When it came to making presentations when you were in grade school, you were probably like most people and dreaded those days, maybe even skipping class to avoid them. Now that you are grown, you may be doing such a good job at work that you are asked to talk about it to others. The best way to learn anything is to do it. You can read every book about swimming, but until you actually get into the water, you won't know if you can do it ...More of "How to Make Your Next Presentation Go Swimmingly (And Keep Yourself From Drowning)"
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