Aha! Moment Monday A friend shared with me the other day about an opportunity she had to purchase a condominium apartment pre-construction but passed on it. That investment of a couple hundred thousand dollars would have tripled within a year of the building being complete, so she learned. She just shook her head in disbelief that she didn’t jump at the chance to make the investment. I … [Read more...]
Your Inner Wisdom vs. Stress
Aha! Moment Monday Where are you? I was speaking with a provider on the phone the other day and he asked, “Where are you located?” and I responded, “I’m at my desk.” It became quickly apparent that it wasn’t the answer he was looking for (I laughed, he didn’t), but it illustrates my point about “Where are you?” being an open-ended question, right? When I asked, you may have wanted to answer … [Read more...]
Getting Stressed Out About Stress
Aha! Moment Monday What stresses you out? Whenever I’m in a restaurant and the server asks if I have any allergies I always say, “lineups”. I love food but don’t love some of the lineups to get it. I’ve become a bit of an efficiency nut; I don’t waste time and I don’t like waiting. That first recognition that I’m stuck in a line prompts a shift in my body language, blood pressure and … [Read more...]
Connecting the Dots
Aha Moment Monday Would you rather be right or would you rather be rich? Whether it’s a simple report, a special event, re-tooling to take on a new market or running the entire organization, one common success element is to start with a clear vision. For your report to have clarity, your event to accomplish results, your new market initiative to get traction or your entire organization to … [Read more...]
The Luck of the Irish … as well as the rest of us!
Aha Moment Monday How often are successful people cited as being lucky? ‘He was lucky because his parents had money.” “She was lucky because she had natural talent.” “They were lucky because ...”, well, fill in the blanks. If you’ve ever been “lucky”, and I imagine you have, then you know how it feels to be proclaimed as “lucky”. Truth is, “Luck is when preparedness meets … [Read more...]