Success is 15 percent due to professional knowledge and 85 percent due to “the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people.” Dale Carnegie said this 78 years ago, yet all of us know what research reveals: That many leaders or aspiring leaders miss the mark on communicating ideas that…
Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. This week, I’m talking about how to deal with envy. We all feel envious of others from time to time. It can work for us or against us.…
Do you ever feel a pang of envy when you learn of colleague’s success? Perhaps they landed that highly sought after client, or were singled out by management for exceptional performance in front of the whole company. Maybe they were celebrated in the media. You want to feel authentically happy for them, but part of…
You asked for videos and today we’re delighted to launch the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. This week, I’m talking about motivation! Are you feeling stuck or demotivated right now? Do you feel plagued by procrastination?…
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, your life has long been calibrated on the school year calendar – it jumpstarts in September. For millions of us, September has always been a time of new beginnings, new opportunities, new demands, and renewed energy. It’s the ideal time to take stock on what’s important to…
This post first appeared on Women 2.0, a community-driven media brand designed for aspiring and current innovators in technology. This post also appeared on Inc.com August 3rd. As an entrepreneur, corporate board member, and mom of two teenage sons, I have ambitious goals that motivate and inspire me. I’m always looking for opportunities to streamline my work…
Ever wonder why some of your dreams go unfulfilled? Do you daydream about writing a book, taking an exotic trip, or starting a business, but stall out? Have you started a project that’s really important to you, but never finished? You may have hit a wall called Resistance – and learning to move past it…
This article was originally published on LinkedIn Pulse “You cannot really be first rate at your work if work is all you are.” That’s according to Pulitzer Prize winning author Anna Quindlen. She has a point. In her book, “A Short Guide to a Happy Life”, she writes, “Get a life in which you notice…
This article was originally published on the Pocket Mentor mobile app – start your free trial today! When it comes to your personal development, one of the most important questions you can ask yourself is, “What are my strengths?” Knowing them is essential to satisfaction in your work and life, and to accelerating your success.…
This article I wrote was recently featured in Take the Lead – hope you enjoy it! We were born for reinvention—to remake our lives, to bring back and revive our true purpose and potential. We are here to be changed and to make change, not remain static. The path to reinvention can take many forms—from listening to an…