Negativity

Get Rid of Negativity in Today’s Workplace

Get Rid of Negativity in Today’s Workplace Years ago, the great American singer Bing Crosby sang, “Accentuate the Positive; Eliminate the Negative and Don’t Mess with Mr. In Between.” Not bad advice. The trouble is … many of our workplaces do just the opposite. Indeed, the number one job complaint is … “You can do a hundred things right and …

love yourself

If you love yourself, you’ll take care of yourself

If you love yourself, you’ll take care of yourself. Business Week magazine reported they asked thousands of people how they were doing. The most common response they received was “I’m tired.” People seem to be worn out like never before. Indeed. Even though people call me a motivational speaker or executive coach and even though it may be my “job” to …

change

CHANGE: What works and doesn’t work today

CHANGE: What works and doesn’t work today? I saw a sign that read: “Complaining that everything is changing too rapidly is like complaining that rocks are hard. It’s true but useless.” So true! Almost no one likes change, except perhaps the baby with a dirty diaper. Change is always stressful and challenging. Even good change can be difficult. So it’s …

desperation

Are you living a life of CELEBRATION or DESPERATION

Are you living a life of CELEBRATION or DESPERATION After last week’s historic election, we’ve got millions of people celebrating while millions of others are feeling desperate. But did you ever stop to think that what happens “out there” has very little to do with how you feel? You’re in charge of that, if you know how to build and …