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Plan in color to increase your focus & productivity

Do you plan in color? Color coding your plans is more than making your calendar look organized and pretty. Used effectively, it can be one of your best strategies when it comes to executing those colorful plans!  And yes, a plan is different than a strategy. While I could give you a whole lesson on…

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Mood Mayhem Busters So You’ll Keep Your Focus

You’ll know you’re suffering from mood mayhem if you find yourself telling people you’re in this weird funk. One that you can’t quite put your finger on, but has you thinking things like, “I’m ready to rock this plan and get after it!” and the very next minute, questioning yourself with, “why bother?” Ever been…

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Creating your mmm, good business in 5 steps

If you recognize mmm, good as a slogan from Campbell’s soup, then a) you’ve been around awhile, and b) they’ve done their job when it comes to marketing their business. Although the campaigns and even spellings of mmm, good have changed over the years, the slogan has not. As a matter of fact, that slogan…

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The EDGE that will keep you a focused sharpenHER

Knowing the EDGE that will keep you a focused sharpenHER is also the very thing that separates you from the status quo. As a valued, amazing lady in business, do you know what keeps you sharp and focused? The ability to get and remain sharp is what’s known in the industry (that’s any, by the…

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DIY Goal Getting – There May Be Better Options

Do It Yourself. DIY goal getting is something most have a love-hate relationship with. I mean, how often do you mismatch your DIY goal ambition with your expectations? Listen, having less than splendid results in your DIY endeavors is not necessarily a bad thing. As long as you learn something, it’s still progress. DIY goal…

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Choosing the right team for goal getting season Part 2

Goal getting season is in full swing! Take a look around and you’ll see a mix between those who are crushing their goals, while others are already feeling crushed by them. Do you have a good handle on which group you’d be found in? No worries! By the end of this post my hope is…

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Choosing the right team for goal getting season

It’s time to choose a team, it’s New Goal Season, baby! The desires and motives have been set for your next great achievement! Reflection and Accomplishment are the names of this season’s top teams and with the flip of the calendar, it is game time.  These teams could become respected adversaries or just the next…

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New Year, New You – Again?

‘Tis the season and time of year to . . . evaluate your whole life based on a review and assessment of your currently closing last year. It sounds ridiculous, yet year after year, when the calendar is about to roll over, “new year, new life” is the mantra that’s top of mind and agendas.…

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Identify How To Become A Powerful Decision Maker

Once you are able to get some clarity on who you were made to be, beyond titles, labels, and your history – you become a powerful decision-maker. Who doesn’t want that? We are well aware of the time, energy, and focus wasted or misused by the quality or lack of our decision-making. Yet, what are…

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Taking Control: Out with the Old, In with the New

This post is about taking control, and specifically recognizing that your old faith isn’t going to be enough to deliver you from new problems. But we’ll get to that. Do you feel the need to control just about everything? I know that I used to be very much of a control freak! Okay, so I…

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