12 Clever Ways to Make Yourself More Popular at Work Were you hoping you could forget about trying to be popular once you graduated from high school? As an adult, you don’t have to try out for the cheerleading squad or the football team, but being likeable is important for your career. …
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8 Secrets to Great Public Speaking Even If You’re a Beginner
Are you terrified of public speaking? You’re not alone. You can learn to speak publicly with ease, but several secrets will take your public speaking game to the next level. Confidence, preparation, and understanding of your audience determine how good your speech will turn out. Here, we’ll share eight secrets…
5 Simple strategies to be a better leader
5 Simple Strategies to Strengthen Your Leadership Skills People follow leaders. Being a boss, manager, or supervisor doesn’t make you a great leader. Anyone can get a promotion and be in charge of a team. However, it takes commitment, personality development, and focus to become a quality leader. Excellent leadership…
The Loss is Actually the Win
I’m opening my eyes and I can tell by the sparse light in the room that it’s still way early. I sit up to see my clock and realize it’s even worse than I thought. 2:34? Seriously? I’m laying in bed and I know I won’t be able to fall back to sleep so I…
Freedom Part 3
I talk an awful lot about freedom here because it is my highest value. I don’t like anything that limits my time, resources, capabilities, and ability to make decisions. We can argue both sides of why this has benefits and drawbacks, but the truth remains that it is my highest value. I believed at one…
Your Weakness is Your Superpower
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. — Napoleon Hill I think this is the best quote he ever said. It took me a while to realize what he was saying, but it finally makes sense to me. It is also one of the…
You Will Sacrifice Everything
When I first went into business for myself I had no idea what I was going to be put through. I just wanted to make a little extra money. I knew it was going to be work but I tried to find something that wouldn’t take up all my extra free time. So, I bought…
Your Tire is Flat
True Story: I’m driving north on Interstate 15 today to run a few errands and while I don’t see anything too out of the ordinary, I feel a bump on the road that jolts my pancreas. An alarm instantly pops up on my dashboard that tells me my tire is at 10 psi. The car…
Does sitting quiet and still make you uncomfortable?
I recently spent a couple days at my mother’s house where I love to go unwind and do literally nothing. I went alone and had an amazing time with just her and my stepdad. I sat out for long periods on the porch, watched movies and ate great food with my mom. We had some…
Overcome the Fear Contagion
I can still see it vividly in my mind like it just happened. I am sitting on a tiny airplane and feeling it shake as it ascends higher and higher. I am sweating and my face feels hot and feverish. My stomach is in knots with a mix of nausea and anxiety. Even though this…