Overcome the Fear Factor: Networking for Introverts
Three Skills Introverts Can Develop Nothing strikes more fear into the heart of an introvert than the advice: Go forth and network to grow your business, get a job or just be successful in whatever endeavor you are attempting. I should know. I’m an introvert. Why Introverts are Naturals at Networking As introverts, we think that…
Read More4 secret skills that kids need to succeed today
How to learn from failure Remember a major disappointment or failure from you own childhood? Trying out for a team or a group and not making the cut? Not getting included in a party invitation or missing out on a special occasion? Losing a friendship or a loved one? Bet you remember the details of…
Read MoreFive Ways to Encourage Creativity in Kids
Tapping into the Creative Spirit Wonder how to encourage children to be creative? Do you find students are more and more dependent on adults and technology for inspiration and ideas? Here are five ways to encourage creativity in kids without breaking the bank: Play–Every kid (and adult) needs playtime. Much of our modern day life tends…
Read MoreTop Ten Ways to Travel Smarter
People don’t take trips. Trips take people. ~John Steinbeck I love to travel. Every year I attend a lot of seminars and retreats. I speak at a lot of conferences. I’ve taken groups of high school students to Europe and back (didn’t even lose any)! Most of my travel involves business but sometimes I travel…
Read MoreLost?
If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll probably end up somewhere else. ~David Campbell Does this quote sound like you? Do you know where you are going? Do you feel like you are always busy but never get anything done? Do you have lots of lists but nothing to show for…
Read MoreWhat is your greatest regret?
Is fear holding your back? In a book entitled, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, an Australian nurse, Bonnie Ware, who spent years caring for the terminally ill writes that the number one regret of her patients is this: I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. What…
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