It is said at breakfast the chicken is interested… but the pig is committed! Several years ago I co-facilitated a session at a National Speakers Association with one of my favorite writers, Scott Ginsberg. The session was an ideation session so we could pose questions and then enjoy the conversation flow. I need to tell [...]

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Get Productive: Action Replaces Excuses – Guest Blog Stacey Hanke

June 3, 2013

What Are Your Excuses That Are Holding You Back from Influence? There are two roadblocks most individuals experience that prevent them from taking their communication from good to influential.  First, is being aware of the excuses they make for why they communicate the way they do. Second, is how to fix it. Imagine what you [...]

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Get Productive Breaking through the Noise – Guest Blog Stacey Hanke

May 23, 2013

From social media, to texting, to not having enough time, communication is getting more difficult and complicated.  If we want to influence our listeners to act on what we have to say, we need to work hard to be heard above this noise. Three steps to help you break through the noise Speaking Up = [...]

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Get Productive: How to be in the Top 10

May 21, 2013

While attending a National Speakers Association conference several years ago a conversation focused on what it takes to be in the top 10% of speakers who are excelling at their craft, loved by their clients and running profitable practices. There were many ideas shared however these were the suggestions that appealed to me. When re-reading [...]

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Get Productive: Book Yourself Solid

May 13, 2013

Many of you would know of Michael Port’s original book Book Yourself Solid … did you know he recently released an Illustrated version? What’s special about that you ask… well so many things! If you are a visual learner and enjoy writing inside books and treating them like workbooks – you will love this version. [...]

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Get More Money: How to Ask for a Pay Raise

May 13, 2013

When we have our annual review, sometimes our thoughts lead to money… maybe it’s time for a pay rise? Many people are too scared to ask for a pay rise.  Why is this?  If you believe you deserve a raise, spend time examining these strategies and schedule a time with your manager to ask for [...]

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Get Productive: Use Text Expander for Mac Users

April 23, 2013

If you are a Mac user you MUST get this app! I know that is strong language and I am not kidding you. No one paid me to write this, no one is paying me to promote this – it saves me hours of typing and hours of time! Text Expander is an app you [...]

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Get Productive: Do The Work

April 20, 2013

In his book Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and get out of your own way, Steven Pressfield had great one liners, deep thoughts and challenging questions for his reader. When I read it I was struggling with an aspect of my practice and feeling overwhelmed… however I was still moving forward. It is worth reading, [...]

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Get Productive: Show someone you care – especially this week!

April 19, 2013

With all that is happening around the world (and especially if you are living anywhere near Boston or have someone you love affected by this horrible event) it is easy to become overwhelmed and wonder if you can really make an impact… well you can! If you want to make an impact on someone today [...]

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Get Productive: Work in Your Strengths

April 9, 2013

Many authors have written books around discovering your strengths (Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton) and one of my favorites is Strengths Finder 2.0  by Tom Rath (I love the online assessment at the back of the book and the ability to just read the top five it identifies for you – your top strengths. If [...]

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