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What is success and what does it mean.  After contemplating what it means to me, I came up with the thought that success is in the eyes of the beholder.  If you are focused on money, then, when you have a lot of money you may feel that you are successful.  If you are focused on power, then, when ...
02/19/2012
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According to Wikipedia encyclopedia, Honesty is the human quality of communicating and acting truthfully related to truth as a value. This includes listening, and any action in the human repertoire, such as body language and tone used while speaking. The meaning of the word truth extends from hon...
01/21/2012
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I want to wish you a prosperous and Happy New Year. May each of you be blessed with caring family and friends and good health in 2012. I am thankful for my community which includes family, friends, business associates and clients. This past year was trying on most of us. However, even though the ...
12/18/2011
Patience is often the most difficult part of this formula. Success requires doing the things we need to do to get where we want to go.  Success requires getting things done.  The most difficult part of this process is the ability to be patient long enough to continue the effort required to achiev...
11/11/2011
Caring and compassion for others as well as serving others is important in our life. After reading "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, Jacob experiences the disappointment of his children not showing up for an important event in his life. He also experiences the sadness when he tries to tell his...
07/03/2011
I had an opportunity today to attend a luncheon that was a networking function that comprised a group of well-educated, entrepreneurial, successful business women. The one thing I learned was that most successful businesses are built on referrals from family, friends and associates. It is these f...
05/30/2011
What do you want that you don't have now? Our worries about the economy can lead us to negative thoughts. Keep those thoughts positive. Continue to develop Self which is the mind, body and spirit. "The Art of Managing...How to Build a Better Workplace and Relationships" gives step-by-step process...
04/16/2011
1. What Are Good People Skills?  A little likeability can go a long way.  People consistently and overwhelmingly prefer to work with likeable, less-skilled co-workers than with highly competent jerks. Researchers found that if employees are disliked, it's almost irrelevant whether they're good at...
03/17/2011
America, founded by immigrants, is a nation of many cultures. Many immigrants today face the same obstacles as their predecessors. The important issue today for management is how to maximize and capitalize on workplace diversity. Diversity in the workplace is about understanding each other and mo...
02/12/2011
I had an opportunity recently to attend a networking luncheon that comprised a group of well-educated, entrepreneurial, successful business women. The one thing I learned was that most successful businesses are built on recommendations from family, friends and associates. It is these folks who we...
01/15/2011
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