Don’t Assume Only the Young Can Look to the Future Fall In Love With Your Future 19.0 Until the moment of death, we each have potential and we have a future. Though no one can go back and start over, anyone can start now and have a brand new future. The future stretches before
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Do the Right Thing Fall In Love With Your Future 13.0 The story is told of two elderly women walking through a country cemetery, remarking on the scenery and the tombstones. The first woman read an inscription out loud: “Here lies a politician and an honest man.” “Good gracious,” said the other. “Isn’t it
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Recognize the Power of Words Fall In Love With Your Future 10.0 Thoughts have tremendous power, and thoughts are triggered by words. Author and speaker, Les Brown, tells the story of a teacher who asked him to write something on the board. Brown, an 11th grader at the time, refused and said, “I can’t,
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Exercise Personal Power Fall In Love With Your Future 8.0 We give up personal power when we worry about popular opinion, let other people speak for us, or tell ourselves that others have more right to their preferences than we do. When we hold one of these attitudes, we subtly give those in the
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How to Deal With a Difficult Leader Career With A Purpose 14.0 So you have found a job you love. It fits your gifts, fuels your passion, and even meets your budgetary needs. That’s great! But nothing in life is perfect. And for some people the less than perfect issue could be a boss
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Enjoy the Rewards of Planning Fall In Love With Your Future 6.0 The story is told of a young man who decided to climb the ladder of success. He put in long hours, sacrificed Saturdays with his family, and eventually inched his way up to the top rung on the corporate ladder—only to find
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Think “Feedback,” Not “Failure” Fall In Love With Your Future 5.0 The only people who never fail are those in cemeteries. It’s not what happens in life that brings failure or success. It’s how we perceive our circumstances and what we do about them. Noted motivational speaker, Anthony Robbins, says “Winners, leaders, and masters
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Handling Pivotal Conversations, Part II Career With A Purpose 13.0 In the last article, we discussed how casual discussions can sometimes turn into pivotal conversations, and we sought wisdom on navigating such discussions so that the resulting impact would be positive. Looking for answers to this very question, management consultants Joseph Grenny and Kerry
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Handling Pivotal Conversations, Part I Career With A Purpose 12.0 A number of years ago, I was serving on the leadership team of a Trustee Board. One of the most surprising moments of my term was a crucial conversation our team had with the company’s CEO about the future direction of the organization. What
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Four Management Tips for Retaining Top Talent Career With A Purpose 11.0 In today’s economy, with high unemployment and a shortage of full time jobs, one would think that employers would have no trouble recruiting and retaining talented men and women. However, recent studies show that today’s work force is looking for more than
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