How many great artists have ever lived? Countless numbers of them.

Over five hundred years ago, during the sixteenth century, there was a fabulous painter named Francis Moneau. He began painting when only a child and received rave reviews for the few pieces of small landscape art he created. Read more »

Have you ever gotten caught up in worry? Worry is ongoing, negative, cyclic thinking. It’s equivalent to being caught in a whirlpool of negative self-talk. And rarely does it produce any value. It just makes you feel lousy, and quite frequently immobilizes you.

The human potential genius Dale Carnegie once said, “90% of the things we worry about never happen. And of the 10% of those things that do happen, 90% of them are of no real consequence!” He’s right, wouldn’t you agree? Read more »

Zig Ziglar said, “Every day we all need a checkup from the neck up, to avoid stinkin’ thinkin’ and hardening of the attitudes.”

Ain’t that the truth!!!

What is that voice in your head telling you most of the time?

Is it saying how wonderful life is, and how much you just love to go to work, and how your life is completely perfect just how it is right now? I doubt it. Read more »

Think of a leader you had who really worked well for you.

What was it about them that fit for you and your style of working? How did they talk to you? Were they proactive? What was his/her level of knowledge? How could you tell they respected you and empowered you to do your job without second guessing you? Could you see their confidence? All this and more are part of Leadership Presence.

Everyone has presence at some time. What makes this happen? How can you have it more? Read more »

Quit second guessing yourself. That’s right—stop doubting your decisions.

You have as much potential as anyone alive. You just have to get out of your own way.

“But what if I make a mistake? Or what if it doesn’t work out? Or what if I fail? So what! At least you took action, and if you paid attention you learned something in the process. Read more »

Are there people in your life whose company you greatly enjoy? They are easy to be around? Conversation with them just flows and is mutually satisfying to both of you?

There are many things you can do to make that happen with just about anyone. The most important thing you can do is monitor your nonverbal communications and the signals you are sending out. Read more »

Do you ever feel like there’s just not enough time to get done what you need to? Here is a strategy that will assist you in better time management.

Prioritize everything you have to do.

With all you have to do, you need to be certain you are working on what’s the most important. Read more »

We have all heard of self fulfilling prophecies. It’s the process of what you are focused on most is what happens.

Self-fulfilling prophecies are when you have a positive belief about how things are going your way, they normally work out for you. And conversely, if you have negative expectations Read more »