Posts Tagged With ‘ Motivation ’

For the next seven days: Appreciate something. What you appreciate, appreciates. Raise the value of your experiences by finding something in each one to appreciate (sometimes it’s enough to appreciate the fact that you survived to live another day), your tools (consider all the effort and energy of the people who made the wonderful tools that you use every day that make your life easier), the processes, routines, and rituals that make your life so much better. Appreciate your body for what it does for you each day. I suggest telling it so. When I am doing something particularly strenuous, or... Continue Reading

I once lost my wallet, phone and keys when upside down on a roller-coaster This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in May 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first start-up (Shiageto Consulting) and how those lessons are applicable for the challenges my business is facing during this pandemic crisis (and any business at any time in fact) The initial challenge “I love running my own startup but at the same time I hate running my own startup.” When... Continue Reading

Hi. I’m Connie. As a serial “Grandmapreneur®”, I speak to retirees or soon-to-be retirees on the benefits of pursuing entrepreneurship in retirement. This blog post will explain the importance of having a vision, which you will need as you consider starting a business. The Importance of Vision Vision serves as the driving force behind any successful business venture. It’s a forward-looking, aspirational statement outlining your long-term goals and desired future.  Your vision is an inspiration and guide for your business. It also helps with your company’s strategic planning and decision-making... Continue Reading

The caption of the caption says it all.. How meta January! What a strange little month; I say little but it has 31 days so it’s up there with being one of the longest in the year and it seems even longer because of the cold and darkness (at least for us Northern Hemispherers). That said, it’s a month when so many of us make resolutions and then invariably many of us give up on them long before the month is out. That’s a weird thing about resolutions, you generally can’t achieve them by the end of the January but you can certainly fail them — that doesn’t seem fair. Where are... Continue Reading

Most workers don’t aspire to leadership roles. That’s the key finding of The 2022 Everywhere Workplace Report by Invanti. In fact, well over the majority at 71% of employees are saying no to a promotion preferring working from anywhere instead. This is interesting data for organizations and leaders everywhere. First, it might settle the nerves of managers and supervisors because it confirms that not every employee is looking to rise up through the ranks. My research with Beverly Kaye found that one of the key reasons managers don’t engage in career conversations with their employees is... Continue Reading

Many definitions of “leadership” exist; but the ones that always resonate for me involve an element of bringing people along, helping them grow and progress, and facilitating their development as people and their careers. And I have the feeling that similar definitions are deeply held by many leaders – especially given the frequency of one question I’m asked over and over: “What should I do with my ‘I’m good where I am’ employee who lacks ambition, doesn’t seem to want to grow, and is completely disinterested in moving up, over, or anywhere?” My answer to these leaders –... Continue Reading

Albert Einstein once wrote on a chalkboard:9 x 1 = 99 x 2 = 189 x 3 = 279 x 4 = 369 x 5 = 459 x 6 = 549 x 7 = 639 x 8 = 729 x 9 = 819 x 10 = 91 Suddenly chaos erupted in the classroom because Einstein made a mistake. Obviously, the correct answer to 9 × 10 isn’t 91. And all his students ridiculed him. Einstein waited for everyone to be silent and said:“Despite the fact that I analyzed nine problems correctly, no one congratulated me. But when I made one mistake, everyone started laughing. This means that even if a person is successful, society will notice his slightest mistake. And they’ll... Continue Reading

Officials from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) assert–with absolute certainty–that I and millions of others will experience soul-crushing losses within the next few weeks because of the coronavirus. Those of us who survive must wrestle with how to prepare for the empty spaces the disease will create in our lives. Anger will do little […] Originally Published on https://stangoldbergwriter.com/ Continue Reading

“Why Can’t I Just Be Happy Again?” I just want be happy again was written to reach out to anyone and everyone who is looking for encouragement and how to come back to themselves and be the happy, positive and productive person they were in the past. Why can’t I be happy is a familiar cry from many in … Read More about “I Just Want To Be Happy Again!” The post “I Just Want To Be Happy Again!” appeared first on Made You Smile Back. Originally Published on https://madeyousmileback.com/ Continue Reading