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Manage Your Time and Balance Your Work and Life

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:42:31 +0000

Jeff Davidson, “The Work-Life Balance Expert®,” and author of Breathing Space, says workers can increase their productivity by letting go of the notions of multitasking and interrupt-driven activities. He also discusses the “power of completions” and how it can help you achieve balance and productivity. Listen as Jeff challenges you to reevaluate your daily activities.

www.BreathingSpace.com

Discipline and Delayed Gratification Are Keys to Success

Brett Clay — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:54:46 +0000

Joachim De Posada, PhD, author of Don’t Eat the Marshmallow, Yet describes the results of an important Stanford University psychology experiment that highlights key personality factors that determine success or failure in life. Listen as De Posada, who immigrated to the USA during the Fidel Castro Cuban revolution, describes the principles you can employee to succeed in business.

www.AskJoachim.com

Succeed When Times Are Up, Down, or Sideways

Brett Clay — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:55:42 +0000

Mark Sanborn, author of Up, Down, or Sideways, The Fred Factor, You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader, and other best-selling books, discusses the success principles that helped him weather difficult times over the last several years, including surviving cancer. He says two of the most important principles are 1) “I may not be the best, but I always give my best,” and 2) “Make the most of every moment of every day.” Are you giving your best and living every moment? Listen as Mark Sanborn inspires.

www.MarkSanborn.com/UDS

Confidence Is Your Rocket Fuel

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:50:56 +0000

Tim Sanders, author of Today We Are Rich, says you can improve your performance by harnessing the power of “total confidence”. He says total confidence comes from 1) believe in yourself, 2) trust your team, 3) having faith in a higher purpose or higher power. Sanders says finding passion is nice, but having a purpose in the service of others is essential. He shows teams how to instill a solutions-oriented, promise-keeping culture of highly confident and innovative people.

www.TWAR.com

Find Your Core to Improve Performance and Happiness

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:19:08 +0000

Dov Baron, creator of the C.O.R.E Affluence System and author of “Don’t Read This: Unless You Want to Make More Money“, says you must take two critical actions to be truly effective and happy. First, you must find your inner “core” self. Second, you must let go of your fears. Listen-in as Dov describes these and other principles he coaches to his highly affluent clients. Dov is an amazingly inspirational and motivational coach!

www.BaronMastery.com

Brian Tracy on Change, Goals, and Problems

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:18:21 +0000

Brian Tracy, author of 45 books on leadership, selling, self-esteem, goals, strategy, creativity and success psychology, says change is inevitable and there are four basic ways to respond to it. He also says that setting and pursuing goals helps us respond to and even lead change.

www.BrianTracy.com.

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Are You Investing In Your Success?

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 00:13:55 +0000

International banker, H.T. Narea, author of the financial thriller novel, The Fund, says the American financial system has several fundamental problems and vulnerabilities that need to be addressed. His novel tells the apocalyptic story of what could happen if these risks are not mitigated. Interestingly, he says the most fundamental issue is the education and skills of the American workforce. A highly skilled workforce is the engine of the American economy that powers financial markets, he says.

www.HTNarea.com

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Who’s Coaching You To Be a Better Manager?

admin — Wed, 11 May 2011 23:24:39 +0000

Greg Giesen, author of Mondays at 3, and host of the Leading From Within radio show, says we can greatly improve our performance if we consistently receive coaching. He also says we should take time each week to reflect on our priorities and our learnings. Then, we should write them down so we remember them and integrate them into our performance on the job.

www.LeadingFromWithin.net

You Are the Author of Your Life — And Your Business

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:31:25 +0000

Bill Kenower, author of the novel, One Year in Jeopardy, and editor-in-chief of Author magazine, says the essence of humanity is to be creative and that we are the most creative, productive, and successful when we focus exclusively on the experience of the moment. By continuously asking ourselves, “What can I make?” and “What can I change?” we can improve our results and our success.

www.AuthorMagazine.org

The Soul Of Leadership

admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:21:42 +0000

Dr. Deepak Chopra talks about the “soul of leadership”. Dr. Chopra says a leader harnesses the collective consciousness of followers and he uses the acronym “L.E.A.D.E.R.S.” to describe crucial leadership skills. L.E.A.D.E.R.S. = Look and Listen, Emotional Bonding, Awareness, Doing, Empowerment, Responsibility, Synchronicity.

www.Chopra.com

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Nobody Can Prevent You From Choosing to Be Extraordinary

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:00:38 +0000

Mark Sanborn, the best-selling author of The Fred Factor, The Encore Effect, and You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader says nobody can prevent you from choosing to be extraordinary. To be extraordinary and to enjoy true success, requires a focus on helping others and helping them satisfy their needs, says Mark.

You 3.0 (2.0 is so last decade)

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:49:21 +0000

Scott Ginsberg, author of Make a Name for Yourself, has made a name for himself, literally, by wearing a “Hello, My Name is Scott” name tag for 3,623 days and counting. Listen as he talks about how he’s upgrading to Scott v3.0, how to bridge the generation X-Y gap, the importance of avoiding labels, how to avoid the “how trap”, and much more.

Improvising Your Way to Success

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:02:54 +0000

Avish Parashar, author of, Improvise to Success!, says you can plan to your heart’s content—and then life throws changes at you. He says you can improve your success by learning how to improvise and flow with those changes. Avish reveals the secrets of improvisational comedy techniques that anyone can employ, every day, to be more successful.

—A “Brett’s Favorite” interview!

Face the Hard Questions That Can Save Any Company

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:02:40 +0000

Author Jeffrey Hayzlett, hailed the “Celebrity CMO” by Forbes Magazine and famous for his outspoken appearances on numerous television shows such as CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Fox Business News, and NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump, asks the tough business questions and suggests the changes that executives and business owners need to be making, right now, to grow their businesses.

Having the Right Marketing Mindset for Success

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:42:56 +0000

Marketing consultant and coach, Robert Middleton of Action Plan Marketing, says having the right marketing mindset is critical for successfully building your business. He says most people dilute their marketing efforts using haphazard approaches. To be highly effective, executives, marketers, and salespeople must have the right marketing mindset and must execute systematic, highly focused campaigns.

Create Your Own Destiny

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:11:04 +0000

Patrick Snow, best-selling author of Creating Your Own Destiny, has vowed to never let his financial stability depend on another company. He says the only way to do that is to be an entrepreneur. But, he warns, don’t give up your day job, just yet. Discover your passion and turn it into a business over time, using your day job to finance your future business.

Welcome to The Actuation Zone

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:45:06 +0000

Host, Brett Clay, explains what The Actuation Zone is all about and why you should tune in! While the Actuation Zone explores a wide range of topics including leadership, management, sales, and professional development, the underlying theme is “putting change into motion.”