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Make Your "Need to" a "Want to"
If you want more energy in the things that you do, this is how to get it. The next time you need to do something and are hesitating about doing it, change the "need to" to a "want to."
Download PDFShake Yourself into Action
One of my dear friends lives at Whistler Mountain outside of Vancouver, Canada. Ed is a straightforward kind of a guy who has little compassion or patience with people who beat around the bush. He is action oriented and loves seeing results. I spent a couple weeks one summer helping Ed build a garage onto his house and it was non-stop until I boarded the plane to come home. During one of our conversation I was complaining about a partner of mine and Ed stopped me in the middle of my conversation. "Give yourself a shake Bobby. Stay in the partnership or get out, but don't bellyache about it."
Six Steps to Maximize a Career Transition
You may be familiar with the adage: "No pain, no gain." However, it’s difficult to believe that idea when you’re caught in the middle of a difficult career transition. That’s when you want to know if you will ever work again. Knowing how to manage perplexing thoughts and feelings is critical. You won’t receive the greatest benefit from a transition until you can do that. Use the following six steps to not only survive, but maximize, your next career transition:
Make the Impossible Person Bearable
Have you ever known someone who was impossible to please? No matter what you did it was never enough. Every time you were around this person you were on edge, constantly concerned that you might say or do something that would trigger their anger. Even when you did what they wanted you were in danger of getting their wrath. The smallest mistake caused all Hades to break loose and you would be on the receiving end of a tsunami of anger, defensiveness, and abuse. Nothing seems to please them even though you continue to try and find something that will.
Six Steps to STOP "Go-Nowhere" Communication
All communication doesn’t make a point or solve a problem. Some conversations never need to take place and others need to stop before they get out of hand. These out-of-hand conversations worthlessly waste personal energy. They also have a residual effect by causing you to think and re-think what was said. You can easily waste hours rehearsing one of these go-nowhere conversation.
The Insatiable Male
For the past 28 years I have been in the business of helping people solve their problems. During this time, I have seen literally hundreds of people however; one type of person has captivated my interest – the insatiable male. I continue to be intrigued by these individuals for two reasons. First of all, the more coaching and consulting I do the more insatiable males I discover. Secondly, most insatiable males feel trapped and are looking for a way to satisfaction.
