Hello friends and members! Happy November! This is the month where we think a bit more about thankfulness than we might other times of the years. The approach of the holiday season begins to turn our minds toward various types of celebrations, and some anticipated breaks from work. To encourage you in your gratefulness, this […]
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Some time ago, this was my office. One blessing of my own business is the freedom to work…well, just about anywhere. I enjoy various locations and coffee shops and sometimes being in the presence of people, while at others working alone in my home office. So here are some thoughts I had the day I
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On September 28th, we co-sponsored a Sole Hope Shoe Party as our Hope In Action initiative for the third quarter of 2018. The best way to summarize the evening is to share part of the recap letter that went out to participants. I’ve included that below. I had an idea or two for the fourth
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We all have limited time. We all have the same amount of time in a day to redeem. When we are stressed by “limited time” we’re actually dealing with how we feel about what we do, or want to do, with the time we have. We often end up with negative thoughts, wishing we had
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Hi everyone! I have a freebie for you this month! Click here to download your October Tipsheet. It contains 31 tips, one for each day of the month. This is TOTALLY free. I do not require an email address, money, or anything else. Simply enjoy the tip sheet. Hope it helps you, and share the
Email is part of life. It gets unfairly criticized sometimes, but it is a challenge to many people. You can find tons of tips to help you manage your email, but here is one simple suggestion. Whenever possible, remove yourself from the “CC”–or in other words, internal lists. I’m not talking about email newsletters. For
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No matter where you are in your career, you are either moving forward, staying stagnant, or retreating. Where is your professional life right now? Moving forward doesn’t have to mean you are seeking a promotion or have a “big hairy audacious goal” of hitting a certain income in your business. It CAN simply mean that
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Hope received an early morning text from her colleague, Von.* “Please don’t forget to (insert task here) sometime early this week.” Sigh. She’d already put a note on her desk as a reminder to do the task when she got to work. He’d already talked with her on the weekend about the task. He’d already texted
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Let me guess. You have email coming to you from more than one box. Maybe you have a Gmail address for some things, a work address, and one or more personal addresses. That’s my story. Currently, I have more than one personal box (one being Gmail in order to use Google services), an inbox for
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We’ve all let out the snippy retort or the thoughtless response to an email. But a true professional will be conscientious about how he/she responds to others at work, knowing that good relationships are the foundation of professional effectiveness. The following examples are based on real-life dialogues I’ve experienced or heard about. “You obviously missed
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