A Joyful Christmas During Tough Economic Times

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In my coaching program, Get InPower, I have a rule – No Should-ing.  The No Should-ing rule is extremely important during this holiday season and in the current economy.  Over the years, our learned behaviors and expectations for the Christmas season are that we will all spend an excessive amount of money buying presents for each other – many of which will be totally useless shortly after their purchase.

The retail industry’s success for the whole year is based upon spending during the holiday season.  They capture about 25% of their sales and 60% of their profit during this time of year.  Shortly after Halloween, the store aisles start showing signs of items dreamt up and manufactured just for this time of year to play into our thinking that we “shou...
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Books as Mentors

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Since I have recently been asked to serve in two new board leadership positions, I have decided to brush up on my leadership skills. I have starting reading John Maxwell’s The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day which has a series of daily lessons and thoughts on leadership. On the second day, the thought for the day talks about mentors.

It has long been advised to anyone who wishes to be successful that having a mentor was critical. Well, my experience has been that having a mentor is also very much a luxury. With the globalization of business and increasing demands on everyone’s time, it is becoming increasing difficult for everyone who desires a mentor to find one who is willing and able to spend the amount of time historically invested in mentoring to ensure the success of ...
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