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The Savvy Snippet: What Are You Spending On?
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. — Carlos Casteneda If your business is making you miserable, spend your energy into making yourself strong instead of wasting it on trying NOT to ...
The Savvy Snippet: Get A New Job
Getting fired is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place. — Hal Lancaster OK, so as a VA you’re not going to get fired. Here are your signs that you’re in “the wrong job” You have...
The Savvy Snippet: Your Greatest Hour
There comes a special moment in everyone’s life, a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when seizes it, will fulfil his mission — a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he finds greatness. It...
Might as well use them if you’ve got them
This week on Positive Psychology News Daily, Yee-Ming Tan wrote an article about a coaching session she had with someone who was skeptical about the importance of discovering and working on your strengths in lieu of defining your weaknesses so you ca...
The Savvy Snippet: What Makes You Come Alive?
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Dr. Harold Thurman SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Savvy Snippe...
The Savvy Snippet: Getting the Best Out of Others
Today’s quote was selected in line with my continuing study on the strengths movement. You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself. — Harry Firestone 1868-1938, American businessman Isn’t that summed up well? ...
My Top 5 Strengths
Lately, you’ve heard me talk a lot about StrengthsFinder 2.0 and Go Put Your Strengths to Work. If you haven’t already done so, you need to get these books. It has been a life-changing experience for me, and I believe everyone needs to kn...
Teleseminar: Knowing (and Operating from) Your Strengths
I’ve registered for Meggin McIntosh’s Knowing (and Operating from) Your Strengths call to be held on April 3rd. Because I’ve been talking about the strengths-based model lately, I thought it may interest some of you. If so, here are...
Getting Clear on Your Strengths
You know when you’re on to something… you’re not quite sure what, but you know you’re on the cusp of figuring it out? Well, it’s 3:30am and I’ve been up what feels like all night. I’m on to something… b...
The Truth About Personality: It Doesn’t Change
Step 1 of Marcus Buckingham’s Go Put Your Strengths to Work system is to reveal and bust the 3 main myths we’ve come to believe about our weaknesses since childhood. The first myth is: As you grow, your personality changes. Are you part o...
Have You Joined the Strengths Revolution?
As longtime member of the Virtual Business Group (free annual membership in 2008), one of the perks is its Book Club — a benefit I hadn’t taken advantage of until late last year. Boy, am I glad to be participating in this months’ ac...
