are you letting unworthiness hold you back from building a great business?

You are in a great place. So many good things are heading your way. Life is finally starting to make sense yet you may be thinking that good is not possible for you. OR that you are not worthy of the good things in life. Where does unworthiness come from? When did you start toContinue reading “are you letting unworthiness hold you back from building a great business?”

Relationship building cannot start with a hard sell

Have you ever received a friend request on Facebook or someone wanting to connect on LinkedIn and then soon after you get a message asking you if you’re interested in a business idea or crypto currency or some other sales pitch to buy their premium offering. How does this make you feel? Think about whoContinue reading “Relationship building cannot start with a hard sell”

How do you choose a teacher or coach?

Most of us who train never believed it possible to do the things we now do. But we trusted the teacher who told us we could do it if we would just try. And the teacher was right. jennifer lawler In July of 2011 Seth Godin wrote a piece called the arrogance of willful ignorance.Continue reading “How do you choose a teacher or coach?”

Do You Trust Yourself?

In his book, The Art of Significance, Dan Clark says that we should trust predictability instead of hope and faith. Hope and faith propel us to try something, he says but too many people drop to their knees to pray versus standing on their feet and doing their part in facilitating an answer to theirContinue reading “Do You Trust Yourself?”

You Can’t Afford to Swim in an Ocean of Sameness

If you haven’t already, you need to subscribe to Success Magazine. I get nothing for this promotion but I think that hands down it’s the best value for money. Not only do you get great content but you also get an audio CD featuring spectacular interviews with people who you may not necessarily come acrossContinue reading “You Can’t Afford to Swim in an Ocean of Sameness”

Facing Our Fears

The need to step into what we fear and in so doing disperse its hold on us is powerfully brought to life by this moment in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. After searching everywhere within reason and memory for the Holy Grail, Jones stands on an enormous precipice, a deep chasm beforeContinue reading “Facing Our Fears”

Stop Telling Yourself “It’s because you don’t have the money…”

A lack of money seems to be the reason most people give for not having, not doing and not becoming better, smarter or further ahead in life. “If I just had more money I would…” We all have a response that we could plug in there. But is it really about money? I had theContinue reading “Stop Telling Yourself “It’s because you don’t have the money…””

How to Rebuild Trust in our Nation, in our Businesses and in Ourselves

As published on page 12 of the Business Newsday April 19th 2012 Our survival is linked to trust. Trust is inherent in our biology. As a species we are most dependent for the longest time, entrusting ourselves to the care and protection of our parents. Our life experiences shape us as we grow and bitContinue reading “How to Rebuild Trust in our Nation, in our Businesses and in Ourselves”

The World According to Garp et al

Not because it works for you makes it right! I’m struggling with this right now – my world – the world according to Giselle. Isn’t that how it is for most of us? Our frame of reference, beliefs, conditionings over long stretches of time create what we call our truth and we lock into andContinue reading “The World According to Garp et al”