Happy Wednesday! Today, I want to share with you one of the ways you can raise your influence and maximize your impact. In our different roles, we want to be able to influence others. You may be a professional, a boss, a parent, or business owner; you are a leader and you need to make an impact and become more effective. One of the ways to do this is to add value to others. True Leadership is success and leaders add value to others. What does it mean to add value? It's simpl

This week, I've been working on finishing up the content for the 5 Weeks to a Better Leader, Better Business training I'll be facilitating for a local organization next month. I'm also offering the class virtually for individuals who want to up level their businesses. In one of the sessions, I will be teaching on the Benefits, Barriers and the Art of Listening for Success. The ability to listen is key to connecting with and gaining influence with others. As a result, you succ

Can't get people to do what you want them to do? Do you have a team that's not perfoming as they ought to or an employee who is just not happy? Here are ten reasons why. Even if you don't have employees or a team, these could also apply to your clients, children and followers. 1. You are not clear about your vision, or what you want them to do. Lack of vision hinders initiative, motivation and follow through. People will only follow you if they see the picture and they know w

One is too small a number to achieve greatness. The bigger your dream or goal, the more you will need people to help you. No one ever suceeded alone. Listen and discover what kind of person you need to add to your team. You may be a solopreneur, a manager, a leader or professional. Having these five kinds of people will help take your results to a new level. Enjoy! I hope you enjoyed this short teaching. Please do share. Do you know what it takes for your business to thrive a

Here's a curation of quotes I am loving this week. For every problem you have, someone has dedicated his or her life, time and passion to becoming an expert in that area ~Darren Hardy We're all gifted in different areas, and in those areas we have limitless potential ~ Christian Simpson You won't win on the outside until you have resolved to win a victory on the inside If you don't create and maintain a strong cement foundation of commitment, then the negative weeds will grow

Your technical skills, talents and abilities are not enough for success. In order to become more effective and become more successful in your career, business, or in your role as a parent, child or leader, you need to take personal development seriously. Your talent, title, formal education and skilled training are not enough. Personal growth is the foundation for overall growth. How do you build that foundation? Develop your skills and talents futher. Recognize your strength

Image courtesy of rgbstock.com So you want to grow your business. You want to be better, you want to be more successful. Every year businesses set goals and want to grow more than they did the year before, and one of the first things we think about when it comes to growing and making more money is to engage in more advertising, more social media marketing or create more products. All these are great and necessary but how could you give your growth a boost? How could you set y

Embrace a Winning Attitude Have you ever thought about the difference between businesses that fail and those who don't? You've heard it said all the time that a big percentage of new businesses fail within their first year in operation. This keeps people from starting businesses and those who do start give up at the first sign of trouble because they remember that statement. What makes businesses fail is that the people give in too soon. What does it take for your business to