• 4 Simple Actions to be a Business Catalyst (And Why it Matters)

    4 Simple Actions to be a Business Catalyst (And Why it Matters)

    What is a Catalyst According DictionaryReference.com, A catalyst is a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.  Also: Something that causes activity between two or more people or forces without itself being affected. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, creators of the Giving Pledge, encourage billionaires to give half of their…

  • Does Celebrating Success Every Day Matter to You, Your Team, Your Company? Yes, Yes, and Yes!

    Does Celebrating Success Every Day Matter to You, Your Team, Your Company? Yes, Yes, and Yes!

    For the past couple of weeks, I have been talking about celebrating success in your personal life and at the office. I’m guessing you have some questions like: ‘Will this really benefit me? Will this really benefit those in my company?’  Yes. Absolutely!  The act of celebrating gives you tangible, positive feedback and fulfills the human…

  • Do You Need A Good Celebration at Work?

    Do You Need A Good Celebration at Work?

    Last week we talked about celebrating your small wins and building a successful life and career one win at a time. Celebrating success in a company, large or small, is equally important. Celebrating both company and individual victories does not just create a positive “vibe.”  It also helps workers see themselves as effective and part…

  • Taking Time to Celebrate Your Success Daily to Unlock Even Greater Wins

    Taking Time to Celebrate Your Success Daily to Unlock Even Greater Wins

    These days, we are all in a race to the finish. Every corner of life is taunting us with competition to be the best, or at least not the worst. The opportunity to compare our failures with others’ success is always there beckoning. There must be a better life, right?  We dream of bigger futures,…

  • Are You the Hero of Your Thoughts?

    Are You the Hero of Your Thoughts?

    Thoughts are very powerful. Everything in your external world started as a thought in your internal world.   Your belief system is the product of ideas you have been exposed to throughout your life. Thousands of years of wisdom, experience, and observation have proven that you become what you think about all day long.  “Nurture your…

  • 9 Tips to Stop Living in the Poverty Mindset

    9 Tips to Stop Living in the Poverty Mindset

    I work so hard, and I still can’t make ends meet. I’ll never be able to afford a vacation. I’ll take what I can get for this project, even if it’s not my full rate. Do these statements, or some form of them, sound familiar? Engaging in limiting thought limits your ability to succeed.  Scientific…

  • Find Your Purpose and Get on a Successful Life Journey Today

    Find Your Purpose and Get on a Successful Life Journey Today

    What is the definition of success? Not just the textbook definition, but your individual definition of success and how it manifests in your life.  Drilling down on the definition of success is an essential step on your journey to achievement.  Success is not a spectator sport, achievement demands action.  The first action is to determine what…

  • Start Living the Abundant Life Today!

    Start Living the Abundant Life Today!

    In Suze Orman’s book, The Courage to be Rich, she offers what she calls The First Law of Money: People first, then money, then things. She proposes that we need to value money more than things because it’s money that enables us to acquire those things. And, if we value money over things, we’ll take…

  • Is It The Humidity, Or Are You Stuck In An Energy Drain?

    Is It The Humidity, Or Are You Stuck In An Energy Drain?

    Your attitude- positive or negative- affects your energy level. It makes sense, right? If you go into a situation with positive thoughts, you will have more energy to put into the task. In order to develop a positive attitude, it’s important to become aware of what drains your energy or what causes you to think…

  • 5 Thoughts for Keeping Your Motivation on Hazy, Hot, and Humid Days

    5 Thoughts for Keeping Your Motivation on Hazy, Hot, and Humid Days

    “Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”  M. Scott Peck – The “Road Less Traveled”…

  • Stop Living Out of Your Inbox

    Stop Living Out of Your Inbox

    So, it’s mid-July. How are you making out on those goals? If you want to have your best year, quarter, month, week and day then it is critical that you stop living out of your inbox. Staying focused on your inbox is a great way to keep the fires out in the moment but it’s…

  • Tuesday with Michael: Six Steps to Crushing Your Goals in the Second Half of 2022

    Tuesday with Michael: Six Steps to Crushing Your Goals in the Second Half of 2022

    Remember back in January when you had goals and hopes for the new year? This week we stepped into the second half of the year. There is still time. The first step is to define your mission by asking yourself these questions, “What would I like to have accomplished by the end of this year?”…

  • Tuesday With Michael: Where is Your Wheel of Life Taking You?

    Tuesday With Michael: Where is Your Wheel of Life Taking You?

    In his book, The Unheavenly City, Dr. Edward Banfield described one of the most profound studies on success and priority setting ever conducted. He said that men and women who were the most successful in life and who were the most likely to move up economically were those who took the future into consideration with…