“Sure I am successful, but I can explain all that: I got lucky, they’re just being nice, I had connections.” Despite actual achievements, some successful people believe their accomplishments have been overrated and that they will eventually be exposed as impostors. Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or […]
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An anonymous client once said: “If I succeed, it will cut into my sitting around time.” She was just kidding, but underneath the humor, she was terrified. Fear of the unknown may cause people to stay stuck in the same situation. Maybe you are considering a new job, or would love to start your […]
You can learn to simmer in pain for a long time. You can grow accustomed to a tense situation and convince yourself that it is OK to stay in this hot water (so to speak). Remember the experiment with the frog in a water tank? The researcher put the water […]
Let’s face it: time is our most precious commodity. Or is it? Are you balancing your time wisely? Or has the balance gotten out of control? Today we are all under a great deal of time compression. You know the buzz words…we have to increase performance, while managing more events […]
The question is: “When are you going to change (insert behavior)?” And sometimes the answer is: “When pigs fly.” Pigs can’t fly! It’s impossible. That is the point. Lesson 1: You have to believe it is possible. If you say you cannot change, it is true. If you say […]