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Remember to Breathe
Did you know that all disease begins with stress? If you are stressed on a permanent basis your immune system is attacked and weakened and then you are susceptible to all forms of disease; and your performance drops. This post has some tips on stress busting to help boost your…
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How One Question Can Change Your Work Culture
“What’s the best thing that happened to you today?” I challenge you to greet everyone in this way – watch their faces light up! Begin your staff meetings with asking everyone to answer the question “what’s the best thing that happened to you since we last met” – it will…
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5 Things Successful Speakers do Every Time
No matter what business you are in, there will be a time when you have to present some ideas to a group – or maybe even make a speech at a wedding or personal event. These ‘rules’ apply to any presentation you have to do, whether it be a keynote…
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Successful Leaders Do These Three Things
Being a leader means working with humans (in the most part!), and humans operate on the fuel of feelings. A leader with a high EQ (emotional intelligence), will foster a workplace where people can feel good about themselves and therefore be more engaged with their work. In a nutshell, people…
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The Secret Formula for Change – You Need to FARC
When I speak at conferences I ask people to turn to the people on either side and say, “I’m a FARCer!” This generally brings the house down! Seriously, FARCing is a scientifically proven formula for change! You can change! Your brain can be UN hardwired and RE hardwired differently and…
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Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
A review at Harvard showed that customers will consistently come back to people they like – 80% of what brings them back is the personality of the person ‚Ķ20% is the skill. Think about that – 80% of what brings people back is your personality! But that’s just one part…
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15 Ways to Create Joy Spots at Work
Why create JOY SPOTS: Because JOY is the next competitive advantage! Because happiness precedes success and all performance, creativity, innovation and team connection is improved when people feel happy at work! Because happiness is what everyone thinks they want – but it’s only the beginning of joy! Because the latest…
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Corporate Joy – Why Joy is the Next Competitive Advantage!
Have you ever been in a workplace where there is one ‘energy sucker’? Someone who is pessimistic, frustrated, angry or cynical or doesn’t pull their weight? When they leave what happens? It’s as if the sun comes out! People laugh, are productive again and teams collaborate well. Performance soars. Or…
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When the Going Gets Tough – the Tough Get Grateful!
Gratitude is the great re-framer! No matter what happens to us, the sooner we find something for which to be grateful the sooner the healing starts! Of course, at a major crisis time, it’s not always easy to focus on gratitude. For example, the death of a loved one is…
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How to Love the Job You Have
Some people enjoy work — they like their boss, their colleagues and the intellectual stimulation. But what if you don’t like your work or the people with whom you work? What can you do? Here is my number one tip: …actively look for things for which to be grateful. When…
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You Can Change Your Life By Changing Your Story!
I am sitting today in the apartment of an amazing young woman! She moved everything from Australia to the USA to follow her dream of helping as many people as Oprah by sharing stories that heal! She is an astonishing young woman whom I think will really make a big…
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3 Secrets to Avoid The Time Crunch
The Time Crunch I don’t know about anyone else but 2013 has started off with a big bang for me! It has felt like a roller coaster as time seems to have condensed even more! My presentations that are 90 minutes seem to be over in what feels like 10…
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As a communications and performance expert, Amanda believes success in business is always about feelings. The way we feel about a product, organization or person influences how we behave and informs our decisions about how we spend, or how we conduct business. Facts, targets and figures don’t change behaviours - touching hearts, feelings and stories do.
