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Life is the way it is!

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Life is the way it is!

In these uncertain times, it can be easy to lose sight of the important things in life. But as Virginia Satir once said, “Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” As we navigate through the…

loose control

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What can we control when everything seems out of control?

In times of discombobulation when things are uncertain, the tendency for humans is to run around like Chook’s without heads on….and create chaos, panic or freeze. And a very wise person said to me, when I asked if things were feeling like they were out of control, answered “No, I just focus on the things…

Joy is good for business

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Joy is good for business

In the last couple of years, I have had the great honor of working with many leaders who are seeing the value of fostering joy at work. Recently another article from Harvard with some research on areas at work that increase joy. Add these findings to Shawn Achor’s research on happiness at work and its…

The New Business Model: H2H

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The New Business Model: H2H

Recently, Brigham Young University released the results of a study on social isolation. If you are socially isolated (ie lonely or don’t feel you have friends you can call on) the risk of death goes up 32%! That is one reason H2H is becoming so important in business. Most of us spend most of our…

If you do this one thing, everything changes!

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If you do this one thing, everything changes!

The one thing is, ‘get real!’ Last post I talked about sales and how ‘getting real’ is linked with getting results. This month I want to share with you why you need to ‘get real’ in your life! And why! The phrase ‘get real’ is often used to imply that someone needs a ‘reality…

There was B2B; now there is B2P, and P2P

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There was B2B; now there is B2P, and P2P

This morning on my way to the airport for a trip to the USA, I was listening to the global CEO of Rio Tinto, a giant mining company. He was talking about the importance of creating a new approach in business, not B2B but B2P. Business to people. Mind you, I prefer P2P…

The most powerful 3 letter word!

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The most powerful 3 letter word!

Wondering what it is? Believe it or not, the word is ‘YET’. Well, it’s ONE of the most powerful words! From my years of NLP training I already understood how we can reprogram neural pathways by saying one of 3 phrases at the end or beginning of statements I would hear coming out of my…

Amanda’s Top 6 TEDx Talks

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Amanda’s Top 6 TEDx Talks

These are my current top 5 TEDx talks! Well there are actually 6, I have included myself in there just because I thought I had better show myself support! But these videos share with you great new ideas that can help you understand in deeper ways how you can change your thinking, and what…

The Magic of Mindfulness

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The Magic of Mindfulness

Mindfulness. It’s a buzz word right now. Businesses are more conscious of the bottom line results of being more mindful and teaching their people to do so. CEOs are being coached to be more mindful to improve their leadership skills. Students are being taught to be more mindful to perform better in tests, everyone is…

Thought Viruses

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Thought Viruses

Robert Dilts is a well known American expert in neurolinguistics and writes frequently for a magazine called Anchor Point. In a past edition he was discussing the connection between beliefs and health or wellness. He introduced the concept of ‘thought viruses’. What a fantastic way of describing one of the most powerful mechanisms of illness…

It’s Always Sunny Above The Clouds: Part II

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It’s Always Sunny Above The Clouds: Part II

continued from Part I The fifth lesson in a Course of Miracles asks you to work with the idea that “I am never upset for the reason I think.” They give examples like: “I am not angry with/afraid of/upset with for the reason I think.” I think that’s a great exercise! I have tried practicing…

Read This to Change How You Change

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Read This to Change How You Change

Change is inevitable. It happens whether you want it or not. Change is rarely exciting, nor welcome! Most often it is met with instant fear or terror in some cases! We are physiologically programmed in many ways for that fear reaction, but it’s Neanderthal programming! Our amygdala (the fear response part of the brain)…

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