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Does Your Mindset Fit Your Goals?

January 31st, 2012

Did you set some 2012 goals? Have you made progress in the last 30 days on your goals? Yes – excellent keep it up. No – time to look at your mindset – is it supporting or limiting?
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Rearview Mirror Mindset

December 27th, 2011

The end of the year!  It seems to occur so quickly now. This is a great time to look back and reflect on and learn from the past.
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Courtesy Mindset

October 31st, 2011

Common Courtesy – seems to be a lost concept! What I understand as common seems to have become sporadic or rare. Have you experienced that?

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More than Awareness Mindset

August 29th, 2011

Does training get the expected results? How long does it last? Why is it that companies repeat the same kind of training year after year? Is it a belief that repetition will create awareness and then people will change their behaviors? And how is that working for everyone?
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Discrimination Mindset

July 29th, 2011

Do you discriminate? Your initial answer is probably No. However, I would challenge you to consider again and broaden your perspective.
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New Approach Mindset

June 30th, 2011

Do you take notes when listening in a meeting or to an interesting speaker? What do they look like? Key words taken to prompt details later? How well is that working? Are you ready for a new way to take notes?

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Growing through Fire Mindset

November 30th, 2010

Do you avoid or complain about difficulties, problems, or chaos in your life? What if those experiences occur for you to grow and learn?

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Clever verses Kind Mindset

August 4th, 2010

Have you ever figured something out and made a clever comment that actually belittles someone or makes them feel bad? Sometimes we think from our perspective how smart we are while not realizing the impact our comment has on someone else. Which mindset is one that increases your success? Clever and smart (aleck)? Or, Kind and caring?

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Linchpin Mindset

July 14th, 2010

Linchpin, by Seth Godin, is a thought provoking book about making a difference… about being the difference. Have you accepted that you are average and view your life through your average comfort zone? Or, are you seeing opportunities… creating opportunities… trusting and launching into the opportunity?

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Skillset verses Mindset

May 27th, 2010

In your opinion, is there more impact on success from skillset or mindset? Can you be successful with a low skillset and a great mindset? Or a high skillset and a challenging mindset?  What can guarantee success?

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