Archive for the ‘Personal Development’ Category


Women – 9 Things That’ll Kill Your Promotion

Women have made many strides in the business world. A hundred years ago, if a woman needed to provide for her family, she had to take menial jobs such as taking in washing, waiting tables, sewing, or found a job in a house of ill repute. As women have taken their place beside men in [...]

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Parents – What are We Teaching Our Children About Trust and Relationships?

Our lives revolve around the fulfilling relationships we create. We’ve all heard the quote, “no man is an island”. I believe this means we can’t happily exist all alone  in the world, without a connection to others. Building a connection to others is easy for some and incredibly difficult for others. What makes it so [...]

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How to Beat the Evil Twin of Success Also Known as Discouragement

Goals and dreams are exciting!  They can light up our world.  They give us a reason to put our feet on the floor every morning.  Along with goals and dreams comes the polar opposites of discouragement and failure.  Everyone, no matter who you are have been, or will be subjected to them. The difference between [...]

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The 3 Reasons People Don’t Forgive

There are many commonalities we all experience on this strange trip called life. Some are colored with warm sunny feelings and others are wrought with dark turbulent emotions. One of those things wrought with despair and guaranteed to keep us where we don’t want to be is to not forgive, ourselves or others. If the lack of forgiveness is dark and emotionally crippling, wouldn’t it make sense to forgive would add light to our lives? Divine, so to speak.

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A Winning Formula for a Stress Free Christmas

Every one of us lives busy lives. I have often felt like I was running a hundred miles an hour with my hair on fire! I feel as though I’m juggling 10 balls in the air at the same time. My life is stressful enough, then a holiday is added to it! Christmas programs, parties, shopping, baking! Yikes!

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Secret Leadership Tip – Build a Partnership with Your Team

There’s a little secret to effective team building. A leader has 3 choices; either know this secret and uses it, know this secret and don’t believe it or use it, or is completely clueless to the secret. What is this little powerful secret? It is to know your team mates and treat them like your partners in business. This means knowing more than just their name and position in your company. Sounds easy doesn’t it?

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Leadership Style – Is It Better To Have Control of Your Team?

Leadership is a challenging way of life. Some people either don’t want to put the effort into learning to lead or they haven’t a clue why leadership is different. Leadership is a very effective management style. But, not the only management style. Let’s look at the differences between a controlling manager and a leader.

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