Motivation
Guest Blogger shares her motivation for weight loss and controlling her destiny!
Guest Blogger Dominique…check out her blog here. And, check out her Before/After pictures below. She has a motivational story we all can learn from.
A few months ago Maryann requested me to write a guest blog entry on my recent weight loss and what keeps me motivated. My initial thought was, well it has to […]
Creativity at it’s best
“Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.” - Bernard Mannes Burach
As most of my loyal readers know…I am gearing up for the biggest job of my life…I am having my first child in 5 weeks! I […]
Different strokes for different folks
”Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder.” -Nikita Khrushchev
I am sharing another thought from one of my favorites-Brian Kim. I completely agree that different incentives motivate people. Whether it’s money, status, family time, fear etc. The key is figuring out what incentives motivate you and put them in action […]
TV vs Doing!
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“Your self-image controls your performance; see yourself as confident and in complete control.” –Brian TracyFrom Brian’s blog…”When people say to me: “How do you do so many things?” I often answer them without meaning to be cruel: “How do you do so little?” It seems […]
A Mother’s Day Surprise from Yours Truly
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“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.”
– Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln must have had one hell of a Mom!!! He was our 16th President, famous for the Emancipation Proclamation and delivered the Gettysburg Address (to name a few). His […]
Open the door!
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“When the door of happiness closes, another one opens: but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.” - Helen Keller
Don’t stare, don’t knock…walk through. It takes courage but walking through the first […]
What do you think you can do?
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”Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.” -Henry Ford
When Arnold Schwarzenegger was training, his partners would often secretly
add weight to the current bar he was lifting when he went to the bathroom.
Upon coming back, Arnold would still […]
Make a Wish-It can last forever!
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“Your wish is forever.” -Mr. Heath (father of Make a Wish recipient Nolan Heath)
This weekend I attended a charity event for the Make a Wish foundation. They are a wonderful organization that grants wishes to children who suffer from life-threatening diseases. These wishes […]
Small vs Great
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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small
people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you,
too, can become great.” –Mark Twain
If there is one thing I try to do everyday…it’s encourage my staff to the best […]
Starbucks CEO Broke?
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I receive numerous daily emails with quotes. This one is from the Brian Kim Newsletter. It really spoke to me-probably since I can relate to his story and Starbucks is a […]