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Are Your Q4 Actions Taking You to a Parking Lot or an Onramp?

As we enter Q4, it’s easy to treat this time of year like a parking lot — a place to coast, take a break, and wind down. But here’s the thing: how you approach Q4 can either leave you parked at year-end and set you up for a slow “start from zero” January or it can […]

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Confidence General Interest Mindset

Embrace a “Lucky Girl” Mindset and Build Unshakeable Confidence

What would happen if you were embrace a “Lucky Girl” mindset? More to the point, perhaps, what are your thoughts and feelings about luck in the first place? Lucky Girl Syndrome There’s a new trend going around called Lucky Girl Syndrome, and it’s centered around the following affirmation: “I’m so lucky. Everything works out for […]

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Confidence General Interest Mindset

Impersonate a Confident Person and Become More Confident in Yourself

Can you impersonate a confident person and become more confident in yourself? It’s a slightly different twist on the idea of “fake it until you make it.” And it actually has some merit. In today’s video, Ed Mylett tells Jamie Kern Lima about how he went from impersonating the “not good enough” person that others […]

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Connection General Interest Mindset

Fitting In or Belonging … What Type of Connection Do You Strive For?

I believe there are three main components to winning as a work-from-home professional: Confidence, Productivity, and Connection. What I call connection, Brene Brown calls belonging. And she defines it this way: “Belonging is being a part of something bigger than yourself, but it’s also the courage to stand alone and to belong to yourself above […]

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Confidence General Interest Habits Mindset

If You Stand Out, You’ll Be Kicked Out … NO! Don’t Believe the Lie!

Do you believe if you stand out, you’ll be kicked out? Out of a friend or peer group … out of belonging? This is one of 9 common lies that Jamie Kern Lima exposes in her new book: Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life. It’s a lie that’s holding many […]

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Confidence General Interest

5 Life Lessons for Success from … a Pencil

As a writer I love a good metaphor. I love using stories to connect with my reader and to enhance their understanding. So when I came across The Pencil’s Tale, I knew I had to share it with you. 5 Lessons for Living with Heart and Purpose from The Pencil’s Tale Here are the things […]

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General Interest Mindset

2 Sides of the Same Coin … and You Need Both

Even if you’re not a football fan, you know that it’s Super Bowl Sunday today. Personally, I like watching football. I like the strategy behind calling plays, managing the clock, and working together as a team to win the game. But although it really is a team sport, there’s been a long-running debate as to […]

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General Interest

What I’m Reading in 2022

I’m sharing this because you might find what I’m reading in 2022 to be helpful to you, too. I’ve always been an avid reader, but I never really kept track of what I read … or when. But last year I did. And my reading list of 2021 gave me some insights into where I […]

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Coffee Chat General Interest

Working in Your Flame

[Transcript] … So, you saw the title, right? Are you working in your flame? Or in your wax? This is an idea that I learned about through Dr. Ivan Misner. He is the founder of BNI— Business Network International — which I’ve been a member of for over a decade. It’s a referral networking organization, […]

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Confidence Connection General Interest Productivity

Insights I Gained by Working From Home Before it was Cool

Barbara Mandrell sang about being country when country wasn’t cool. She sang, “I took a lot of kidding, ‘cuz I never did fit in. Now look at everybody trying to be what I was then.” Oh, boy! I can relate! Not necessarily to being country, but I was certainly working from home before it was […]