If you’ve ever driven a vehicle to your vacation destination, at some point, you had to refill its tank. Likewise, if you don’t refuel, you will come to a complete stop. The same can be said for your brain—if you don’t take a vacation, eventually you will deplete your brain’s reserve pool of power. Dale…
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This week I had the honor of speaking with Joel Peterson, Chairman of the Board of JetBlue Airways and author of the book The 10 Laws of Trust. We were both being interviewed on a business builder radio show in Scranton, Pennsylvania. I was speaking about engagement, then Joel called in a talked about his…
Three Healthy Ways to Handle Stress
There is hope for insomniacs and the super stressed thanks to the mental health movement called positive psychology. Proponents of this movement contend that the stress itself is not the culprit of ill effects such as insomnia, but how people think about it and their resulting reactions. Dale Carnegie said, “It isn’t what you have…
Four Resume Tips to Land the Job Interview
Last week week, Gallup reported that U.S. job creation held steady at an eight-year high in June. The Job Creation index score remains at its high of +33. The score represents 44% of employees who say that their employer is hiring employees and expanding the size of its workforce. More good news—Gallup also reported that…
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What’s on your summer reading list? I find people’s perceptions of outwardly successful people to be really interesting. It’s as if they were born at age 50 with a seven figure income and a net worth approaching a billion dollars, and we actually think how lucky they were. I have discovered there are exceptions and…
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Creating a growth mindset. Coaching on the west coast this week with an executive who is clearly caught in a fixed or scarcity mindset. At age 60, he is working harder than ever because he claims he “loves” his job. No one else can do it like him, so he has a team of gofers…
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Leadership mindsets are a fascinating study. Here are the top three executive mindsets I have recently been studying: Victim mindset to Creative mindset Fixed mindset to Growth mindset Scarcity mindset to Abundant mindset I understand that most of you believe you have a creative, growth, and abundant mindset. So did I until I realized…
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When was the last time someone asked you why you are so excited to be in the business you are in? If someone asked you today, how would you answer? I was asked this question on Friday and then asked to speak about it in Boston next week at our summer International Dale Carnegie Franchisee…
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I was informed today that the new 2017 car I will be leasing will not permit me to drive outside the lines of my lane. In fact, when necessary, it will accelerate, slow down, or stop for me, depending on what is happening in front the car. Who knows, maybe my wife will feel safe…
Three Ways to Make a Positive First Impression
Dale Carnegie said, “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.” Whether meeting new customers, employers, prospects or team members, it is critical to make a positive, memorable first impression. The latest research shows you only have a tenth of a second to make a first…