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A Generous Spirit

March 23, 2015 By Denise Hedges

Dilemma.

A client called me recently. She wasn’t sure what to do. She’d made a special offer for a complimentary session on her blog.

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Filed Under: Business, Uncategorized Tagged With: business coaching, Business Development

An Automatic “No”

March 9, 2015 By Denise Hedges

I have to tell one on myself.

I noticed recently that my response to suggested changes in the way we were doing things or plans we had in place had become an automatic no.

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Filed Under: Business, Uncategorized Tagged With: business coaching, life coaching, life lessons

Seeing the Future Through Fresh Eyes

December 31, 2014 By Denise Hedges and Barbara Mencer

We talk a lot about living a balanced life in our newsletters. When you’re on, you’re on, workin’ smart, making good things happen. When you’re off, you’re off, enjoying life.

Unless you’re in retail or the hospitality business, the end of year is when most people take some time off to be with their families, recharge their batteries, get together with friends, and have fun. Perfect. Have a great time.

And … And … And. Before you hit the OFF button, here’s some advice.

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Filed Under: Business, Uncategorized Tagged With: business coaching

A Classic Miscommunication

December 1, 2014 By Denise Hedges

Have you ever offended someone without meaning to? Well, read on. The screw-up in our second story today takes the cake.

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Filed Under: Business, Life Coaching, Uncategorized Tagged With: business coaching, life coaching

Let Me Tell You A Story

November 3, 2014 By Barbara Mencer

Remember bedtime when you were three?  What did you want?

You wanted to hear a story.

And now that you’re an adult, what’s changed?

Nothing.  Stories still capture our attention.

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Jerry Seinfeld, $820,000,000 … & You

September 22, 2014 By Denise Hedges

Jerry Seinfeld’s a funny guy. That said, I’ll bet you could name several comedians you think are funnier.

But can you name any who are richer?

No, you can’t, because he’s by far the richest. So how did he get so rich?

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Three Moves Ahead

August 28, 2014 By Barbara Mencer

Sometimes people can’t tell you what they want.

They’re so tied into the what’s-so of their current reality they have a hard time seeing beyond it.  That’s why we need visionaries.  And why you need to be a visionary.

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The Original American Dream

August 11, 2014 By Barbara Mencer

Do you know what it was … the original American dream?  I had no idea myself until I read an article recently from financial writer, Chris Mayer.

It seems the phrase was coined by a guy named James Truslow Adams in 1930, and the dream wasn’t about getting ahead and having the house and car and boundless opportunity in the land of the free.

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Filed Under: Business, Life Coaching Tagged With: business coaching, life coaching, life lessons

Can We Get Through To You?

July 24, 2014 By Denise Hedges

Would you ever want to give someone the impression you don’t really need or want their business? Of course not!

But, could you be doing this unwittingly? Hmmm …

Now what would possibly give people the impression you’re not all that interested in serving them?

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Filed Under: Business Tagged With: business coaching, Business Development

Fast Takes Longer …

July 8, 2014 By Denise Hedges

Business Breakthrough Institute

Fumbling.  Bumbling.

That’s what happens when you try to go fast, and instead of gaining an advantage, you wind up in worse shape than if you’d taken your time.

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Filed Under: Business, Life Coaching Tagged With: business coaching, life coaching, life lessons

Is Your Business On Vacation?

June 23, 2014 By Barbara Mencer

It’s so tempting.

The weather’s great, the days feel lazier, the kids are out of school, there are so many fun things to do … and you think, “Well, why not take some time off in June, July, and August and really kick back into gear in September? Nothing much happens in the summer anyway.”

Great plan … except for one thing.  Momentum.  Lost momentum to be precise.

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Make It A Game, Not A Contest

May 29, 2014 By Denise Hedges

Let’s say you want something.  You get 89% of what you asked for.  How would you feel?

Pleased?  Upset?  Which would you focus on?  The 89% you gained or the 11% you came up short?

I know it depends on the circumstances and how attached you are to reaching your original goal.

In my case, I was very attached.  I wanted to lose weight … 83 pounds to be exact.

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He Was A Potato Farmer!

April 24, 2014 By Barbara Mencer

Say you want to run a 544 mile race.  You’ve never run anywhere close to that far before.  You have no racing experience whatsoever.  You’ve never had a coach.  You don’t have “proper” equipment.  Oh, and you’re a 61 year old potato farmer.

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Filed Under: Business Tagged With: business coaching, Business Development, life coaching

Someplace Else

February 25, 2014 By Barbara Mencer

Flash quiz.

Tell me where your business will be in 5 years, complete with details.

Can you do it?

If you can, that’s great!  If you can’t tell me right now in very specific fashion what your business will look like in 18 months or five years from now and what you’ve accomplished along the way, why not?

Have you taken the time to sit down and think about it, envision it, and map it out?  If not, I encourage you to set aside the time and get busy.

Why?

Well, how will you know if you’ve “gotten there” if you don’t define where “there” is?!  As famous New York Yankee catcher and philosopher Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up someplace else.”

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