Self Improvement Idea / Archive for July, 2007

When I first heard Ammu speaking at Think Annual Conference- an outstanding educational event organized by Oracle Education Foundation (www.oraclefoundation.org), 6-10 July 2006 in San Diego- I thought she was at least 20 years old! As she was sitting at the back of the meeting room, only her voice could reach me.
It conveyed a mixture […]

A student in a music faculty was coached by a renowned pianist and professor. One day, he walked into the class and saw a new set of music sheet at the piano. ‘This is extremely difficult….’, he spoke to himself as he browsed through them. He did some stretching and began to play the notes, […]

Occasionally, an event happens that is so profound that my breath escapes me, I stand in awe of the minute that so deeply impacts my life and wonder that I’ve experienced such a grandiose event. Such is the response I’ve experienced today.
A life is gone.
At the exuberant age of 25, a young man with the […]

Providing life purpose coaching (professional & relational) to people is remarkable and greatly rewarding.
Coaching focuses on the matters most pertinent to each individual, family, and business executive. By empowering people, the coach transcends barriers that divide and transform individuals, families, and organizations.
The beauty of life purpose coaching, unlike consulting, is it doesn’t seek to […]

Having returned recently from a trip to Israel I realized that what I wanted in life was really so simple.
My mother in law offered to pay for my sister in law and myself to take a trip to Israel. Well, I certainly wasn’t going to say no to that! I have travelled quite […]

There are so many people today trying to explain what ‘THE’ secret is to success. The truth is that there is no one secret to success. This may disappointing if you have been looking for some magic secret that will bring you everything you ever wanted. If the truth be told, most of the so […]

When I meet people and tell them what I do, I often hear, “Oh, you are a motivational speaker,” with some amount of assuredness in their voice. While I realize there are many speakers that people lump into this category (some who are my friends and mentors), I strongly disagree with that label.
Do I speak? […]

The fastest way to succeeding in anything, be it online or other areas of your life, is to MODEL those that are already achieving success in what they do.
It’s that simple.
If you study and practice NLP you would probably have come across this term.
If you want set up a successful franchise, study McDonalds and Burger […]

I’m not sure where it originated, but I’ve heard it repeated time and time again: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. As much sense as that statement makes, we often find ourselves addressing the same issue with solutions that are little more than rearranged expressions of previously failed […]

In my previous article entitled: Measuring TQM Success published on [June 03, 2006 08:50:17 am], I wrote about Baldrige Values and Concepts as well as the Baldrige Assessment Approach. In this issue, I will provide an insight on common assessment findings in Baldrige Criteria Category 1 - Leadership from several companies being assessed by […]