“A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.” — Denis Waitley, motivational speaker and writer. ‘Fitting in’ may be a path to regret. Leaders don’t fit in, they stand out. People of impact are [...]

So here we are at the beginning of a new year; a time for fresh starts and new resolve. How many resolutions have you made this year, and…are you keeping them? One of my resolutions this year is to be much more consistent in my blogging. Blogging is a simple yet efficient way to reach [...]

Women in the Workforce vs. Work from Home In today’s post-meltdown economy, a woman’s contribution to her family’s finances factors more importantly than ever before. Many women who work in today’s employment-deprived world are grateful for even the crummiest minimum or low wage job. Certainly this is a statement on the times we live in. [...]

The Truth about Becoming Debt-Free Personal debt continues to be a major problem that plagues the people of many of the world’s developed countries as people find it harder and harder to make repayments plus interest on money they borrowed. Conventional wisdom, traditional financial planners, the media and often our families, tell us that it [...]

By Susan Boskey, author of The Quality Life Plan and guest blogger. Most of us have heard the saying “It’s a man’s world” because men historically have worked outside the home as leaders of industry and the family provider. Certainly times have changed with women as nearly half the workforce today. Women not only work [...]

Handling people can be a pretty difficult task, and even more so when you need to get these people to do a lot of work for you. That’s why leadership development is such an important facet of being a manager (or other equivalent position). Here is a trio of leadership tips that you can keep [...]

Perhaps you haven’t lucked out trying to land a job, or maybe you’re employed and figured an office job isn’t what’s best for you. Don’t worry—you can still earn your keep by making money without a job. Don’t be misled, however—there is no such thing as making money without money. Here are some options to [...]

“Why am I here?”, “Why am I doing this?”, “What’s all this for?”— If you ask yourselves those kinds of questions constantly, then you obviously have a personal motivation problem. Keeping oneself motivated is an important part of feeling good and having that sense of accomplishment, and it really helps drive success. So, if you [...]

In order to create a long and successful business, then you should know and understand the importance of networking. Building a good network around your business is an effective and inexpensive way for you to enhance your marketing activities, find new customers and suppliers, find potential business partners, and also build your company’s overall image [...]

In life, however you deal with things and the attitude that goes with it can define success or failure. Your attitude is what makes or breaks you. And if you want to achieve success in life, then you must have the appropriate attitude that goes with it, which means you should have a positive attitude. [...]