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- Taking Control By Bill Mansell| 06/9/2009
- 5 Keys to Starting an Online Business By Bill Mansell| 05/19/2009
- Get Started By Bill Mansell| 03/10/2009
- The Power of Appreciation By Bill Mansell| 03/1/2009
- Be a Little Early By Bill Mansell| 02/4/2009
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We invite you to browse, read, print, and share these resources with your friends and family. (Please do not republish these articles without written permission.) We also invite you to join the self-improvement conversation by submitting your own articles to our growing database of valuable resources. To become an author, click here. Thank you for joining us.
Featured Articles
Work Will Win
- By Bill Mansell
- Published 06/3/2008
- Business
In the world of athletics, there is a work ethic that has become all but extinct in the business community. Work means disciplining yourself to spend the time, focus your attention, exert all the effort you can, and stick with it. Those who do so will learn to love their work and to crave the satisfaction of a job well done.
Overcoming Inertia
- By Bill Mansell
- Published 04/16/2008
- Goals
Natural laws like inertia apply everywhere in the physical world. But the laws of inertia apply to our emotional and intellectual life as well. The trick is to exert enough consistent emotional effort to be able to overcome inertia and create lasting change.
Recent Articles
Just as a river smooths and refines jagged rocks into smooth stones, our challenges and life struggles act like sand paper, smoothing our weaknesses, honing our skills, and polishing our personality until we are transformed into something better than we could ever have become on our own.
Learn how to stay lean and mean in this economy. This article talks about the effects of disorganization and gives suggestions for saving time and money by getting organized.
This past week I was reminded of one of the most important lessons in all of life; in order to live life you have to say yes to life!
You're waiting your turn to make a speech, when suddenly you realize that your stomach is doing strange things and your mind is rapidly going blank. How do you handle this critical time period? Some tips on public speaking and nervousness...
Find out how to organize information that is in your head and get rid of mental clutter.
As our society becomes more and more turbulent, we need to take time to be calm, to be quiet, to cultivate peace. You can learn to be calm by cultivating personal solitude and peace in a troubled world.
You are no longer in the business that you thought you were in. The entire playing field and all its rules have changed. Quit thinking you are in whatever you call your business, because now for the first time in the past 10 years the business you are in is not responding to the actions that worked just last year. You and your team have to go back to the basics of creating your business, not just doing business.
What are your core beliefs and values? Are they hidden under the cacoon of your daily grind?
Even the greatest creative minds experience blocks at one time or another. Here is a simple yet powerful method to get those creative juices flowing once more.
Accepting our inner beauty when paired with imperfection.
How to Fire Up Your Team, But Not Burn Them Out!
- By Bill Mansell
- Published 04/15/2009
- Leadership , Business
A shaky economic climate not only affects consumer confidence, it can also negatively impact employee morale and productivity. Negative economic news, layoffs, internal cutbacks – all whittle away at your team’s confidence and erode their productivity. And, when times are tough, you simply can’t afford to have declining productivity. Motivating employees takes time and effort, but it can also yield increased productivity and a more pleasant work environment. Here are 7 quick-tips to help you fire up your team but not burn them out.
What are the boundaries that encase our thoughts, and who made them? If you catch yourself squelching a random “crazy” thought, just turn it right around and ask “yes, but IS it nuts??” And then give yourself the freedom to explore!
