Stephen Covey said it best in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, "Habit #3, First Things First." He told us we should always do the most important things first. If you will plan your days and your activities, ranking tasks in order of importance and taking care of the important things first,
In today's conversations, slang, vulgarities, and curse words seem to sneak unnoticed into many people's vocabularies. At least, unnoticed by the person speaking! But, you can bet the person listening hears them and it will make a poor impression on that person. You are basically telling the other person that you have no respect for them
One of the young women in our office made a statement the other day that made me stop and think. She said, "People around here think I have a bad attitude. I don't have a bad attitude. I'm just not a morning person." Wow! Was she saying that she doesn't get to chose her attitude? Does
If you would like to become powerful, strong, respected, impressive and successful, there are two ways you can make it happen. First, position your information. Communication is most effective when it is purposefully positioned. When you say the right thing at the right time using the right tone of voice, the right facial expressions, and
When we do things we haven't done before or attempt things we've only dreamed of, we often feel FEAR. We might fear getting lost, or not knowing what to do, or looking stupid. We may fear rejection or that we are not "good enough." Fear can paralyze us and keep us from even trying to
When I was attending a function, the other evening, a group of women were sitting at a table talking. One of them turned, looked at me, and said, "Let's ask Judi." How did you find such a wonderful man as the one you have in your life?" The short answer: "Go on Match.com." The real
So often lately, I've seen people forget to use the magical phrases....the ones that get you what you want, get people to do what you want, and make what you want to happen, actually happen. The first of these phrases is "Please." From the time we were children we were told to say "please." Regardless
More important than what we do in life is how we do it! This week a friend of ours thought she was having a heart attack, so another friend called 9-1-1. The operator asked the caller a lot of questions, which she was not able to answer. So she said, "I don't know!" From overhearing only the one side
I was working with one of my coaching clients this week, when she said, "I have no self-confidence?" I asked her what that meant and she said, "I don't believe I can do things." "Like what?" I asked. "Like winning a beauty contest." Why didn't she believe she could? Because she's been programming her mind
I just hired a personal trainer. Why? Because I'm out of shape. I find myself feeling tired and not functioning at my best, and I realized I have not been getting adequate exercise. When I used to exercise regularly, my self-esteem was high and my mental health seemed better overall. My trainer suggested that I
