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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

By Arlene
Friday, May 18th, 2012

Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers — and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.

Categories : Featured Articles, Personal Growth, Relationships
Tags : inspiring others, leadership, motivational video, Simon Sinek

The Difference Between Love and Approval

By Arlene
Thursday, May 17th, 2012

By Angela Deutschmann

“We raise something here with you today: the distinction between love and approval.

Approval comes from the ego, every single time. When you approve of someone or something or the direction that the country is going in, or whatever it may be, it is because that is what you yourself would have chosen. Approval is when your intellectual opinion coincides with something that you see in the world. There is a place for approval, indeed. For example it is important that you approve of the environment in which you work, in which you invest so much time. If that environment is way out of line with your values, then you won’t be able to pour yourself in there beautifully and truthfully. Read More→

Categories : Relationships, Spirituality
Tags : creating miracles, ego, love something, love versus approval

The Stories We Tell: 4 Tips to Rewriting Challenges Into Inspiring Messages

By Arlene
Sunday, May 6th, 2012

By Tambre Leighn

Pay attention to the stories you tell…the ones you tell yourself and the ones you share with others. You missed a deadline. Does that internal critic take over and comment on your laziness? Does it remind you if you were more intelligent or more focused you would have completed the task? Or does the curious you take a look and notice an opportunity to create a different approach next time and learn from the experience?

When you spend time speaking with others, what stories are you sharing with them about your day, your life or a particular experience? Read More→

Categories : Relationships
Tags : inspiring messages, life coaching, personal responsibility, rewriting challenges, transformation

The Kindness Formula

By Arlene
Saturday, April 28th, 2012

By Maureen Cooper

The Kindness Formula goes like this:

Make it a habit to do at least three kinds things every day:
- one for yourself
- one for someone you know
- one for a stranger

Having a formula helps us to make kindness a habit and to think more deeply about how we wish to express it. Read More→

Categories : Personal Growth, Relationships
Tags : empathy, kindness, kindness formula, kindness formula goes, show kindness

Secrets of Body Language

By Arlene
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Does your body language contradict or reinforce your words? What messages are you sending with your body language? Learn to read body language and non-verbal communication.

Categories : Featured Articles, Miscellaneous, Relationships
Tags : body language, non-verbal communication
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