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Start Being Your Best at Work Today
Let Dr. Transformation Help You Be Your Best!Dr. Sylvia Lafair, CEO of Creative Energy Options, aka “Dr. Transformation,†wants to help you be your best at work!Dr. Lafair, along with CEOptions’ panel of Certified Pattern Breakthrough coaches and consultants, can help pinpoint exactly what behaviors are getting in your way and what you can do to help accelerate your success.Listen to…
Restless Patterns
By Frank Walsh | CEOptions Certified Pattern Breakthrough Coach It’s not you, it’s me… Well it’s also you, but with some guidance I have seen how the patterns of my past influenced our relationship. I started to feel it in my mid 40’s. Things were different. I had evolved, you had changed. You didn’t make me happy…
Leadership Lessons: How Listening Changes Your Responses
Hearing and listening are related. Similar yet very different. We hear loud sounds, the wind, someone laughing or yelling. And then what? We just get on with our day. Listening, ah, another story entirely. Were you ever told to “listen up†when you were a kid? Did someone ever say “Hey, will you just shut…
Guess Who’s Coming To Breakfast, Lunch and Maybe Even Dinner
Is your company going through a growth spurt? Need more good people to participate in your exciting endeavors? Want to fill the shoes of those who have moved up with those ready to move up? Warning: Don’t overlook those seated before you. Lately I’ve been watching my colleagues combing through resumes looking for the “just…
Join the Fun on International Day of Happiness
Let’s imagine together. Imagine all the people living for today. Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one. I hope today you’ll join us. Its International Day of Happiness! How will you celebrate? Think about it this way: What if…. you called someone you have not…
The Colors of Gender Thanks to Modern Marketing and Ancient Ancestors
From the day you were born, even before conception, there are beliefs and stereotypes that are attached to gender. Let’s consider the color continuum for gender. Pink is for girls and blue is for boys. Right? Where did this begin? Who decided which colors belong to which gender? Here is a brief trip through history.…
Fix-Em, Don’t Fire-Em
Ever hear (or say) something like “Diane is THE PROBLEM. Everything will be solved if we just get rid of her.†How often does this type of response show up when things aren’t working at work? Look, maybe Diane is THE PROBLEM and she must go. However, then again, maybe there’s a deeper issue lurking…
3 Fundamental Needs For Happiness To Start The New Year
There are three fundamental needs we all have that seem to sparkle more during the holidays and end of year, than at any other time. Check over the list and see where you will want to put your energies to grow and learn in the next year, which is right around the corner. The first…
When Is Enough…Enough
This time of year, prepares us to ask “What really matters?†It’s a tradition to give gratitude as we sit around the Thanksgiving dinner table. Often what we say slips off our tongues without thinking about it. Yes, we’re thankful for our families, our health, a meal to fill our bellies, the team we root…
Standing Rock is Rocking Our World
The growing focus on Standing Rock Reservation and the issues surrounding water, oil, human rights, and earth rights brought up a memory from several years ago. The morning after the sweat lodge we sat in a circle for our farewell ceremony. Bleary eyed in the predawn cold, something looked and felt different. Was it just me?…
What Do Elections, Families And Frankenstein Have In Common?
history.com “Whoever goes to the White House will bring along many others with their personal baggage.â€Â This was a recent post on Twitter. There was no claim to who would win the election or who they would bring with them. Just a less than 140-characters of information, to think about. I thought about how this most…
Spotting The Big Difference Between Charming and Sincere
We live in a time of sizzle and dazzle, quips and giggles. It’s not a time to do deep dives into any subject. How do I know? I’ve fool-hardheartedly been following the Presidential election soaps on television and twitter. I’ve been wondering why and when we turned from substance to slander and superficiality. I want…