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Stop Procrastination Just do it
by: Lorraine Pirihi
What stops you from 'getting things done?'
Have you ever started your day with good intentions of completing a task or project only to find that by the end of the day you've hardly worked on it? Or have you ever set a goal to attend a seminar, learn a new skill or just have more time out for you?
I'm sure you have. I'm not going to write a long-winded explanation about the art of procrastination or putting things off but what I will do is share with you the secret of...
Preparing For Your Success
by: Lorraine Pirihi
When is the best time to prepare for your success in life?
What's that you say? I have to actually have to prepare for it? Doesn't success just happen?
No. It doesn't. If you want to improve your life you have to take the action.
An article by Jim Rohn who is a well-known motivational speaker said:
Here's the great challenge of life. You can have more than you've got because you can become more than you are.
I have found that income seldom will exceed your own...
Success Tips for Small Business Owners
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Running a small business requires many skills. However, to do this successfully you need to organize yourself first. Avoid procrastination - read the following and take action.
Successful Small Business Owners Look After Themselves First
Exercise regularly, eat healthily and be around positive people. Feed your mind by attending personal development courses. Read self-help and motivational books, listen to tapes. Stress management levels will be much more effective...
Are You A Work Addict
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by: Lorraine Pirihi
Work addiction is very common in our society today, yet it is not one that is not highly recognised.
An interesting article in the March edition of The Success Report published by Success Technologies stated:
Of all the addictions receiving attention today (including alcohol, drugs, gambling and food) work addiction is perhaps the least recognised and possibly the most dangerous.
This is because a work addiction is a compulsion that is rewarded and reinforced by...
Transform Your Office Into A Powerhouse Of Success
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Did you know that the area that you call your 'office' is a direct reflection of you? If your environment is clean and uncluttered it projects that the person who works there is calm and has everything under control. Consequently if it looks like the local rubbish tip then the impression others get is that this person is disorganised, and a complete mess.
Now before any of you get upset with these assumptions, I'm just stating the fact that the way you have set up...
How to Boost Morale In Your Organisation
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Who keeps the wheels turning in your organisation? Who holds it all together when chaos reigns supreme? Who can you rely on to run your department/business in your absence?
Generally it's the admin/secretarial/support staff who toil away at their computers day after day, week after week and maybe year after year.
Tell me
when's the last time you thanked or rewarded them for their efforts? I'm sure you did what everyone else does at Xmas - take them out to lunch or...
Make It Happen Now
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Most people think that when they have chosen a path that's it - that's the path to follow. This is far from the truth according to leading Business Coach
Brad Tonini who has just released his latest book
I asked Brad to share his thoughts on why we don't get started to Making Things Happen. Here's what he had to say:
Procrastination is paralyzing to peak performance, it comes out of 5 key reasons:-
The task is just plain overwhelming
You may have a fear of...
How to Successfully Work From Home
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Working from home can be a most effective way to be more productive! Today's open plan offices stop many people from getting their work done. The constant noise, phones ringing and colleagues interrupting can drive anyone to distraction! Many people would dramatically boost their productivity if they could spend some or all of their workday out of the main office and join the thousands of small business owners who work from home. However there are a few rules you need...
How to Network Your Way to Success
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Successful people do not achieve success on their own, they surround themselves with a well-developed, sophisticated support network. In a world that grows more complex and more competitive each day, networking is necessary not only for survival but for high achievement
excerpt from the best-selling book Masters of Networking.
Observing many people when I'm out and about attending various business related functions, I'm convinced that so many of them do not realize how...
Time Management And How It Affects Your Kids
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Last week I attended a presentation from Parenting Expert and well-known author, Stephen Biddulph on Raising Boys. As I have an 11 year old son, I was interested to hear what Stephen had to say. In fact, so were the other 800 other parents in the room!
The key point that I picked up on was that boys from the age of 6 -14 really need 'time' with their dads. That is the most influential period in their lives when they bond with him. And the type of time they need is not...
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