How to Choose the Right Coach for Your Needs
Read moreAthletes would be lost without them, as would professional singers and other performers. What about CEOs and other business people? Why shouldn’t they also have a coach? Many do, particularly those at the highest levels, and not just business coaches but also mentors and life coaches as well. If professionals of other kinds need support to reach their best potential
0Linda MurrayWill Hillary Clinton Change Your View of Female Leadership?
Read moreAs you know, Hillary Clinton has announced that she is a U.S. presidential candidate, in the running to become America’s first female president. Whether or not she likes it, the topic of gender is going to be part of her campaign, and it will probably be put there by everyone other than her. Already a team of Super Volunteers, who
Linda MurrayHow Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Performance
in Coaching, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Mindset, Productivity, Small Business, Strategy, Success / / 0 commentsRead moreSleep deprivation as torture isn’t just an urban myth, it’s the real deal when it comes to enhanced interrogation techniques. Really. It’s not just about how alert you are either; sleep deprivation has serious and long term effects on your physical and mental health as well as your metabolism and weight. Diabetes, heart disease, depression and appetite can be severely
Linda Murray5 Small Business Accounting Mistakes
Read moreYou’ve taken the leap towards financial freedom, thrown off the shackles of working for ‘the man’ and started your own business. Hopefully you’ve turned your passion or hobby into your job so that it doesn’t feel like work at all, and it’s all smooth sailing from now on. Or is it? You have a mass of skills as a small
Linda MurrayFear of Failure
Read moreThis is a fantastic article from the MindTools website. Enjoy! Learn to overcome your fears.Have you ever been so afraid of failing at something that you decided not to try it at all? Or has a fear of failure meant that, subconsciously, you undermined your own efforts to avoid the possibility of a larger failure?Many of us have probably experienced
Linda MurrayTeach Your Team About Appreciation
in Communication, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Mindset, Productivity, Small Business, Strategy, Success, Team / / 0 commentsRead moreDo your team members seem to be a little short on good humour lately? It’s possible that they are feeling undervalued and taken for granted by you and the leadership team. You know how that feels. You spend hours on a report or work the weekend to meet a special deadline, and there is no acknowledgement of your effort or
Linda MurrayAre passion and hard work enough?
Read moreIf the various business gurus are to be believed, all you have to do to be successful in business and in life are to find what you are passionate about, then find a way to work hard at it, and eventually you will succeed. There is no doubt that loving what you do, and being dedicated enough to work at
Linda MurrayMaking Better Decisions
in Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Mindset, Productivity, Small Business, Strategy, Success / / 0 commentsRead moreDaily life requires us to make many choices, all of which effect where we are in our personal lives and our careers. Some decisions seem to make themselves, as our minds automatically compute known information, and access our memories and our prior knowledge. Other decisions require more time and deliberation before reaching a conclusion and before we can decide on
Linda MurrayYou are not Your Brain
Read moreYou are not your brain. Apparently. So what are you? Of course you’re not your brain, but then if you are not the sum of your impulses, thoughts, reactions and drives then what are you? Do you have the capacity to influence your brain? This concept, discussed further by co-author Rebecca Gladding MD, is creating controversy and conflict in the
Linda Murray3 Signs That you Have a Faulty Mindset
in Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Mindset, Small Business, Strategy, Success / / 0 commentsRead moreWhen your mindset is faulty, your ability to grow, succeed and prosper is limited. It’s like having termites nibbling away at the support structure for your home. You don’t notice them until something goes wrong. Perhaps it’s already going wrong. You’re missing out on clients you should have connected with, you’ve missed out on promotion, or you’re just not as
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