So many of us are afraid to be seen. I include myself as I used to pass out when I had to be in front of an audience. The problem with not being seen is that when you have something important to say, something to sell, someone to influence, or the world to change, it […]
Barb Stuhlemmer
Wear Your ‘People Pants’
There is a joke in our house that goes like this” I’m almost ready to go, I just have to put on my people pants.” If you’re like us, we like to get comfy when we are at home: loungewear gardening jeans, shorts, and pajamas. But before we go out, before we are going to […]
First Impressions Can Affect Your Bottom Line
First impressions help us determine if we are going to be safe, comfortable, and feel connected. In the history of our evolution, our brains have become wired for the ‘Freeze, Flight, or Fight’ reaction. We see or hear something and we have to evaluate immediately if we were going to be safe. We still have […]
Act ‘As If” is Not the Same as Faking It
This is not the same as “fake it ‘til you make it”, but similar. It is not about faking, it is about changing the way you see yourself and your business. Tell yourself, “this is what it will be like” and it will be believable by both your unconscious, which believes everything is real, and […]
The Green-Light Manager
Approximately 92,000 people work for the Ontario government. If one person finds an issue, has some feedback, wants to change a process, sees an inconsistency, etc. how loud does their voice have to be to get heard? There are processes that are meant to handle this very question, but who knows about them? Usually not […]
Filled with Anxiety Not Gratitude
Gratitude trumps anxiety. When we are in the grasp of anxious or overwhelming times, it is hard to see how being grateful will make a difference. Initially, it will not feel it is making a difference, but I guarantee that having a grateful lifestyle will help eliminate the feelings of lacking and failure. If being […]
What You Have That The Government Does Not
I believe in government as a necessity to ensure things happen for a large group of people. In fact I live in a country where government is a big part of our lives (more than 50% of our income goes to taxes) and we get to say we live in the best country in the […]
Understand your “Ten Times Business”
Times Ten To ensure you don’t stall on your way to a larger income you need to be prepared to do what needs to get done when you get to what would be a typical level to stall. This has more to do with your psychology then money or time which tend […]
Up Your Reference Group Level
If you want to see yourself as an owner of a bigger business start spending time with people that see you as you want to be. Find people that will hold you accountable, stop you from spending too much time in ‘pity mode’, see your best and strongest traits, understand your challenges, and won’t belittle […]
Act ‘As If’
This is not the same as “fake it ‘til you make it”, but similar. It is not about faking, it is about changing the way you see yourself and your business. Tell yourself, “this is what it will be like” and it will be believable by both your unconscious, which believes everything is real, and […]