This Saturday, May 17th, I’ll be Susan K. Wehrley’s guest on the BIZremedies radio show.

Find out the latest Tips in Creating the Life you Want in the most effortless way!

Tune in to 1130 AM in Milwaukee from 3-4 PM Central Time this Saturday, or click here ( http://www.newstalk1130.com/pages/streaming.html) to listen live via the Web.

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From my article Why You Should Seek Out New Relationships at The Positivity Blog:

“We tend to become very comfortable within our own social networks. We get to know people, feel comfortable with them, and generally share the same views and ideas as them. This can be a social network of friends, or a group of colleagues at work. We tend to gravitate towards those people who are similar to us in beliefs and personalities.

It is beneficial, though, to push yourself outside your comfort zone and become involved with people who hold beliefs different from our own. Expanding your horizons is one of the greatest ways to achieve success, for you will make better decisions when you have a broader perspective.

It can be uncomfortable, though. There are many reasons why you may not seek out new relationships in your life, and just as many reasons why you should. They are:”

Read the rest of Why You Should Seek Out New Relationships.

From my article Happiness: How to Become Comfortable in Your Own Skin at The Change Blog:

“Did you ever enter a room, see people talking and laughing together and wonder: how are they so at ease? Does it feel like a big deal to just “jump into a conversation” or assert your opinion? Do you have trouble relaxing and just being yourself in the company of others?

Many of us carry around the notion that other people are more emotionally and intellectually solid than we are. Is this true? Is it some kind of glitch in the human brain which makes us regard others as being better or superior?

If we press the pause button and really stop, what happens? We realize that our comfort level has much more to do with ourselves than anybody else. Here are some ways to become more effective, simply by feeling more at peace with who (and how) we are.”

Read the rest of Happiness: How to Become Comfortable in Your Own Skin and give it a Digg!

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Do you have a personal plan for success?

Most people today are completely overwhelmed by everything that life throws at them on a daily basis. Because the boundaries between work and personal life have become so blurred, we become lost, confused and derailed from our goals.

Personal success is attained in gradual increments by setting and achieving goals.

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• You’ll realign yourself with your purpose.
• You’ll once again connect with your values and talents - and this will ignite your passion and drive to succeed.
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• You will be empowered in your personal life, which in turn fuels you professionally and brings you greater commitment and dedication on the job.

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I’m presenting tomorrow at the Biz Tech Expo in Milwaukee. Topic: Personal Development in a Professional World.

Here are the details:

Being a friend is a serious, but welcome and pleasant, responsibility. And it’s one that shouldn’t rely on the burdens of expense and obligation. True, friends often exchange gifts and go to expense for each other as a matter of course. But this isn’t, or shouldn’t be, perceived as a requirement.

True friendship is a combination of support, encouragement, pleasure and relaxation. Friendship is a consciously created environment within which two or more people can help each other, enjoy each other’s company and free themselves from the cares and pains of the outside world. It is a source of accountability without judgment, love without presumption and peace without neglect.

Being a good friend isn’t always easy. But it is always rewarding, and often returns far more than any effort you put into it. You don’t have to have money or power to be a friend. In fact, here are several ways you can be a friend for free, and without any strings attached. Read Post

The sun is shining brightly as I write this. It’s pouring into my office, flooding it with light and just a little bit of winter warmth. Birds are singing outside my window. On days like this, it’s easy to notice and be thankful for my pleasant surroundings.

Have you ever noticed that WHAT you notice can lift or depress your mood? This is something I like to explore with my coaching clients as we hone and perfect the art of Slowing Down Fast together.

When you’re discouraged, you tend to notice more discouraging things… but when you turn your attention to pleasant things, your mood improves. It’s not enough to just be in the vicinity; you have to notice. Read Post

There is an ancient Hebrew teaching that upon our death, not only will we be called upon to account for our sins, but also for every permissible pleasure we refused.

Mind you, this isn’t permission to act irresponsibly or immoderately. Rather, it assumes that within our life falls enough moments of joy, love and pleasure to temper the bad, and that to pass these moments up is to return the gift of life unopened, or at least partially unused.

What a glorious attitude! Life is meant to be lived. But living life with a full appreciation for the beauty and fullness of experience doesn’t come naturally to everyone. In fact, some aspects of our culture seem bound and determined to make us feel guilty for any pleasure or respite we seek, no matter how innocent, positive or life affirming. Read Post

Every person we call “friend” deserves our wholehearted attention, respect and consideration. But these activities take time and energy - relationships require ongoing work in order to succeed, or at least real and meaningful relationships do.

There seems to be a cultural expectation these days that we should have and keep up with as many people as we possibly can. A full address book or massive “Friends” list has become a cultural indicator of our own value and status. But having a long list of friends that you can’t keep up with is a recipe for resentment, because it creates unreasonable and unsustainable demands on our time. Read Post