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Just because today’s technology gives you the ability to compete on a grand stage doesn’t mean you should. Are you better off being a big fish in a smaller pond?

What makes us creative? Can creativity be taught? The main ingredient necessary for creativity to flourish—from success at work or at home is . . .

Many great ideas simply shrivel on the vine. Building a strategy to support your great idea is the key to bettering your odds for success.

Many great ideas simply shrivel on the vine. Building a strategy to support your great idea is the key to bettering your odds for success.

Guesswork and worry are huge energy drains. Imagine what removing those drains through planning would do for your life, your business, and your career.

The job of connecting with consumers these days can be tough—but it’s not impossible. How can marketers communicate with people who don’t want to be interrupted?

The authentic, genuine YOU that you present to an audience should NEVER change, but your communication style should change to suit the context and ensure optimal connection and understanding.

Networking may be old school, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less crucial to career or business success. Attend those mixers. Establish those connections. Get engaged.

After a long year, you’ve earned a holiday respite from the daily grind. But you must also maintain momentum toward the goals you set at the start of the year. Master the art of pacing yourself to ensure there’s something left in the tank come December.

What are you doing to cope with the daily distractions and diversions of December holidays? Try out my “Ten Keys to Staying Focused When Times Are Busy.”

This time of year, marketing seems to be focused on one thing: attracting shoppers and their eager wallets and purses filled with credit cards and cash. That said, there’s still plenty of consumer bandwidth left for non-retailers to get in on the holiday season action.

In business and in life, there are just some things we love to do and some things we abhor—even if we’re good at them. What we like gives us energy, what we don’t drains it. In that light, let’s explore some realistic options for overcoming energy drains and gains at home and at work.