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Seeking Approval: The Worst Mistake in Pursuit of Dreams

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Dreams, Approval and The Paradox

I wanted to make my parents proud.

We all do. Whoever denies this one is lying.

I especially wanted to make them proud on the occasion of leaving my well-paying “successful” and “oh so safe” career that I’d built over a decade following my hard-earned education to start over by pursuing this crazy, highly-likely-to-fail, mind-boggling dream of writing and building a brand and a business of my own.

Ha! That was a safe bet alright. Putting all my money on zero-double-zero at the roulette table in Las Vegas would have made a much safer bet in hindsight!

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Episode 86: Handling Conflict Effectively with Michael Brown

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Welcome back to Episode #86. This Interactive Interview Series is back with a fantastic and fun guest, Michael Brown. We are going to talk about handling conflict effectively. How do you handle conflict in your life? Do you run away from it? Do you deny it even exists? Does it stress you out? Do you know exactly what to do? Conflict can affect all of us at some point in our lives and knowing how to handle it is one of the best tools in your interactions power box, and Michael is the ultimate expert on helping us resolve conflict while making a serious topic entertaining and fun!

In the interview, Michael puts a real spin on the word interactive plus there is a fun segment where I take some risks but letting my guest run the show for a few minutes!.

Michael is a true expert at communicating effectively. Today we want to focus on one element: conflict resolution – in other words, how to win those inevitable battles and arguments instead of avoiding them or caving in all the time? But Michael’s real strength is that he can make these serious topics FUN and give us “real learning for a change”. In fact, he lives up to that phrase because you can find him at Real Learning For A Change, his fantastic repository of information and blogs. [Read more…] about Episode 86: Handling Conflict Effectively with Michael Brown

The Ultimate Online Business Toolkit for Smart Entrepreneurs

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This page contains affiliate links to products that I absolutely love and heartily recommend. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Mind Map Your Online Business Toolkit:

One of the questions that I get asked almost immediately after I answer “what on earth were you thinking leaving a 6-figure cushy corporate job?”, is the how-to part to starting my own online business after being an employee all my life!

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Episode 85: Jumpstart Your Corporate Career with 4 Actions

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Welcome back to Episode #85 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is about achieving that successful career and 4 actions you can take right now to jumpstart your corporate career in the right direction now.

Everything I shared with you here in this podcast episode, I messed up in the first half of my corporate career. I don’t want you to do that. Be smart. Be savvy and your career will reward you.

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Loving What Is and Finding the Truth with Only 4 Questions

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“If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval or appreciation. Amen”
~Byron Katie

What if four questions could turn your frustration around and create harmony in your life? What if you could ask yourself powerful questions and trust that the process would lead you to inner peace and pain-free existence?

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