Some people work overtime because they have to, and some because they want to, and some people avoid it at all costs. Putting in extra time can help you and be a smart career move – if done wisely! The secret is balance and getting recognized for your extra efforts.
Depending on who you ask, you will get varying answers to the question of whether working overtime is worth it or not. The general consensus of opinion is negative, with research finding that working overtime has been linked to anxiety and depression. Yet clearly, not everyone who works overtime suffers either of these conditions… so what gives? Read the rest of this entry »
We focus so much of our lives on finding success in our careers and finances, establishing material wealth, building our businesses, caring for our families, etc. that we often overlook the most important person in our existence – our self – and the most basic tenet for a truly successful life – achieving true happiness.
Something as simple as happiness should come naturally to us, like breathing, but thanks to the stresses and challenges in life, many people have become confused. They’ll be happy “when”… They put conditions on being happy that makes it difficult to achieve in the here and now. Some people have forgotten how to be happy!
If this sounds like you, here are some helpful tips to bring joy back into your life… Read the rest of this entry »
Feeling blocked or unproductive at work is natural and can be caused by overwork, lack of momentum, the weather, increased responsibilities, or many other things. It is helpful to understand what caused the block but even more helpful to do one of the following to relieve the stress fast!
1. Move your body.
Take a ten-minute walk in or outside the building. Get your body moving to create greater energy flow.
2. Talk to a colleague.
Seek out a colleague in your department or another one and let them know you are stuck or feeling stress. Spend five-minutes or so just talking about how you feel. Sometimes just verbalizing the feelings out loud makes us feel better.
3. Take a five-minute catnap.
That’s right … put your head down and give your mind a break to work through the block. It worked in school and it can be useful at work.
4. Turn up the music.
If you have a radio then pick a station to listen to, really concentrate on for five-minutes. Take your mind off the situation and let the music in.
5. Eat or drink.
Take a snack break. Enjoy a favorite food or beverage and just relax for a few minutes.
6. De-clutter your workspace.
Organize your work area. Put things in piles, do some filing, clear off your desktop. Take your mind off of everything and design a better work area. A cluttered, messy work area can create feelings of stress.
7. Give yourself a reward.
Have a special meal, call someone you haven’t spoken to in while, schedule a massage or new haircut or pick up vacation brochures. Lift your spirits and give yourself something to look forward to.
8. Switch tasks.
Stop working on the current project. Switch to something you are more in the mood to do. Get yourself into a project or task that has more appeal at the moment and then come back to what you were doing at a later time.
9. Create momentum.
Get into a routine. Having a clear routine develops momentum and that will keep you from feeling the stress and getting blocked.
10. Plan a quick get away.
Plan an escape for the weekend. Take a trip on a train, plane, bus or take a car ride. You may even want to bring a bit of work – the change in environment may give way to that block.
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I’d like to share some recent testimonials with you…
Within a couple of hours of just a simple presentation, I made $15,000. $15,000 just working with Terri for just a couple of hours. This is how powerful her teaching is and we’re just starting out. I’m looking forward to so much more. We’re building an amazing relationship. I am ecstatic and I know that things are just going to go up from there. I highly recommend Terri Levine.
– Jemila Williams
I have had the extraordinary experience of spending an entire day, one on one, with Terri Levine, the Guru of Coaching. And I have to tell you it made a huge difference for me personally and professionally. Oh my goodness, the breakthroughs we had. I had a quantum leap in my business and how we’re doing business development, how we’re impacting our bottom line, how we’re increasing our profitability. All these conversations I had with Terri when we spent a day together have ended up in those kinds of results. And for me as a business owner, that’s exactly what I’m looking for. I recommend that anybody give themselves the gift of working with Terri. She is extraordinary. She is savvy. She is wise, and at the end of the day, she is going to do great things to help take your business to the next level.
– Kristen Schuerlein
I’m here to tell you that Terri Levine is the real deal. As a coach, I personally haven’t met anybody so genuine, so loving, so giving of her time, her knowledge and her resources. I recently attended her one day speaking event and it was great. She just blew me away with all of the content that she gave us that we could implement immediately. I instantly found out the holes that I needed to fill in my own business and in my own life where I was stuck. It opened a lot of interesting doors for myself as a speaker and as a business woman. I am so grateful for Terri’s work and her giving and I cannot wait to work with her more.
– Susan Creal
There’s two things that are very special about Terri Levine. One is she has this amazing sense to analyze a business and determine what moves you can make to catapult that business into the stratosphere. One idea from a person like Terri who has this amazing sense for business can change that business tremendously. The other thing that is so special about Terri is her heart, her passion. And Terri has an amazing ability to take your passion and your experience and merge them into a business that you love and will create amazing results. Terri Levine, she’s the one.
– Les Schmidt
My first month with Terri gave me awesome momentum. It was an honor to complete her challenge and win the $1000 for my video.
This month, I added an unexpected $3000 to my income. She taught us to do things that stand out and I did a crazy e-mail promotion in a new target market.
So far I’ve ended up with fabulous testimonials, raving fans, and possible new clients, who are already referring their friends.
Warmest regards,
Lin Morel, MA, DSS
Marketing your business is not just an attempt to reach your target market through formal and deliberate marketing means. Every time we meet someone and “talk business”, we are marketing. Sometimes, even at social situations, if we are discussing what we do, our “work”, we are marketing. Achieving extraordinary business results in today’s lightening fast world requires some radical shifts in thinking and acting and we need to make every marketing opportunity count. This means looking after and keeping in touch with existing and old clients and not just focusing only on new clients.
Business is more than the bottom line and a balance sheet. People make business happen. To achieve extraordinary business results, cultivate deep and agile relationships with your colleagues, clients, customers, suppliers and competitors. Here are some tips to help you get started: Read the rest of this entry »
As a professional business and personal coach, I believe that we, as human beings, are all connected. We may not see this and sometimes we may even wish we weren’t, but it is an essential ingredient in the coaching process. I recognize this sense of connection, but I also recognize that we are each unique and have special gifts, talents, and offerings.
One of the challenges we all face, as human beings, is that of remaining non-judgmental. We tend to put labels on what we hear, such as right or wrong, good or bad, happy or sad, etc. Even young children hold judgment about what they see, hear, and experience. Somehow, society has trained us to judge others as good or bad and not to accept those who are different from us or what we consider the “norm.” But shifting into coaching mode, we believe that no one is right or wrong, good or bad … they just are, and we accept who or what they are, period. Not always an easy task, admittedly.
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Sometimes, despite all our efforts to remain healthy and energetic, we all have days when we are not at our best. Things like being overworked, too much responsibility, private relationship problems, even bad weather… can all lead to make you unproductive at work.
Of course, treating the cause is the way to remove your blockages, but we know that can take time and meanwhile you have to do something about the everyday symptoms. So here are 10 ways to help relieve your stress and find some more get up and go:
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Yes, I’m closing the doors.
I’ve written to you a few times about our events – but I don’t want to pester you to death.
So this is the last time you – or anyone else – will hear from me about my Business Seminars.
In the last 18 months, I’ve worked closely with 142 different businesses from 98 different sectors and professions.
Some have more than quadrupled their businesses. Many have seen startling growth within weeks of following my simple strategies.
But this success has nearly broken my back, because I help people individually. So I’m closing the doors until I can find a way to grow without compromising standards.
So if you’ve been hesitating, if you’ve been thinking you really MUST do something about making your business the success you know it can be… well, this is your last chance to see what all the fuss is about.
You can come to one of my very last one-day seminars on Friday, May, 21, 2010. The total room capacity on these days is just 40.
How well could YOU do as a result?
• Sarah Findley made an extra $10,386 through one strategy alone.
• Jemila Williams made an additional $15,000 in 2 hours using an idea I suggested – it was so simple, but completely overlooked.
• Lucinda Segal sent one email and multiplied her investment with me seven times – using a far easier approach than the one she had been using.
• Michael Henry has just had his best month ever in five years by using my thinking and with my help and advice.
• Andrea Green-Feinberg has grown her company ten times faster with my help – and become a published author.
• Chi Hung sold $32,000 worth of coaching by doing something I taught her that she had never even considered before.
All these ideas derive from the sales and marketing strategies I personally have used to create my own successful businesses.
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Although this if my final day, the same guarantees – and the same stringent requirements – apply.
1. You can attend at no financial risk whatsoever.
2. You simply have to be a serious business owner – not a wannabe dreamer – determined to do what it takes to succeed
3. You have never been to a Terri Levine event before (as seats are limited for this last date, ‘repeaters’ will not be able to attend – sorry).
If you have ever been in the slightest bit curious about what all your fellow business owners I keep quoting in my letters and emails have been raving about – well, this is your last chance to find out.
By the way, are you thinking this is a publicity stunt and next month you’ll get another email about a Business Seminar I am doing live? That won’t happen.
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Just as a last reminder: register for the very last Business Success Seminar on May 21, 2010. Click here to find out how: http://tinyurl.com/may21seminar
Yours sincerely,
Terri Levine, The Guru of Coaching ®
Comprehensive Coaching U Inc.
727 Mallard Place
North Wales, PA 19454
It would be reassuring if we could always assume every person we dealt with in business was an upstanding citizen who could be trusted to be open, fair and honest. How successful might we all become if we strived to be the best we could be in our own businesses and everyone else was striving likewise in their own endeavors. There would be no more scams, rip-offs, cheating or deceit.
You may have heard of the expression “be the change you want to see occur in the world”. Yes, it can be a challenge in a world where a percentage of people do not understand the concepts of being considerate, honest or helpful, being in it only for themselves. One of the problems is that some people simply do not see themselves as others see them. They are not aware of their own shortcomings because in their minds, they don’t have any shortcomings.
How do you know if you fall into this category? No offence, but none of us can progress if we are not aware of our shortcomings, because without this knowledge, there is nothing to work with. So let’s quiz Joe Bloggs and if you find yourself identifying with the responses, you may have a little work to do on your self-development… : Read the rest of this entry »
How many times have you heard someone say, “Losing my job was the best thing that ever happened to me!” Does hearing this sentiment make you scratch your head in puzzlement? How could something so negative be so positive? What’s the person’s secret?
Few of us begin our careers with the intent of doing something else. After all, we’ve invested quite a bit in getting to where we are. Much like Humpty Dumpty, we proudly sit atop our wall of achievements and accomplishments giving little thought to doing anything else. However, with today’s winds of change, it’s pretty likely that sometime in our working lives we will find ourselves tumbling from our safe perch. For most of us the great fall occurs when:
Our job is eliminated through downsizing.
Our company is acquired or merges with another company and the new situation no longer appeals to us.
Our job stays the same but we just can’t get excited about it anymore.
So, after the great fall what are the secrets to putting yourself back together again – better than ever? Read the rest of this entry »
