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Debt destroys Individuals, Business and Countries

Last night I attended a function featuring a distinguished writer for the Wall Street Journal who spoke on the current state of the economy. Some of you may be thinking – that is exciting stuff – not! Well, maybe it is time to think of it as both exciting and serious stuff. Your future may depend upon what happens next.

Doom and glume is for the news media as is picking a political party to support. I want to go on record that neither party has done us any favors in the past decade. There is a problem and the problem needs to be addressed by responsible people who care about the overall good of the country rather than other things – specialty groups, power, ego and other things offsetting wisdom.

Here is the problem… Continue reading ‘Debt destroys Individuals, Business and Countries’ »

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Posted by Voss Graham on May 27, 2010 at 12:04 am under Philosophy Statements.
Tags: bankruptcy, Debt, the economy, Voss W Graham, Wall Street Journal speaker, which political party to support
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What is Liberty?

We can all recite the famous line from Patrick Henry’s speech on March 23, 1775. The famous speech ended, “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”

So, what is “Liberty’? Continue reading ‘What is Liberty?’ »

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 26, 2010 at 12:23 am under Philosophy Statements.
Tags: Freedom, Independence, Judy W Bell, Justice, Liberty, Liberty Bell, Memorial Day, Patrick Henry, Statue of Liberty
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Locus of Control in Leadership

Most successful leaders are reported to have a high internal locus of control. People with an internal locus of control take responsibility for their lives and how the world works. Since their belief system values attempts to take control of things that can be managed by them, a great deal of success typically follows. Continue reading ‘Locus of Control in Leadership’ »

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 25, 2010 at 12:29 am under Leadership.
Tags: Executive Coaching, high achievement orientation, Integrity, internal locus of control, Judy W Bell, Locus of control, Phoenix Seminar, self-discipline, The Psychology of Achievement
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Locus of Control

What is the meaning of “locus of control”? The concept was developed in 1954 by Julian Rotter and has since become an important element in studies of the human personality. The term “locus” is derived from the Latin word meaning “place” or “location”.

The simple definition refers to the extent to which individuals believe they can control the events and circumstances that affect them. Locus of Control is further broken down by internal locus of control and by external locus of control. Continue reading ‘Locus of Control’ »

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 24, 2010 at 12:23 am under Leadership.
Tags: Control of destiny, external locus of control, internal locus of control, Judy W Bell, Julian B Rotter, Leadership, Locus of control, personality studies
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Who are the 10 Most Important People Critical to Your Success?

This is a very important question. But how many of us think about this and, or even better, work through our answers? Let us think about who these people might be and how they are involved in our lives. Continue reading ‘Who are the 10 Most Important People Critical to Your Success?’ »

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 21, 2010 at 10:25 am under Life and Work Balance.
Tags: Critical People to Success, gratitude, Judy W Bell, Who the most important people
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Everyone is in Sales

UGHHGH. Many people cringe at the thought of having to “sell” something. Many others cringe at the thought of being “sold” something.

But in reality, we are all in sales. Teachers sell ideas, knowledge, and creativity. Parents sell values, security, discipline, and legacies. Film writers and actors sell suspense, escape, and entertainment. Bosses sell work habits. Furniture sales people sell furniture and comfort. Starbucks sells coffee and loyalty. Disney sells an experience. Human Resource managers sell policies and employee culture. Politicians sell, well …good politicians sell integrity as well as safe and sound government.

Don’t fear being in sales. The key is to believe in what you are offering.

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 20, 2010 at 12:56 am under Sales.
Tags: Judy W Bell, Sales
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Executive Inter-dependency

High performance managers realize that they cannot do everything alone; therefore they reach out to others for collaboration. Great leaders match people with the jobs that match their individual skills. Excellent leaders hire people who are smarter than they are. A confident leader does not feel threatened by smart people. Continue reading ‘Executive Inter-dependency’ »

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 19, 2010 at 12:51 am under Coaching.
Tags: Confidence, confident leader, Executive Coaching, Executive leadership, interdependency, Judy W Bell, Motivation, Personal Development
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The Real To-Do List

Be Kind to others
Whistle
Laugh
Love others
Be kind to…
Smile at strangers
Hold the elevator door for someone
Pick a wildflower
Take a nap
Smile
Laugh again
Count your blessings
Show someone you care
Live with gratitude
Laugh out loud

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 18, 2010 at 12:47 am under Life and Work Balance.
Tags: gratitude, Happiness, Judy W Bell, the real to do list, to do lists
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Situational Ethics

What is situational ethics? I am so glad you asked! Situational ethics occurs when we live our lives with integrity only when it’s easy. Continue reading ‘Situational Ethics’ »

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 17, 2010 at 4:40 am under Ethics.
Tags: Integrity, Judy W Bell, moral compass, Situational ethics
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Are you a De-Motivator?

As a follow up to an earlier post this week, let’s look at the other side of the pendulum that Dr. Lance Secretan’s book talks about. He has just written the book, “The Spark, The Flame, and The Torch”.

The book is about leadership by inspiration. Below is one of the take-aways from the book review. Let us now look at the opposite of inspirational characteristics. For ease of understanding, the opposite characteristic is listed to the right of each inspirational characteristic.

The CASTLE Principles : DE-MOTIVATING PRINCIPLES:

C ourage COWARD

A uthenticity FAKE

S ervice SELFISH

T ruthfulness LIAR

L ove INSTILLS FEAR

E ffectiveness INCOMPETENT

On which list do your actions fall?

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Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on May 14, 2010 at 9:38 pm under Leadership.
Tags: authenticity, castle principles, DeMotivator, Dr Lance Secretan, Inspiration, Judy W Bell, Leadership, Motivation, The spark the flame and the torch
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Debt destroys Individuals, Business and Countries

What is Liberty?

Locus of Control in Leadership

Locus of Control

Who are the 10 Most Important People Critical to Your Success?

Everyone is in Sales

Executive Inter-dependency

The Real To-Do List

Situational Ethics

Are you a De-Motivator?

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