Why Are We So Afraid of Failure?

Why Are We So Afraid of Failure?

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”  – Winston Churchill Fear and failure are very negative and emotionally charged words.  We don’t want to be anywhere near those words or concepts.  But do we have to be fearful

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10 Reasons We Are Afraid to Ask for Help

10 Reasons We Are Afraid to Ask for Help

“Nothing in life in to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” Marie Curie Last week we talked about being authentic and its relationship to success in life and interviewing.  Part of that

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How Important is Being Authentic?

How Important is Being Authentic?

“Authenticity requires vulnerability, transparency, and integrity.”– Janet Louise Stephenson We have covered so many topics in these blogs.  By my count this is blog number 74 and I think this may be one of the most important topics I’ve covered.  It is important because of its impact

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Focus and Action Go Hand in Hand

“You don’t get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results. “– Mike Hawkins This is the last in the series of three blogs on the subject of taking action.  In our first blog we examined three ways to take action

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Reasons Why You Should Become an Action-Taker

“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.” — Randy Armstrong Last week we started a series of three blogs on the subject of taking action.  In our first blog we examined three ways to take action now and now will look at

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3 Secrets to Help You Take Action Now

“Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will.  – W. Clement Stone Our last series of blogs addressed momentum and defeating procrastination and the importance of this transition to life and work.  Momentum is essential in interviewing and eliminating procrastination is imperative in auditing and investigations to

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7 Ways to Turn Worry into Excitement about Getting Things Done

“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.” — Randy Armstrong Our last series of blogs addressed building relationships and their importance to life and work.  Relationships are essential in interviewing which is why we address rapport throughout the interview process. Now we

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