http://leadersconnect.com/blog Leaders Connect Fri, 28 May 2010 14:38:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why do you think business owners have so much trouble asking for referrals when they know they are so powerful and crucial to their business? http://www.la2m.org/events/art-and-science-getting-good-referrals http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=65 WAYS TO CREATE AN ABUNDANCE MENTALITY E.B. White said, “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” Like White, we get out of bed every day ... http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=61 Meditation produces beneficial effects for the heart, brain, and metabolic system, according to research done at Harvard Medical School and elsewhere.  Anecdotal evidence also abounds about the positive effects of taking 10 or 15 minutes a day to slow the breathing and rest the body. But meditation is only one of ... http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=52 Robert Pasick I excited about the healthcare forum which I am participating on February 2. It will highlight how the business ... http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=44 Robert Pasick My idea: create a dialogue with my friends on how to be happier...What do you think of this comment frpm Susan Ager :"How does one improve oneself if you accept yourself as you are? Don't you need to be unhappy with yourself in order to improve?" Sun at 12:25pm ... http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=42 Day 18: Do something GRAND! Here is a crazy idea for the holidays: Regain your balance by becoming completely unbalanced. Do something GRAND! Be Noah when he started building his ark. Do something so spectacular people will wonder whether you have gone out of your mind. I am inspired by an African refugee ... http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=40 My children are grown now and on their own, and I’ve moved from family therapy to leadership coaching.  If anything, I’m busier than ever, but even though my circumstances have changed, I still have to work hard at the business of balancing my life. I’ve employed many techniques in the struggle ... http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=38 Here are 20 principles that I think define a balanced leader: 1. You balance your needs with those of others in your organization. 2. You balance your needs with those of others in your family. 3. You manage your energy. 4. You manage your time. 5. You adhere to your values. 6. You keep an optimistic ... http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=34 Like millions of other men and women around the world, you're probably feeling the stress of change, financial instability — and you're searching for help in juggling all the spheres in your life: work, home, health, community and, in the process, you're even struggling to keep your own values ... www.robsleaders.com THE COACH’S CLIPBOARD Don’t take people for granted. Too often we come to expect that people will do their jobs because they are being paid for it and don’t need special recognition. Mira supervised people in the loan-processing area of an auto dealership. Her staff handled the documents generated by ... http://leadersconnect.com/blog/?p=30