Laughter is the Best Medicine

“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” ~Mark Twain If you are in a Leadership role, giving a presentation, or talking in front of a group, then you know how hard it can be at times to get your ideas across. Winning over your audience can be tough, especially if you don’t first establish …

RESPECT – Find Out What it Means to Me

If we asked Aretha Franklin’s advice on leadership, what would she say? “RESPECT, that is what it means to me. Just a little respect, just a little bit!” Respect is a funny thing, especially as it relates to Leadership roles. Some people offer their respect to everyone they meet, freely and gladly. They live by the credo, “My respect is …

Convert Browsers into Buyers: The Psychology of Online Selling

by Bryan Heathman When it comes to best practices in online selling, few people understand the key to transforming a casual visitor into a delighted customer. It doesn’t happen by magic, though many marketing professionals have been known to work up a few incantations around the warm glow of a computer screen. Go ahead, laugh if you will. But haven’t you wished …

Embracing Adversity for Achievement

Chris Widener “Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” Lou Holtz Success in life depends upon being strong people with clear goals and indomitable spirits. Unfortunately most of us aren’t born that way. We grow that way. And that growth can either come from us entering willfully into situations that …

Take Yourself to the Top!

Chris Widener Everybody wants to get to the top, whether it is the top of a career, a company, the earnings scale, or the many other ways that we as individuals can define the “top” in our own lives! But with so many people trying to get to the top, how come so many people aren’t moving up? I think …

The DNA of Top Achievers

The DNA of Top Achievers by Chris Widener Of course by now we are all becoming aware of DNA. It is the source code that determines who we are. When we look at DNA we can see what a person will look like, what diseases they may come down with, etc. This has been a tremendous breakthrough for scientists and …

You Can Achieve Whatever You Choose To!

by Chris Widener I have one firm belief that was drilled into my head by my mother: You can achieve whatever you choose to! It is true. Here are some facts: Wherever you are right now, is because you chose to be there (even if situations went sour on you and you feel like a victim of circumstances, go back …