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Lightness and Faith On Your Path to Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: June 27, 2010
There has been a lot of press about Apple’s big milestone in May of becoming the largest technology company in the world at $50 billion plus (and only second in size to ExxonMobil in the U.S.).  Recently a friend sent me Steve Job’s commencement speech from 2005 (linked).  His messages are timeless; I am focusing [...]
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Keeping it Simple & Easy on the Path to Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: June 5, 2010
I read a couple posts this past week about keeping things simple and not grinding away at things (see links below).  It is such a powerful (and simple!) message.  I sometimes catch myself making something more complex that it needs to be or inviting struggle into a situation that does not need it or keeping [...]
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Building Character: Using Your internalGPS for Strong Leadership

By Paula Shoup | Published: May 22, 2010
I scrapped my original topic idea this week due to something I witnessed.  I was in the bulk food section of a local grocery store when it happened.  An older woman, nicely dressed, lifted up the lid to the bulk cashews, scooped some nuts out into her hand and then proceeded to snack on them [...]
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Coaching to Create Space for Success with Less Stress

By Paula Shoup | Published: December 26, 2009
What does coaching have to do with creating space?  Well, I have found that creating space both physically and mentally will enable you to be more innovative and productive.  I tend to create small paper piles on my desk (sometimes they grow to be big piles).  When I look at the pile I get the nagging feeling [...]
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Coaching for Effective Results with Positive Emotions

By Paula Shoup | Published: September 4, 2009
“Oh there is a word for that!” is a reaction I often have when I make a discovery about something that I intuitively sensed was true but had no way of describing it.  Because I had no known description, my sense of truth was accompanied by doubt.  It is interesting that when we have a [...]
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