Monthly Archives: July 2009

Executive Coaching Your Thoughts to Navigate to Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: July 30, 2009
You’ve heard all the positive thinking advice about visualizing your success and controlling your thoughts to drive for more success.  But, did you know that there is real brain science and research behind the power of your thoughts?  I’ve had a bit of a skeptical attitude toward some of the positive thinking advice that is [...]
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Five Steps to Balance Patience and Pressure to Navigate to Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: July 23, 2009
I had the wonderful experience of attending the National Speakers Association (NSA) convention earlier this week.  I met a lot of amazing people; on the very first morning I met Greg Bell.  Greg has a way of conversing that is immediately engaging and made me want to learn more about his business.  His company and [...]
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How Do You Define Success?

By Paula Shoup | Published: July 15, 2009
One of my passions is to help people and their businesses navigate to success, but, what is success?  It is different for everyone and for every business.  Your personal definition may include a large house, a sports car, or an annual trip to an exotic island or country.  Or maybe it includes a goal to [...]
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5 Strategies for Building a Strength-Based Business & Life for More Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: July 9, 2009
1. Identify Your Strengths There is a reason the books, Now, Discover Your Strengths and Strengths Finder 2.0, have been consistently on the business best seller list; focusing on your strengths is very powerful and the Gallup organization has a lot of research to back this up.  Identify your strengths; don’t assume you already intuitively [...]
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Five Strategies to Drive Past Fear & Navigate to Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: July 1, 2009
1. Silence the Critic Many people have a critical inner voice that plays constantly in their heads. Some very successful people actually credit their success with this inner critic. It clearly can be a strong driving force toward success but it is most likely accompanied by harsh judgment and fear that can have the opposite [...]
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