Monthly Archives: September 2009

Listening to Navigate to Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: September 23, 2009
How well do you listen to yourself and others?  Do you fully focus on the other person when you are in a conversation and give them space to fully express themselves? Do you give yourself silence during your day to tune into your thoughts? In our fast-paced, multi-tasking world we tend to miss out on [...]
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Keeping Perspective for More Success with Less Stress

By Paula Shoup | Published: September 18, 2009
Last week I wrote about having strong commitment and letting go of our attachment to the outcome.  Having a strong commitment can become stressful and serious, especially if the deadline is coming more quickly than you anticipated, or other unplanned events take your time away from the work required.  I am working on a couple [...]
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Navigating Success with Strong Commitment and No Attachment to the Outcome

By Paula Shoup | Published: September 11, 2009
Do you struggle with this like I do?  I sometimes get very attached to the outcome that I have visualized and if it does not materialize then I become frustrated and disappointed.  I remember when a friend kindly pointed out that I must let go of my attachment to the outcome.  What?  Let go of [...]
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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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