Monthly Archives: April 2010

Make a Decision: Navigate to Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: April 29, 2010
Have you ever felt like saying, “Just make a decision!” to someone you work with who is ruminating for the fifth time on which way to go?  Or maybe you have caught yourself in this mode of indecision?  It is not a pleasant place to be and can turn into a frustrating detour on the [...]
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What Would You Do If…

By Paula Shoup | Published: April 20, 2010
…you had a million dollars or so in savings, and you already paid off all your debts?  Stop and think about this a moment before you read more.  What pops into your head?  Are you sipping your favorite beverage on the beach?  Have you purchased that big toy you always wanted?  Did you think of [...]
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Opening Your Mind to Paths to Success

By Paula Shoup | Published: April 11, 2010
Have you ever discovered that your assumptions were more like obstacles than tools on your path to your destination?   Sometimes we have to make assumptions based on our experience but unfortunately these assumptions can also cause obstacles and challenges if they go unexamined.  Or they are assumptions held deeply in our belief system and we [...]
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How Do You Focus for Success?

By Paula Shoup | Published: April 2, 2010
Focus is something I continue to work on; it is more challenging for some of us than others and I know for me it varies based on what I am doing.  In our culture, many of us have the “shiny object syndrome”, jumping to the next interesting new e-mail, conversation, blog post, or video before [...]
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