Editor’s Note

Against all odds, polls, and projections,Donald John Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States. His victory has been quite a surprise to many, but it clearly proves he has been successful in striking a chord with the American people. A successful businessman, without any political background, what made him popular was his pompous talking points. Again, what could not be ignored was his lack of impulse control among many other eccentricities.

When There’s A Trump In Your Office: Dealing with impulse control issues

Donald Trump is everywhere. Not just in the news or on the campaign trail, but in offices around the country – likely even yours. Have you ever witnessed a coworker blurt in meetings or explode over something that really didn’t warrant it? Can you rattle off the names of fellow employees who are known to act unpredictably? If the answer is “yes,” then there’s a Donald in your office.

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The Year Of Redirection: What is right for you will find you

One of the ways I like to make the end of a year work on my behalf is to assess how the past year has redirected me. It’s tempting to look back on the year and regret errors I made or things that seemed to not work out. But failure and regret exist only at the shallowest level of appearances. What seems to be a dead end sign is an arrow pointing you in another direction. The universe is saying, “This is not it. There is a better direction for you. Go that way and you will find what you are looking for.”

Listening: Stop doing these 4 things!

Interestingly, researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that listening well can actually “make other people better communicators too.” In the experiment, they found that when listeners are disengaged, the speakers are as well; but, when listeners show active signs of attention and interest, the speaker perks up, too.

Making Each Encounter The Ride Of Your Life: How to do that?

Does it sometimes feel as if succeeding in your career and raising a family is too much to take on? I was doing an interview with the lifestyle page editor of USA Today and as part of a feature, I was to field questions from readers. One of the questions was from a woman who ran a solo accounting business. Every day at 3:15 she had to pick up her daughter from some particular lesson and always felt rushed in doing so.

Successful Interviews: Tips to follow

Whether you are climbing the ladder of success or just starting out in your selected profession to gain experience you will be interviewing with a plethora of executives and decision makers. The competition is the unknown, so it will be up to you to be prepared. As a director over the past three decades, I have been interviewed by several executives and have also interviewed a significant number of potential candidates. In this article, I will discuss preparation; presentation, the actual interview and the post interview follow up.

Past vs Present: Are you letting your past determine your present?

The past is history regardless of its positives or negatives and its impact on your present or future. Right now, this moment, this day is all you have or are guaranteed. Will you live it with maturity, wisdom and common sense or will you let the mistakes, regrets, failures or challenges from the past alter or negatively impact what could be the opportunities that come to you today or tomorrow?

Pick Me Panic: And how to flip out of it

All of the above have one thing in common: ATTACHMENT. An attachment is an emotional state of clinging due to the belief that without a specific outcome we cannot feel successful; confident and peaceful. Really? Have we come to the point of farming out our identity to outside circumstance to define our worth, value and capability to the point of rendering ourselves into a state of anxiety and stress?

Mindset: Do you have a winning mindset or is fear running your life?

Your mind (thoughts) control, influence, and change your brain; in neuroscience, this is called epigenetics. The way the brain changes as a result of mental activity is called neuroplasticity. And for those of you who are spiritually minded, it is called the renewing of the mind (Romans 12:2). You are a conscious being, in that in every moment, you have a choice about how you will think and respond to any given situation.