https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Almost every action we take in life is aimed at achieving or maintaining "happiness"-that elusive state where we feel contentment, satisfaction, and even bliss. Still, happiness can be a bit hard to define. Unhappiness, on the other hand... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5550 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:30:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5550-bad-habits-that-can-lead-to-unhappiness The term workaholism was first coined in the late 60s by renowned psychologist and self-diagnosed workaholic Wayne Oates. Since then, researchers have attempted to define what workaholism is and how it affects your health and well-being. As of now... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5531 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5531-are-you-a-workaholic My first ever "speaking engagement" was at my children's kindergarten. I was so nervous my knees were shaking and my fingers fumbled through the copious notes I kept referring to. It's fair to say... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5473 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5473-afraid-of-public-speaking-7-tips-to-do-it-well After a year working as a human resources manager, I thought I was ready for a director-level promotion. Or, more accurately, I was worried that continuing to perform tactical HR responsibilities that could be easily outsourced wasn't a sound long-term career plan. So my goal was to do more strategy work in the field of HR. The only problem... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5389 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 06:56:38 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5389-how-to-get-that-promotion-you-want Women are succeeding in their careers now more than ever. We're making our voices heard and our hard work noticed, and we're rising to the top because we believe in ourselves. You have to believe in yourself, and what you wear to the office matters. Your appearance represents how you see yourself, and... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5378 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 07:16:52 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5378-the-power-look-you-need-to-get-ahead If you start with the premise that we'll build stronger teams when we first build stronger relationships with the people on them, you can apply several techniques I learned from the social organizers at Change.org to build stronger connections between people in more traditional work environments. It is common in social organizing... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5361 Mon, 10 Sep 2018 08:42:22 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5361-3-effective-exercises-to-build-stronger-team We've all found ourselves in problematic situations of our own making, even when striving for self-improvement. We know what we expect from ourselves, but still realize we made decisions totally counterproductive to those expectations. It shouldn't surprise you that... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5340 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:28:26 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5340-the-brain-we-can-t-control All day long, my wife and I exchange the sweetest text messages filled with emojis: hearts, the kissy face and the sweet new inclusive family one with two moms and two boys (we have twin sons). Sometimes we even go public with our moony proclamations on social media. We are so in love. Sigh. And then... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5320 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:35:32 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5320-3-real-strategies-for-strengthening-a-relationship Coach John Wooden's most insightful model to discuss his idea is the methodology he used to prepare, execute and improve his practices. He was not satisfied with simply having achievement in each activity, but rather he sought to maximize achievement without stifling initiative. The four components Coach Wooden utilized were... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5201 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:50:06 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5201-never-mistake-activity-for-achievement On my 10th birthday, my dad, a dairy farmer, scrambled together enough money to buy me a horse. I'd been pleading for a pony, but I think he figured getting me a full brown horse, albeit it one that was very long in the tooth, would allow me to get a little bit more use out of him. I remember looking up at him, 14 hands high, and feeling very intimidated. Wow. How was I ever going to get all the way up there? How was I ever going to learn to ride such a big horse? But... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5170 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 05:45:44 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5170-choose-growth-over-comfort-your-success-depends-on-it Have you ever found yourself dealing with difficult people? People who are hard to get along with? I want to give you three strategies to deal with difficult people. It starts with the acronym H.U.G... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5143 Fri, 25 May 2018 09:40:40 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5143-3-ways-to-deal-with-difficult-people You can't build a strong professional network if you don't open up to your colleagues, but doing so is tricky, because revealing the wrong things can have a devastating effect on your career. Sharing the right aspects of yourself in the right ways is an art form. Disclosures that feel like relationship builders in the moment can wind up as obvious no-nos with hindsight. The trick is... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5140 Fri, 25 May 2018 08:42:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5140-12-things-successful-people-never-reveal-about-themselves-at-work things successful people dont reveal at work If you ask a group of people to describe strong leaders, chances are you will hear some replies like these... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5126 Fri, 18 May 2018 05:41:36 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5126-why-curiosity-is-the-greatest-leadership-trait-of-all Charles Duhigg, in his amazing book The Power of Habit, nails the importance of creating a keystone habit that practically guarantees success. An example he uses is Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps' trainer, Bob Bowman, helped... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5106 Thu, 10 May 2018 07:53:55 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5106-how-a-keystone-habit-can-drastically-change-your-life-for-the-better Growing up on a farm in rural Australia, I spent countless hours riding the wild brumbies (horses) that came from the rugged Snowy Mountains. Or should I say, learning how not to fall off. Along the way, I not only became the local barrel race queen, but I learned a powerful lesson for life... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5072 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:29:29 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5072-7-brave-steps-to-become-fearless With each passing day, the bar for excellence grows higher. New innovations come, someone hungrier and more talented than you enters the market, and external conditions change all around you. What was good enough yesterday, no longer is today. Professional sports is a shining example of this phenomenon. It seems... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5054 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:08:08 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5054-3-science-backed-ways-to-improve-your-performance In 1961, author Joan Didion, then a 26-year-old Vogue editor, penned a seminal essay for the magazine titled, "Self-Respect: Its Source, Its Power." In it she wrote, "To live without self-respect is to lie awake some night, beyond the reach of warm milk, phenobarbital and the sleeping hand on the coverlet, counting up the... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4925 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:14:49 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4925-3-valuable-strategies-for-practicing-self-respect The Sharks are cold, cunning and curt. They tell it like it is. They aren't afraid to let an entrepreneur know when his or her idea is bad-or even terrible. They're in it for the money and the money alone. Or... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4888 Fri, 09 Feb 2018 06:03:47 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4888-what-the-sharks-have-learned-after-a-decade-in-the-tank Our minds create success. If you don't believe that, you might be losing the game of life or at the very least feeling like the odds are against you. How we think about ourselves and talk to ourselves affects everything. Some of you might know this as the law of attraction. The power of self-talk is real. If you have five minutes... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4826 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 10:34:35 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4826-how-5-minutes-can-change-everything When people ask me for my best advice, I typically reply, "Stop believing everything you think." There was a time when I was helping teach social psychology at a local university, and our topic was how the ego works over time to project its filter onto the world. So, at the beginning of class... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4791 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 05:40:54 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4791-3-reflective-ways-to-refocus-your-thinking-for-success recently participated in a four-day leadership retreat with 20 leaders of small to midsize organizations. At some point during the first day, the question of whether one should lead with fear became a topic of discussion. The reaction was unanimous:... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4765 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:01:30 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4765-how-to-handle-fear-at-work So you have a new project in mind-a major undertaking, a shift in direction, the kind of thing that will put your company on the map or reaffirm its dominance in the market. And you are feeling a little... overwhelmed. This leadership thing is not for the faint of heart. Even after all of these years, a new venture gives me both... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4759 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 05:59:20 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4759-to-reach-your-next-big-goal-follow-the-10-80-10-rule Mark Twain once said that "habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time." I have lived by these words, coaxing change in my life by giving up 12 indulgences and conveniences (chocolate, shopping and cellphones among them), one per month for a year. Then... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4720 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 08:50:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4720-what-happened-when-i-didn-t-complain-for-30-days In order to be effective in our discipline (teaching, not punishing), we must have tact. Often how we say things is just as important as what we are saying. This issue will focus on the art of discipline. In his book Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court with Steve Jamison, Coach Wooden recounts... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4689 Thu, 02 Nov 2017 07:49:36 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4689-3-rules-for-giving-positive-purposeful-criticism Emotionally intelligent people embrace mistakes for what they are-great opportunities to learn. In this article, originally published on TalentSmart.com, Dr. Travis Bradberry reveals the 10 they never make twice. Everybody makes mistakes-that's a given-but not everyone learns from them. Some people... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4675 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 07:17:35 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4675-10-mistakes-smart-people-never-make-twice Emotionally intelligent people know certain phrases are off limits in casual conversation because people can take them the wrong way. In this article, originally published on LinkedIn Pulse, Dr. Travis Bradberry shows you which nine phrases to avoid... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4630 Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:38:57 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4630-9-phrases-smart-people-never-use-in-conversation When I was 8 years old, I took piano lessons, singing lessons and played violin in the school's symphony, all at the same time. Except for the symphony, I didn't care for any of those extracurricular activities, but I especially hated learning piano. Twice a week, always on a school night, my mom would drive me to the piano school, hoping... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4577 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 08:28:49 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4577-what-30-days-of-productivity-taught-me-about-finding-time In this age of powerful technology and information at our fingertips, the topic of success often appears to be complicated and overwhelming. Many people seem caught in a race to figure out the "right" formula inside of infinite possibilities. We can get caught up in the trap of obsessing over which tool,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4562 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:52:48 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4562-10-daily-habits-for-millionaire-level-success When I was in graduate school, I took a class called "Managerial Accounting and Control." The professor explained leadership like this: The bigger gear turns just a little bit every so often. The smaller gears are rotating constantly to turn the bigger gear just an inch. It's a beautiful, interdependent machine. It takes time and effort for the bigger gear to make a full rotation. For that reason,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4547 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 13:03:31 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4547-how-to-build-self-control "You are a shark; describe your first sexual experience." These were my instructions at last month's Toastmasters meeting, the group I joined to become a better speaker. It was my second week as a member. Standing in front of 25 people with two minutes to entertain, the task seemed impossible. But... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4541 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:07:39 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4541-9-ways-to-be-more-charming