When was the last time someone asked you, “What can I do for you that would make you happy today?”Has it been a while? I’m not suggesting you don’t have people who care for you, I know you do. However, I do know everyone (your family, friends and co-workers) is ...
Three Simple Ways To Boost Your Happiness Today
Published on October 17, 2014 by Alan Allard
Getting Real About Leadership
Published on October 10, 2014 by Alan Allard
I'm happy to feature a guest post from Bill Treasurer, Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting and author of the book Leaders Open Doors. It's a refreshing book on what makes extraordinary leaders and it's a short read.
Originally published at Thin Difference on 5/15/2013.
Getting Real ...
Three Simple Truths About Happiness
Published on October 7, 2014 by Alan Allard
Three Simple Truths About Happiness
You likely know that the subject of happiness is a hot topic. There's good reason for that. Despite all the books and seminars on happiness, there's a lot of confusion when it comes to happiness in life or in the workplace. If you read one ...
Learning Happiness
Published on August 24, 2014 by Alan Allard
Recently I wrote a post about my new grand daughter, Isabella Rae Lerma. She is perfect, right now, as we all are, in our true essence.
When it comes to our essence and who we really are, there is nothing to criticize, condemn or judge. "Bella" is ten weeks old ...
Are You Ready to Roar?
Published on August 16, 2014 by Alan Allard
Are You Ready to Roar?
When we come into this world, our instinct is to be who we naturally are, to know what we want, to communicate our needs and desires and to assume we are worthy of all of them.
We come into this world ready to ...
Seven Questions To Rock Your World Today
Published on August 9, 2014 by Alan Allard
Alan’s "Seven Questions To Rock Your World Today"
- How will I communicate with myself today to fuel my mind, body and spirit? (The truth is, if you master this one thing, you will be living in a rare space.)
- How can I offer myself unconditional support, on all levels, to thrive ...
Stand By Me: What Your Employees Really Need
Published on August 7, 2014 by Alan Allard
One of my all time favorite songs is "Stand By Me." Whether it's the original version by Ben E. King or Bono and Springsteen or others, the heartfelt plea of the song never fails to get to me.
Here's another one: "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers. Truer words were ...
Bella, You Are Perfect
Published on June 20, 2014 by Alan Allard
“Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.”-Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D.
Your Self-Concept, how you see and feel about yourself, impacts everything in your life. It’s is like a thermostat that ...
A Key to Employee Engagement: Enlightened Leadership
Published on May 23, 2014 by Alan Allard
According to the most recent research from Gallup, our “employee engagement” problem isn’t getting better. What is employee engagement and what does it mean to be engaged at work? Being engaged at work means you have an emotional connection to what you do and to the people you do it ...
Amazon Pays Unhappy Employees to Leave
Published on April 17, 2014 by Alan Allard
How much money would it take to get you to quit your company and move on to another opportunity? Even if you knew what that number is, I bet your company wouldn't pay it. But two of the best companies in the world would and do; Amazon and Zappos. Why? ...
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