Mike Lipkin – World renowned Motivational Speaker, Communicator, Peak Performance Expert

MIKE LIPKIN
The Power of Small Wins: Search, Stretch, Savour, Sustain


It’s Leap Year Day. Ever wondered why we need it? Leap Years keep the calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the sun. It takes the Earth 365.242 days to circle once around the Sun. If we didn’t add a day on February 29 every 4 years, we would lose six hours every year. After 100 years, the calendar would be off by 24 days.

So what’s the moral of the story? We’re all part of the global revolution. We have a personal rhythm that must synchronize with our environment. We’re either becoming our best, or we’re drifting. It only takes a tiny lag every day to be off by a lot in our lifetime.

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Denise Marek – Author, Media Personality & Work Life Balance Expert

DENISE MAREK
How to Bounce Back


My 17-year-old daughter Brianna seems to bounce back with ease from challenges and changes. I became very aware of this trait in her when she was nine years old. At that time, I said to her, “Brianna, you’re my little bouncer. You always bounce back.”

She replied, “Mom, only deflated balls don’t bounce.”

While she likely wasn’t aware of just how wise her words were, what she said was profound: Only deflated balls don’t bounce. To bounce more easily from setbacks, changes, adversity, challenges, and obstacles in your life, you have become an inflated ball.

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Sam Geist – Business Management, Sales & Service Expert

SAM GEIST
2012 Business Strategy


As I sat down to write, it seemed to me that 2011 was both one of the most difficult and most rewarding years I’ve witnessed in a very long time. Why so difficult? — Because reality finally set in.  My clients realized that the issues they’ve avoided addressing for the longest time, could no longer be parked. The internal issues had to be faced. The external pressures had to be addressed. Why so rewarding? — Because some of them saw the writing on the wall, began to address these issues and actually see results from their effort.

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Jeff Rubin – Economist, Energy Expert & Bestselling Author

Jeff Rubin - Author, Economist, Energy Expert & Speaker JEFF RUBIN
What do Triple Digit Oil Prices Mean for Growth?


Can we still expect to see sustained economic recoveries when oil, the world’s principal source of energy, is trading in triple digit range?

As I argued several years ago in my book, “Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller”, triple digit oil prices will redefine our notion of an economic recovery because as soon as the global economy picks up, oil prices will quickly soar to levels that challenge growth.

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Michelle Ray: Leadership Strategist & Workplace Relationships Expert

Michelle Ray - Workplace Relationships ExpertMICHELLE RAY
Staying power … Why do people love their jobs? Ten ways for leaders to lead for long-term success

Recently I worked with two clients in very different arenas (education and accounting; union and non-union) and I found myself thinking about the fact that people who love their jobs have several things in common. In both cases, the people from these two organizations were all in a support staff role yet they were polar opposites in terms of the nature of their clientele. When charged with the responsibility of putting on their respective conferences, they rose to the challenge and were deeply committed to great outcomes.

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