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Bright side of BurnOut: How to fix it! (Part1)

By Camille Smith / August 18, 2011

No energy. No interest.  Snapping at loved ones.  Sleepless nights.  Being burned out is a drag. Staying burnout out isn’t cool either and it’s avoidable if you Stop-Drop-Roll-Go. Let’s face it: All of us are affected by the economic slowdown. We take on more and take less care of ourselves, burning out in the process.…

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Our Values: How we define them matters

By Camille Smith / July 18, 2011

Our values are one of the key drivers of our performance. They influence the goals we pursue and the methods by which we pursue them.  When our values aren’t fulfilled in a way that is meaningful to us, we feel out of sync and literally, under-valued.  Our performance shrinks. Understanding what our values mean is…

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How to Reach Metaphorical Mountain Tops at Work

By Camille Smith / May 11, 2011

Today’s workers are being asked to do more with less, to reach higher goals with fewer resources and in less time. You understand the need, you want to say “yes” and mean it, but you say “yes” with uncertainty and doubt. What’s going on? How come you can’t authentically say yes to climb the mountains…

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The Art of a Successful Partnership: Staying Engaged After Saying “I do!”

By Camille Smith / February 14, 2011

Ahh, February, the Love month, host of Valentine’s Day. The day millions of us express our love with flowers, chocolates and those sugar hearts with goofy sayings.  The day thousands will pop the question and become engaged. If you’ve been engaged or just plain head-over-heels in love, I bet you can remember how great you…

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Got a Goal? Get Focused!

By Camille Smith / January 13, 2011

Yogi Berra grins: If you don’t set goals, you can’t regret not reaching them. Novelist Rosalyn McMillan advises: When you want something in life, you have to focus. Both good points. But what happens when something blocks our progress? Do we focus on the goal and ignore the obstacle? Or, do we focus on removing…

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Mid-Air Diasaster Avoided: Values Win Over Litigation

By Camille Smith / December 20, 2010

Do you know how your values shape your performance? In this story my client gave me permission to share, you’ll hear how his values and his commitment to honor his word guided him. Here’s his story… On an international flight from China, the captain’s voice woke us: “Will the doctors on board please press their…

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Boomers & GenYers Share the Same Bed … of Values

By Camille Smith / November 3, 2010

Recently, I was of the opinion that what Millennials (born 1976-87) value is different from what Boomers (born 1946-64) cherish. More recently, I received another intelligence report from HBR (http://harvardbusiness.org, July-Aug 09), entitled “How Gen Y & Boomers Will Reshape Your Agenda”, with the tag line: Your oldest and youngest talent cohorts demand many of…

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Boomers & GenYers Share the Same Bed … of Values

By Camille Smith / November 3, 2010

Recently, I was of the opinion that what Millennials (born 1976-87) value is different from what Boomers (born 1946-64) cherish. More recently, I received another intelligence report from HBR (http://harvardbusiness.org, July-Aug 09), entitled “How Gen Y & Boomers Will Reshape Your Agenda”, with the tag line: Your oldest and youngest talent cohorts demand many of…

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