Stress and Time Management – Don't Change The Rules!!!

Stress and time management often go hand in hand. In this global workplace, we’re supposed to embrace diversity. My audiences of leaders say there’s more stress at HOME –some of you go to work to RELAX! It’s not just the gender thing. How people feel about time can cause stress! Some of us are more…

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Do You Have A Blackberry Addiction, Too?

I wasn’t sure if this “Blackberry Addiction” thing was for real…then I got my first smart phone only a few weeks ago, and I can’t stop checking it for emails. . .oy vay. . .yes, I love the convenience of not going to the hotel Business Center on business trips, and swiping a credit card…

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Memorial Day – Missing Dad, An Army Vet

My dad passed away a month ago. This was our first Memorial Day and Father’s Day without him. He went into the Army as a Captain, because he was a physician in 1943, at age 22, right after he married Mom. He came back from Okinawa after a bout of polio, on a stretcher, weighing…

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In Sports And Business, Stephen A. Smith Brings ENERGY!!! Mimi's Tip Of The Day

I’m always looking for connections with business and sports. Today on First Take, the ESPN TV sports show I start my every day with— guest sports commentator, Stephen A. Smith debated regular contributor Skip Bayless—and the viewership and feedback went through the roof! WHY? Smith brought extra energy to the debate! When I speak about…

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Football and Business – Ray Lewis Calls Lockout “Ego”

It never ceases to amaze me how many lessons there are in football and business. In an interview on ESPN yesterday, NFL leader Ray Lewis said this NFL lockout is “all ego” –and the owners and players need to “remove pride” to get this thing done, so we can have a football season. I know…

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Mark Sanchez Practices Down The Freeway

Can you develop to your fullest potential on your own? How much do you need a mentor or a coach? Right now, I’m speaking on Mentoring two times to two different clients two weeks in a row: one, a top Fortune 500 company, and the other, a prestigious association meeting. Why now so popular? I…

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MimiSpeaks! Watch the NBA Playoffs!

Wanna get inspired and motivated, even though we have no football workouts to watch? We don’t even have “football players doing inspiring things” to watch, given that Chad Ochocinco didn’t stay on that bull long enough to even SEE. . . So you know, I’m into the playoffs of every sport, since that’s when you’re…

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ESPN Inspiration – Why Anything Is Possible!

Yes, the economy is turning around—but not fast enough.  Most of us are still going through a difficult time with cash flow.  Things are better, but still not as good as two years ago.  I’m still hearing from my clients how “not possible” things are: “This sales quota is not possible!” “This task is not…

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How To Manage People: Four Steps To Doing It Right

So many people ask me how to manage people, how to motivate them, and how to do it effectively!  Managing means getting results through people. We do this in many different settings from workplace to household. If you are alive, you have already been a manager. You’ve managed delivery people, repair people, pets, children, in-laws,…

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