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Foreclosures Skyrocket - How To Avoid Foreclosure 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Yesterday, I saw the all too real affects of foreclosure. A neighbor suddenly packed up his possessions, said his goodbyes and moved. However, we noticed there was never a "For Sale" sign posted in the yard and they never mentioned where they were moving to. Within a couple of days of their departure, the sheriffs arrived at their home, kicked in the doors and threw the departed neighbor's remaining belongings into the front yard. What remained was substantial. It was heartbreaking to see the remnants of a family's past scattered throughout the yard. This scene made the reason for the neighbor's sudden departure all too obvious. Everyday, I hear of someone who is losing their home due to a layoff, medical expenses, escalating mortgage payments (due to a variable interest rate) or some othe Read more:Avoid
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Shut Up and Listen 0000-00-00 00:00:00 How many times have you been the victim of an incessant babbler? On and on they go with seemingly no end in sight. They barely pause long enough to take a breath. Usually, people avoid them like a plague, but occasionally you get cornered. These are the people who never learn anything. How can they, they're too busy talking about what's important to them.What can we learn from this type of person? Shut up and listen more. Effective communicators do far more listening than talking. Through listening they hear what others miss and are often able to reach a deeper level of understanding about the people they listen to. Want to be more effective in your business and personal lives? Reduce the time you spend talking and increase the amount of time you spend listening. Take note, I mean truly li Read more:Listen
To Thine Own Self Be Kind 0000-00-00 00:00:00 As some of you know, we have a daughter with Lupus. She is a caring and giving person who has always taken care of others before taking care of herself. This tendency has led her to realtionships with overly dependent friends and partners, who took far more than they gave.Her greatest joy comes from her children. As a divorced mother of four girls (ages 9 - 17) and twin foster daughters (age 13), she has her hands full. I admire her ability to keep going, despite the financial, health and everyday challenges she faces. However, I believe her longstanding pattern of taking care of others first, plays a major role in the current state of her health.As a business and life coach, I often work with women who feel others will think poorly of them if they take care of their own needs, before taki
Lessons From The Fishermen 0000-00-00 00:00:00 "The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith."Anne Morrow LindberghI've been working on being more patient for the past seven years. This change in attitude started when I chose to leave my last job and start my current business. As a serial entrepreneur, this wasn't my first time around the block as a business owner. Though I began with an idea of what I'd do this time around, time and a desire to follow my passion, morphed that idea into something else. However, getting there was a process. It was, and continues to be, an exercise in patience.We can learn a lot from fishermen. They take a line with bait Read more:Lessons
Will Speak for Fee 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Share The Secret & Use It YourselfThere are many people who don't know I exist (imagine that). There are also many of you who at times are in need of a speaker/presenter for your meeting or event, and the thought, "I should hire Kennette Reed for this presentation", never crosses your mind. I'm sure that's partly my fault. But, we can remedy this situation. Please help me by:Looking for meetings/events/conferences where Kennette could be hired as a Keynote speakerHiring Kennette Reed as a Keynote Speaker for your meeting, event or conferenceRecommending Kennette Reed to others as a Keynote speaker I know, it's not subtle, but a girl's got to work. If you're uncertain about my topics, whether I'd be a good fit or need more information, please visit my Speaking website or phone me at 67
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One Bite At A Time 0000-00-00 00:00:00 As usual, I have a number of projects in play simultaneously. There is always something new to learn, something to update, a newsletter to write, a book to work on, a training/speaking engagement to prepare for, or a blog post to write. There are times when I reach a fork in the road. I can either take the path to the land of overwhelm or take the path to the land of focus. At these times, it's important to stop, take a look at the landscape and choose the path of focus. In so doing, the focus is on completing only one thing. Once I've determined my point of focus, I can begin to break up the associated tasks into smaller pieces (or bites) and prioritize the completion of each. Focusing, is my best way to avert the road to overwhelm. Multi-tasking doesn't effectively work to generate the m
After The Storm 0000-00-00 00:00:00 "In our lives there is bound to come some pain, surely as there are storms and falling rain;just believe that the one who holds the storms will bring the sun."author, unknownThis past weekend, the Atlanta area was hit by a storm that shouldn't have occurred. You see, no one would have ever thought a tornado would hit the downtown Atlanta area. It wasn't something that most people would have ever imagined. The news reports of the damage, property loss, injury and loss of life are heart wrenching. Please reach out to those you know who are in the Atlanta area. Make sure they are safe. For those who have experienced losses due to the storm, please put them in your prayers, offer them assistance and lend support. This experience will be one none of us will ever forget. Let your empathy and gen Read more:Storm
Managing Performance, Not Personalities 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Yesterday, I conducted a training with participants from multiple companies. The training was the first part of a series of Leadership Academy classes. During the early part of the class, one of the participants expressed her confusion. The instruction was contradicting the directives her company's HR department had issued to all managers. She went on to say, she'd just been instructed by HR to only evaluate people based on performance. All supervisors and managers had been told they should no longer deal with people on a personal level or try to build relationships. Supervisor and managers were to only speak with employees about their performance and keep conversations strictly about business. Individual differences were not to be considered and should not be part of the evaluation proces Read more:Performance
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Work What You've Got 0000-00-00 00:00:00 "Na na work what you gotI'm talking bout things that I knowNa na work what you gotIt's okay show yourself some loveNa na work what you gotDon't worry bout who's saying whatIt's gonna be fineWork what you got"Sung by, Mary J. BligeFrom the album, "Growing Pains" There Is Only One YouEach of us is unique and special. It is this external and internal diversity that makes the world interesting. Learning to appreciate our individual differences, moves us toward finding ways to best utilize them.Not looking like some of the people in magazines or on television, makes us no less interesting or beautiful. The very attributes we dislike can be "worked" to our advantage. I've heard people say they dislike their: Freckles Height Hair colorLarger than average size feet Weight Job Poor vision (and the
Stand Tall 0000-00-00 00:00:00 "You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."Rosalyn CarterStand
TallOne of the biggest challenges we face is hanging in there when life doesn't go as we expected. Too often, we give up when we're closer to reaching our goals than we realize. When you feel like giving up, Stand Tall. When fear knots your stomach, Stand Tall. When others tell you it can'
What's Wrong With Hope? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 "You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."Rosalyn CarterStand TallOne of the biggest challenges we face is hanging in there when life doesn't go as we expected. Too often, we give up when we're closer to reaching our goals than we realize. When you feel like giving up, Stand Tall. When fear knots your stomach, Stand Tall. When others tell you it can' Read more:Wrong
Use the Recession, Gain an Advantage 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Some time ago, I read the dip, by Seth Godin. Recently, during conversation, a friend suggested that I revisit the book. So, I picked up my copy and started reading parts of it again. I found much of it seemed new to me and far more relevant than it had before. the dip is about knowing the difference between when to ride out the low points (the dip) and keep working toward your goal and when you Read more:Advantage
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Keep The Ideas Flowing 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Some time ago, I read the dip, by Seth Godin. Recently, during conversation, a friend suggested that I revisit the book. So, I picked up my copy and started reading parts of it again. I found much of it seemed new to me and far more relevant than it had before. the dip is about knowing the difference between when to ride out the low points (the dip) and keep working toward your goal and when you'r Read more:Flowing
From Idea to Author Has Been Released 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Some time ago, I read the dip, by Seth Godin. Recently, during conversation, a friend suggested that I revisit the book. So, I picked up my copy and started reading parts of it again. I found much of it seemed new to me and far more relevant than it had before. the dip is about knowing the difference between when to ride out the low points (the dip) and keep working toward your goal and when you'r Read more:Author
Keeping Hope Alive 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Some time ago, I read the dip, by Seth Godin. Recently, during conversation, a friend suggested that I revisit the book. So, I picked up my copy and started reading parts of it again. I found much of it seemed new to me and far more relevant than it had before. the dip is about knowing the difference between when to ride out the low points (the dip) and keep working toward your goal and when you'r Read more:Alive
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