Val on November 22nd, 2009

When does the cost of cheap become too expensive?
When an 8-year-old works in a factory in China for 12 hours a day, at 8 cents per hour, and goes home hungry just to fill an order for Walmart.
That’s when.
That’s when the cost of cheap becomes way too expensive.
I have an 8-year-old. She’s fun. She’s all [...]

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Val on June 3rd, 2009

You are here to L.A.U.G.H.:
L. - You are here to love unconditionally
A. - You are here to allow your good
U. - You are here to understand your divinity
G. - You are here to give
H. - You are here to be happy & wholly joyous
Today, remember who you are and why you’re here.
VAL

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Val on May 26th, 2009

The Destiny Creed
I Am the creator of my Destiny.
I live authentically,
I share generously,
I act courageously,
I learn studiously,
and
I grow tremendously.
I Am not the same person I was yesterday,
and tomorrow, I shall be even better.
I Am here to live passionately, joyfully, purposefully and abundantly.
I Am here to be ALL I Am created to be by leaving [...]

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There are things I say to myself often to tame the inner ramblings that try to keep me off purpose.
At any given time, there could be an array of internal voices, some helpful, some not so much, some downright destructive or inhibiting. An effective internal voice management system is essential for living at peak.
What do [...]

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Val on May 12th, 2009

Ever since I first heard the concept, I’ve been fascinated with Kaizen.
What It Means
Kaizen is a Japanese principle for creating change. Kai in Japanese means “change” or “to correct” and Zen means “good”. So Kaizen is a way of creating continuous good change, in personal life and in organizations.
How Kaizen Has Been Applied
It’s been used for decades at Toyota [...]

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In December 2007, I made a radical change.
For several months prior, I had been feeling a disconnect between what I was doing in one of my major business endeavors and my life’s intentions. There was a growing divide between my mission and purpose (my destiny) and what I was spending a lot of my time [...]

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Val on March 14th, 2009

Today, I was having a conversation with someone who remarked to me that she had seen my work and expressed to me that I was an extraordinary woman.
While my mouth said “thank you”, her words landed on me in such a way that I had to mentally pause, take a breath, and consider if the [...]

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Val on March 9th, 2009

If you’ve read Part One in this series, you now know 3 critical mind shifts that are necessary to create High Success. (Click here if you haven’t read it.)
And if you’ve read Part Two, you know how important it is to commit to celebrating the smaller successes along the way to the fulfillment of your [...]

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Val on February 27th, 2009

Malcolm Forbes said:

“Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.”

And Maya Angelou stated,

“Pursue the things you love doing and do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. All other tangible rewards will come as a result.”

And I say,

“Don’t spend one day doing anything [...]

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Val on February 16th, 2009

Now that you’ve taken the steps in Part 1 of this Success series (if you haven’t, click here to read Part 1), it’s time to move on to another consideration in the process of creating High Success.
A component of High Success is recognizing the multiple levels and layers of success that can be achieved with [...]

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