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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Val on March 27th, 2009

If you buy into the error thinking of the collective consciousness, you might be tempted to believe in scarcity, lack and recessions. Since there are no recessions in Spirit, I thought I’d provide 9 Prosperity Resources that can help to remind you of the ever present abundance that’s ours by birthright.
Here they are:
1. The Science [...]

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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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Val on February 10th, 2009

I’ve been thinking of this idea of High Success for awhile, especially as I’m undertaking an expansion in my business, so it’s really been on my mind these days. It came to me to write a nine-part series about it, so that we could explore High Success in bite-sized chunks, and have opportunity to apply [...]

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Val on January 29th, 2009

Today while I was riding in my car, the idea came to me about creating Masterpieces, and where we do it.
Each of us is gifted in a unique way, and most of us have several gifts that we’re aware of. Your gifts are the key to answering the question:
Where are your Masterpieces created?
One of my [...]

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Val on January 1st, 2009

If I didn’t know before that when one door closes, many more fling wide open, this latest experience of creating a book of prayers has sealed the deal for me.
When my agent told me that the publisher I’m currently working with would not publish the manuscript I’d written, containing 30 prayers, I was discouraged. I [...]

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Val on November 26th, 2008

When I was pregnant with my daughter Sarai, who was born in 1990, I’d frequently go to McDonalds (more often than I’d like to admit) and order my favorite: 2 Double Cheesburgers. Back then, McDonald’s used to often run a special: 2 Double Cheeseburgers for $1 (I’m dating myself).
Back then, I loved their double cheeseburgers. [...]

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Val on November 13th, 2008

Part 2
Yesterday I spoke of the first 5 Faces of Fear in the post titled The 9 Faces of Fear: Part 1, and how I was able to overcome my fear of public speaking to do what I do now, which is being an inspirational speaker.
Today, we’ll talk about the next 4 Faces of Fear [...]

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