Posts by Nicole Mangina
It’s Not What Happens, But How You React To It
Ryan stole candy from the grocery store last night. URGH!!! We got home and all of a sudden he whips out this piece of chocolate that I know we did not pay for. It happened, I can’t change that, but I can control what happens from here. We made him take money out of his…
Read MoreBusiness Rule #3 ~ Don’t Make Your Clients Feel Stupid
Did you ever play the telephone game as a kid where a group sits in a circle and one person says something and it gets passed around the circle and then the last person says out loud what they heard? For some reason it isn’t anywhere close to what the first person said. This happens…
Read MoreVacation Tip ~ Leave Yourself A Time Buffer
It took long enough, but I finally had a light bulb moment when it comes to all the stress of getting ready for a vacation. Normally I try to maximize every second before leaving on a trip. Deep down I think I always feel a bit guilty about heading out of town (silly I know,…
Read MoreWarning! Being A Parent Causes Multiple Personality Disorders
Yet another tidbit of information that I realized this week is not in any of the parenting books. Gary and I have been planning our trip to Greece for 6 weeks and I have been incredibly excited the entire time, up until 2 days before we left. It was our first big trip without the…
Read MoreIt Doesn’t Matter WHAT The Information Is, It Matters WHEN You Deliver It
How many times have you sat on a piece of information because you didn’t want to tell the other person? You spend countless hours worrying, loose sleep and imagine all sorts of horrific scenarios in your head about how they will react. So you sit on the information for as long as you possibly can…
Read MoreDo You Feel Like You Are The Only One Struggling?
Whenever business is slow I always feel like I am the ONLY one having a hard time. Every one else seems to be buzzing around the office with all sorts of activity and I feel like I am being left behind. I was on a training call with a group of people yesterday and we…
Read MoreYou’ve Got To Know When To Hold ’em and Know When To Fold ’em ~ Sound Advice From The Gambler
Kenny Roger’s isn’t exactly making the rounds on the self improvement and business building circuts, but his song, “The Gambler” popped into my head this morning as I was doing some business planning and it was perfect! I realize that this song was not meant to be overly insightful, but go with me on this.…
Read MoreStuck In A Cul De Sac Of In-deccission? Try This Sure Fire Way To Get You Going Again
It happened to me this week with some clients. We were going round and round and not really getting where they wanted to be. I could feel the frustration building on both sides and I was starting to take things personally. Part of the reason things were getting so goofy is because I did not…
Read MoreWhat Are You Waiting For?
We all have some thing that we are putting off in our lives. The timing isn’t right. Someone else needs to step up to the plate….. It usually involves phases such as: I’ll be happy when… I’ll relax when… I’ll take more time off when… I’ll travel more when… I’ll spend more time with my…
Read MoreThe Myth Of The Dysfunctional Family And How They Affect Your Success
We all have one. We laugh about them, make jokes at their expense, blame them and curse them. The list goes on. As my girlfriend Debbie so wisely stated: “We all have our own brand of crazy.” The phrase ‘dysfunctional family’ typically calls to mind something that is broken and damaged. Something that needs to…
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