Connie‘s Motivational quotes today is by ~ Stephen R. Covey "Where we stand depends on where we sit. Each of us tends to think we see things, as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is, but as we are or, as we are conditioned to see it. When we open our mouths to describe what we see, we in effect describe ourselves, our perceptions, and our paradigms. When other people disagree with us, we immediately think something is wrong with them." Do you ...
Feb 10, 2020•40 min
Connie‘s Motivational quote today is by ~ Siva Devaki "Sales is not about selling anymore, but about building trust and educating." When you hear the word sales, what words pop into your mind? Sleazy, pushy, money-grubbing, embarrassing to do, I'm not good at sales, and the list goes on and on. Why does the word sales generate such strong responses and get such a bad rap? Old-time sales are dead and that's a good thing. Sales are a necessary part of any business to thrive and survive. Tools and ...
Feb 03, 2020•37 min
Connie‘s motivational quote today is by ~ Carl Sandburg "Nothing happens unless first we dream." Do you ever have a dream that seems so real that you wake yourself up, feeling super happy or scared beyond belief? Whether it's a nightmare – or a reunion with a lost love, dreams can reflect our subconscious. What if you could use that Intel from your dreams as an important message that's needed in your waking life?? Today your host, Connie Whitman, speak with Dr. David Low. They are going to discu...
Jan 27, 2020•34 min
Connie's Inspiring quote is by ~ Jodi Picoult "You can always edit a bad page.You can't edit a blank page." Have you always dreamed of writing a book? Do you already have a title or at least the topic of your booK? Did you know that 81% of American's feel they have a book in them? This translates to about 200 million people. The sad truth is that only 5% of those 200 million actually pull the trigger and write a book. Why? Which comes first? – The skill of being an author or the theme of the boo...
Jan 20, 2020•38 min
Connie's Inspiring quote is by ~ Socrates "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." Have you taken a break from work? Not just a month or two but a real time-out maybe it was to be a stay-at-home mom or to care for an older family member. Whatever your reason, re-entering the workforce after a long break can be not only hard but also intimidating. Time to get real – and brave. During today’s episode, my guest is going to share succes...
Jan 13, 2020•36 min
Connie‘s motivational quote today is by ~ Dan Miller "Those times of transitions are great opportunities to look for recurring patterns in your life and make adjustments to build on the good and reduce the bad." Sometimes – don't you wish that you could have a do-over for parts of your life where you feel like you miss fired or derailed yourself in some way? That would be awesome if we could roll back the clock and get a second chance. Well, guess what? You can create a “new beginning” at any ti...
Jan 06, 2020•36 min
Connie’s motivational quote today is by ~ Marcus Aurelius "Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?" Really pay attention to today’s quote. Do you judge those around you? YIKES we all do, right? Every day and probably more than we even realize. It's so easy to do. We are all so perfect, aren't we? That's why it is okay to judge those around us and how they live their lives. My...
Dec 30, 2019•41 min
Connie‘s motivational quotes for today is by ~ Ronald Reagan "Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means." If Reagan's quote is true, why does it feel like everyone around us is angry and in a constant state of conflict with someone or something? Have you ever been involved in some form of conflict at work or at home? Of course, you have! How did you handle it? With anger and aggression? Or with kindness, active listening ,and care? Is it even possib...
Dec 23, 2019•36 min
Connie’s motivational quote today is by ~ Bobby Fischer "Nothing is so healing as the human touch." Did you know you hold the power to heal yourself right at your fingertips? Your hands can act as jumper cables, to help restore and harmonize blocked, stagnant energy that may be at the root of such common and complex ailments as backache, anxiety, colds and flu, digestive issues, immune disorders, migraines, insomnia, and much more. Are you intrigued? I know I am!! Relax your fingers and settle i...
Dec 16, 2019•36 min
Connie’s motivational quote today is by ~ Nelson Mandela "A leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind." We hear so much about the four generations working side by side in organizations around the world. So how do new leaders navigate working with multi-generations while sharpening their leadership skills? There is a ton of information about good versus b...
Dec 09, 2019•38 min
Connie‘s Motivational quote today is by ~ Peter Drucker "The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well, the product or service fits them and sells itself." Calling all Entrepreneurs! If you are thinking of starting a business, or you have been in business for some time, do you know if your marketing message is working? Think for a second, what should be included to target your ideal client? You maybe asking yourself, "Yikes, I'm not sure or even worse, I have never really t...
Dec 02, 2019•38 min
Connie‘s motivational quote today is by ~ Maria Robinson "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." Most of us can look back on our childhood and see a missing piece or two. Really, has anyone had a truly idyllic upbringing? Have you let go of those circumstances in your mind? Or do the shadows creep into the corners and crevices of self-doubt? Today your host, Connie Whitman, speaks with Maria Nhambu, and we are going to speak about true ha...
Nov 25, 2019•38 min
Connie‘s motivational quote today is by ~ Eckhart Tolle “ Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation of all abundance .” What does your self-talk sound like? Do you often find yourself saying things like, "When I get that promotion, I will have enough money to take a vacation." Or, "When I lose 25 pounds, I will be happy." Sometimes it's hard to break old habits and start to live from a place having everything you already need right here and right now! What would...
Nov 18, 2019•39 min
Connie’s motivational quote today is from, ~ Hermann Hesse “I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” You have heard the saying, “Bad things happen to good people.” Have you faced some form of a hardship or betrayal during your life? I’ll bet everyone tuning in today is thinking of multiple life events of bad things happening in your life and perhaps unsure why they had ...
Nov 11, 2019•37 min
Connie’s motivational quote today is by, ~ Helen Keller, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” Lately, do you feel like everyone seems to be compelled to complain about almost everything in his or her lives? It’s almost as if there is an epidemic of self-pity, woes me, getting stuck in their sad story, and the feeling that their life is so much more difficult than those around them. Enough…right? Well today your host, Connie Whitman, speaks with Nancy Solari. Nan...
Nov 04, 2019•37 min
Connie's quote today is by ~ Socrates "The secret of CHANGE is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." How many of you have a story that you use to define you? Think for a second is that story a positive one or negative limiting one? I'll bet most of your stories are negative. You know what I am talking about. That darn negative record player that sounds so familiar that we forget what it is actually saying. Like, I am not good enough, I'm not pretty enough...
Oct 28, 2019•38 min
Connie’s motivational quote today is by, ~ Edgar Cayce "Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions." Do you ever have a dream that seems so real that you wake yourself up, feeling super happy or scared beyond belief? Whether it's a nightmare – or a reunion with a lost love, dreams can reflect our subconscious. What if you could use that Intel from your dreams is an important message that's need in your waking life?? Today your host, Connie Whitman, speak with Dr. David Low. They are goin...
Oct 21, 2019•39 min
Connie’s motivational quote today is by ~ unknown: "The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more." Education plus experience once guaranteed a successful career, but it's not enough today. Professional success now depends on the ability to adapt. Agility, resilience, a willingness to adjust and develop the new skills needed to get to the next level of your career. One of those skills is networking. How many of you just shuddered? Do you find the whole idea of networking to be cree...
Oct 14, 2019•41 min
Connie's Motivational quote is by ~ Carl Sandburg “It's not that some people have willpower and some don't.It's that some people are ready to change and others are not ." How many of us have tried to find a way to stop the hands of time you know – a fountain of youth? I know I have! Everywhere we turn, looking young and fit seems to be the message and honestly the challenge. Our society and media is all about living your best life, in your best body with your best goals. Today your host, Connie ...
Oct 07, 2019•34 min
Connie‘s motivational quotes today is by ~ Jackie Joyner-Kersee "Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind" America's population is aging. People 65 and older will account for some 20 percent of the population in 2030, up from 13 percent in 2000. Many economic worry that an aging population will erode the economy's underlying dynamism with too few young workers supporting too many dependent elderly. Today your host, Connie Whitman speaks with Chris Farrell who says, Nonsense! to ...
Sep 30, 2019•41 min
Connie’s motivational quote today is by ~Â William Clement Stone " Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the sales person, not the attitude of the prospect." Would you agree that for every business, sales is a key component to the success or demise of the organization? Â Yes, other things like marketing, internal processes, compliance, manufacturing, etc. are all critical too. The thing is, if your sales people can't deliver the message effectively, and develop relationships with the decisio...
Sep 23, 2019•39 min
Connie's Inspiring quote is by ~ Lucille Ball “Love yourself first and everything else falls in line.You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." Do you love yourself? What does that really mean? That's a tough one, isn't it? Really think about it for a second. We are so good at playing the tracks of self-improvement, personal development and hashing through our faults – can we find time to love the you that is uniquely YOU? What if there is a better way to really see yo...
Sep 16, 2019•39 min
Connie's quote today is by ~ Paulo Cohelho "Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible.Learning is making it possible for yourself." Now more than ever, education has become the gateway to success. It broadens not only our knowledge but also HOW we think. Over the last several decades, the educational process has gone through its own metamorphosis changing from how we teach, to how we measure student growth, and learning. With that said, we are not teaching our kids how to cope, teenage ...
Sep 09, 2019•40 min
Connie‘s motivational quotes for today is by ~ President John F. Kennedy "Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life." How many of us have family members that immigrated to this country after WWII? What impact did that have on us as first and second generation Americans and Canadians? Did the old country work habits, and cultures come with our parents and other ancestors? Personally, I know it impacted my childhood and my life, since my dad emigrated from It...
Sep 02, 2019•41 min
Connie‘s motivational quote today is by ~ Karen Salmansohn " Often what feels like the end of the world is really a challenging pathway to a far better place." We have all had to deal with a broken heart at some point in our life, right? Do you remember how it felt? How you felt like the world was coming to an end and your life was over? Even the memory of that feeling is awful to think about. Yet, it is part of the chapters in our lives and has actually helped to make us who we are today. Today...
Aug 26, 2019•39 min
Connie's Inspiring quote today is by ~ Nora Roberts "If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place." Have you taken a break from work? Not just a month or two but a real time-out maybe it was to be a stay-at-home mom, or to care for an older family member. Whatever your reason, re-entering the work force after a long break can be not only hard, but also intimidating. Time to get rea...
Aug 19, 2019•38 min
Connie‘s Inspiring quote is by ~ Andrew Carnegie "NINETY PERCENT OF ALL MILLIONAIRES BECOME SO THROUGH OWNING REAL ESTATE." Who knows someone who is doing some form of real estate investing or flipping houses? You all do – right? Thanks to HGTV and their shows like Flip or Flop, Property Brothers, and my personal favorite, “Fixer Upper” with Chip and Joanna Gaines, this is a hot market. During the next half hour my guest and I are going to discuss how he makes money in real estate specifically t...
Aug 12, 2019•39 min
Connie’s Motivational quote today is by Judith Martin " The whole country wants civility. Why don’t we have it? It doesn’t cost anything. No federal funding, no legislation is involved. One answer is the unwillingness to restrain oneself. Everybody wants other people to be polite to them, but they want the freedom of not having to be polite to others. " We're faced daily with headlines or often our own encounters of incivility in the workplace. Whether it's the attention grabbing #MeToo stories,...
Aug 05, 2019•36 min
Connie‘s motivational quote today is by ~ William Arthur Ward "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." Leadership, or lack there of, seems to be a big topic in organizations around the world lately. There is so much information about good leadership versus bad, yet most leaders struggle in penetrating their corporation's cultures to change to a quality driven leadership culture. Why? Most of you are picturing a leader...
Jul 29, 2019•38 min
Connie‘s motivational quote today is by ~ Joy J. Golliver "The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away." What is your life purpose that will fill you with joy and happiness? If you have no idea, you are not alone. So how do we go about finding our purpose, our joy, and our path? I think the more important question is do we find it or does it find us? Inc. Magazine published an article a few years back (by Shelly Prevost): 5 Reasons Why Most People Never Disco...
Jul 22, 2019•35 min
