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New Year Resolutions

Resilient Leadership: How To Rise Above, Resolve And Respond To Adversity

December 21, 2016 by Michelle Ray

”Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit”….Bern Williams

As the end of the year nears, we often tend to reflect on what has happened in our lives over the past twelve months. Looking back, we may be surprised by the challenges we’ve overcome, and the way we dealt with hardship, when in fact, our capacity for resiliency shouldn’t be a surprise at all. [Read more…] about Resilient Leadership: How To Rise Above, Resolve And Respond To Adversity

Filed Under: Adversity, Leadership, New Year Resolutions, success, Uncategorized, uncertainty, Well-Being Tagged With: Change, leadership, Michelle Ray, new year's resolutions, overcoming adversity, positive thinking

Forget New Years Resolutions: Start With Your Mindset

December 31, 2015 by Michelle Ray

As we reflect on the events of the past twelve months, we are inundated with advice regarding New Years Resolutions, why they fail and what we need to do to achieve our goals. Like most of us, I look forward to the beginning of a new year with positive anticipation. However, while I do believe in setting objectives, I don’t make resolutions, nor do I place unrealistic expectations upon myself. Instead, I’ve come to the realization that if I wish to change any aspect of my life, the process starts with my attitude. I cannot create new outcomes without adjusting my thinking. [Read more…] about Forget New Years Resolutions: Start With Your Mindset

Filed Under: change, Goal-setting, Motivation, New Year Resolutions, self-improvement, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2016, attitude, Michelle Ray, Mindset, positive thinking

Why New Year Resolutions Fail: Five ways to lead yourself in 2015

December 31, 2014 by Michelle Ray

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re·solve verb \ri-ˈzälv, -ˈzȯlv also -ˈzäv or -ˈzȯv\ :To make a definite and serious decision to do something.

Eat less. Exercise more. Get a new job. Start a savings plan. Ditch your partner…whatever lofty goal you decide to set for yourself, it is likely you will give up before the first month of 2015 comes to an end, if not sooner. Sadly, the statistics aren’t good. Although millions will start the year with the best intentions, only eight percent will achieve their new year’s resolutions.

How does one explain the fact that year after year, the vast majority who set resolutions succumb to the comfort of the status quo?

[Read more…] about Why New Year Resolutions Fail: Five ways to lead yourself in 2015

Filed Under: attitude, Business Motivation, career, change, healthy living, Leadership, Motivational Stories, New Year Resolutions, positive thinking, professional development, Quick Quips, self-improvement, Uncategorized Tagged With: Lead Yourself First Institute, leadership speakers, Michelle Ray, Motivational Speakers, new books, personal leadership

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