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Setting a Roadmap to What You Want...Part One (A response to Johnnie Moore's Blog)

How do you get where you want to go? Well first of all you have to figure out where you want to go. Not always as easy as it may seem on first blush. But let’s say for starters that it’s okay to go for the big stuff right off the bat. I want to be rich. I want to be happy. I want a great relationship. I want to have a fulfilling job. And some of this stuff is interconnected clearly.

But if that’s what you want, then that’s what you want. And y… Continue

Added by Robin McCulloch on November 21, 2007 at 1:07pm — 2 Comments

Setting a Roadmap to What You Want...Part Two (A response to Johnnie's Blog)

Now you have a road map in hand that shows you how to get where you want to go.

So then do you look at this map and say, “I am not going to waver from this route till I get there.” Well you have to stay focused and keep you eye on the next stop on your journey. But here is a key element to following any road map. The journey to one stop along the way sometimes changes your perspective a… Continue

Added by Robin McCulloch on November 21, 2007 at 1:05pm — No Comments

Sometimes Size does Matter!

I get the impression that many of us are single person entities or small businesses. As such I think it can make approaching large corporations more intimidating because you have to start answering all the "how many people can you handle" or "are you able to handle a project of this size" questions.

So I 'm thinking that what we have here is the possibility of thinking of AIN as an extension of our businesses. And I realize that in many ways that is what it was intended to be. I'm eith

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Added by Robin McCulloch on November 20, 2007 at 12:29pm — 1 Comment

The Conflict Between Good Teams and Reward Systems

I'm not sure if anyone else has come up against this but I imagine you have at some level. I am constantly amazed at the number of times I have finished a workshop and someone will come up to me and say, "This was really great but I could never do this at my work." Or the number of peopel who tell me they just had a training session on how to say "no"...like that ever seems to be a problem.

The conflict between being asked to foster support and creativity in teams and the way they are

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Added by Robin McCulloch on November 15, 2007 at 12:11pm — 1 Comment

Happy to be Aboard

I have been in and out of focus with AIN since it started...or I think I have anyway, but I would like to continue to get more involved so this my first step in doing that. I'd like to thank those who've managed to build the organization into the lively and active group that it is today. And I also like to thank whoever is responsible for getting this website together. It's very intuitive and easy to navigate which is a plus for me because I get lost easy. Truth be told I kind of like getting

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Added by Robin McCulloch on November 15, 2007 at 6:10am — 2 Comments