http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress Partnering with you to achieve clarity, strategies and systems for success. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:01:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   The tall, older gentleman with a head of thick silver hair worked his way slowly around the room with his wife beside him, shaking hands and greeting people as he went. He wasn’t hurried and spoke with each person as though he had all the time in the world ... http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress/2012/01/07/reach-out/    Giving Beyond What is Expected My friend, Karen (not her real name), and I were walking through the patio at a charming resort in the middle of Tucson after enjoying a delightful lunch and visit. A lady sitting at a patio table asked Karen if she knew where a shopping center ... http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress/2011/10/28/giving-beyond-what-is-expected/   Oh, no! The charge for a bottle of nail polish wasn’t on my credit card receipt! That meant I would have to make a special trip back to the beauty supply store so they could add the charge for the nail polish.              A couple of days later when I ... http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress/2011/10/07/walking-your-talk/   September 21, 2011                                        Listening Beyond Listening               She called because she needed me. But I didn’t know that. I picked up the phone and tried to move the conversation along so I could leave to run my errands. But something in her voice stopped me. Her words came a little slower ... http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress/2011/09/21/paving-the-way-for-relationships-2/  September 13, 2011 The attractive woman in my workshop was like a sponge, absorbing the information and reaching for more. The workshop was about networking to get a job. Karen (not her real name) was highly qualified and had been searching for a position for many months, like so many people ... http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress/2011/08/25/paving-the-way-for-relationships/   http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress/2009/08/12/the-gifts-of-adversity-gift-2/ Our Choices Determine Our Lives Have you ever driven through cities and wondered why some neighborhoods are so beautiful and tidy while others are shabby and even unsafe? Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have ... http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress/2007/02/28/tools-for-achievers-coach%e2%80%99s-corner-%e2%80%ba-create-new-post-%e2%80%94-wordpress/ Use clarity to define yourself. Several years ago, after selling my networking business, I knew I wanted to work with groups and individuals but I wasn't sure what my title should be. Clarity is one of my strengths so I used clarity to reveal my strengths and choose my title which ... http://www.toolsforachievers.com/wordpress/2007/02/02/q-and-a-from-a-life-strategy-coach/