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What Will Your Future Self Say to You?

May 20, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

As children, we couldn’t wait for our birthdays. They seemed so far in the future that we thought they’d never get here. Yet they did.

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Filed Under: Baby Boomers, goals, Inspiration, Motivation, Motivational Monday, Relationships, Self Talk Tagged With: future, future predictions, future self, honest abe, predict, the future

Be Honest With Yourself and Others

May 13, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

“To thine own self, be true.”

It is always wiser to under-promise and over-deliver…than the opposite.

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Whether you’re making a commitment to a client, an employee, a family member, or even to yourself, make sure you’re extremely honest and that the promise you make is the “bottom floor” of what you will accomplish.

So, instead of committing to lose 50 pounds or promising to run a mile every day, make the promise that you’ll lose 5 pounds or walk a block every morning.

You can always exceed the promise and no one (including you) will object.

However, if you fall short, everyone affected is disappointed.

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Filed Under: Communicating, goals, Motivational Monday, Relationships, Self Talk Tagged With: communication, diet, exercise, fitness, honest abe, honesty, intentions, weight loss

Video: Funny Lincoln Ad from Geico About Communication

May 9, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

No matter how hard we try to be honest, sometimes it just doesn’t work. A very funny ad from Geico featuring Abe Lincoln trying to live up to his nickname, “Honest Abe.” Enjoy.

Filed Under: humor, Relationships, Video Tagged With: abe lincoln, communication, geico, honest abe, honesty, humor, importance of honesty, relationship problems, relationships

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