Impression Engineers

Norman Cousins once said, “Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” These are some of the truest words I have heard. We each have something or someone to forgive. Some may even feel they are owed an apology—you have the power to choose to be resentful, heartsick, to be burdened, dissatisfied, full of worry and anxiety, to be calm, satisfied, happy, to be passionate. It’s all a choice. Life is in constant motion. The thoughts you choose to dwell on can keep you stuck or move you towards your purposes and passions. The key to passionate living is to choose without “shoulds.” ...

Change is inevitable – The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different. ~Peter Drucker~ We had somewhat of a crisis around here this morning, our phone service provider, including cell phones, was out of commission, (a city-wide outage) until 2pm. We just got back up and running a bit ago. This was a “crisis” outside of our direct control, which got me thinking about how so many changes are happening these days. It is easy to get off track. Many people are experiencing a challenging business environment these days—throwing them off balance. As a...

"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem as last year. " ~John Foster Dulles~ Not getting the results you want? Ask yourself: “Is this something I really want to be doing or was it someone else’s idea?” Is it something you want? Then schedule your success. Here are three principles that we can use to be successful. 1. Stay focused. Most problems are solved the same way; it’s just the details that are different. —Make a decision. Be clear about your intentions and outcomes. Clear...

A good friend, Gary Phillips, recently posted the following article on his blog. I found it so interesting I contacted Gary to share it with all our readers… Gary is a Safety Professional, the article is targeted to his clients, I’m sure you will see that his knowledge expands far beyond safety in the workplace.   Changing the Language of Safety – by guest author Gary Phillips Author of  The Art of Safety  Presuppositions One critical linguistic structure, related to the concept that the brain is literal and people’s attention will go where directed, is the...

Welcome to Beyond Lip Service. We just love to write Beyond Lip Service: full of life resources and ideas, in between writing Best Impressions: our business ideas, tips, and tricks e-zine. Thanks for your support as we continue to grow and improve the ways we can be of service to you and your success. If you like what you read, please share it with others. Over the Edge I hate to admit it, but I really “went over the edge” with someone the other day… you see, they are chronically late. This time, I allowed their tardiness to take me from the present moment into frustration....