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Happy Hour! July 30, 2010

I don't know if you've ever had a chance to see Marcus on stage...but the guy is damn good at what he does. I work for him, and am rather close to "the man behind the curtain," and am even quite aware of many of the "quotable Marcusisms" that I've heard again and again - yet I'm still a fan boy when I see him in his element in front of a live audience. He really is that good - no smoke being blown here.

Engaging into the lens of a camera is something quite…

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Added by Jaqai on July 30, 2010 at 8:59am — 2 Comments

Cheerios Ad... Strengths Message?!

Has anyone seen the new commercial for CHEERIOS cereal (yes, cereal!)--- their new tag line definitely has a "strengths theme". "Love your heart so you can do what you love!" Ok, the message is about lowering cholesterol, but the guy in the ad is talking about his LOVE of building bird houses and how he wants to "do this for the rest of my life" --- once we find the things we love doing, we want to be around a long time to do them! Nice work, Cheerios!!!

Added by Michelle Reese on July 29, 2010 at 7:59am — 2 Comments

Explore your shadow side?

A former colleague of mine rang the other day for some advice. She’s heard me sing the strengths tune for a few years and was looking for some clarity. The (BIG) company she works for uses StrengthsFinder as a teambuilding tool and to help with personal and professional development. Awesome. Er, well, sorta awesome. Here’s the gist of the convo:

MF: I had my performance review on Thursday. Sigh.…

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Added by Tracy Jean Hutton on July 29, 2010 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

The Hot Button: It's Time to Take a Stand

You might want to read this standing up. A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology informs us that sitting down for too much of the day can be hazardous to your health. In fact, the more you sit, the more you shorten your life span. The study's authors found that women who sat down for six hours a day or more (and who did not get regular exercise) increased their mortality by 94%, while… Continue

Added by Darren Raymond on July 28, 2010 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

2 x 4 – Hard-Hitting Life Advice from TMBC’s Strengths Experts

How can I live my strongest life while unemployed? I went to college, earned a BS in education, then returned to get a law degree. I graduated with honors and I have been unemployed for over a year and a half. It's my fault—I quit my job and moved to another state, all in the name of love. When that fell through, I was off to find employment and return to my life, but then this recession hit. I can't get a job, and I'm embarrassed and… Continue

Added by TMBC on July 27, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Monday Motivator - 7/26/10



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“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” –…

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Added by Charlotte Jordan on July 26, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Deficit Attention Disorder

(This post: further thoughts related to last week’s post “Why are we obsessed with weaknesses?”)



Many of you are likely familiar with the adage: what you focus on expands. Focus your attention on a

moment, an event, an emotion, or an aspect of a person’s personality, and the subject of your attention will become more detailed, more energized, and in the end more important. The detail will begin to dominate your thinking,…

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Added by Tracy Jean Hutton on July 22, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

The Hot Button: Just Don't Hold It That Way

You know an issue in the news has reached the media saturation point when it gets the dreaded "gate" suffix attached to it. The latest would-be scandal to attain that dubious status is the "Antennagate" debacle that has arisen in the wake of Apple releasing the coveted iPhone 4. For the last week or so, it's been hard to escape references to this alleged design flaw in Apple's latest must-have gizmo. As you've probably heard, the iPhone 4, despite all its highly marketable features, suffers… Continue

Added by Darren Raymond on July 21, 2010 at 6:00am — 4 Comments

2 x 4 – Hard-Hitting Life Advice from TMBC’s Strengths Experts

All my working life I have defaulted to office work, which I am good at. Unfortunately, I do not like it. But in any case, I will be retiring in a couple of years and would like to do what I would enjoy. I know what I do not want or like but haven't quite caught on to what my strengths are. I catch glimpses of what I think I would like and then dismiss them. Can't quite get the whole picture in my mind to work towards.



Our… Continue

Added by TMBC on July 20, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

The Strengths Cynic

Dear Moon-Faced TMBC Dreamers:…



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Added by Darren Raymond on July 19, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Monday Motivator

“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.” –Oscar Wilde…



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Added by Darren Raymond on July 19, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Happy Hour! July 16, 2010

I don't mean to brag. But I'm leaving to go camping in Yosemite and the Sequoias tomorrow. For a week. That's right. And entire week. And if I can stumble upon 1/10th of the magic this guy seems to be experiencing...I'm going to come back a happier and more engaged guy.



I think taking the time for a true refresher is important, EVEN if you really love your job. EVEN if you love what you are doing every…

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Added by Jaqai on July 16, 2010 at 11:01am — 1 Comment

Why are we obsessed with weaknesses?



“During the 1950s, the Nebraska School Study Council supported a statewide research project to identify the relative value of different methods of teaching rapid reading. About 6000 tenth-graders participated…While analyzing the data, researchers were puzzled by the observation that the students who read the fastest at the study’s outset made the greatest gains during the study—from approximately 300 to 2900 words per minute. The students who read slower at the outset also… Continue

Added by Tracy Jean Hutton on July 15, 2010 at 7:00am — 6 Comments

The Hot Button: LeBron, Laundry, and Loyalty

“I feel like part of what I'm getting paid for here is my loyalty. But, if there were somewhere else that valued that loyalty more highly, I'm going wherever they value loyalty the most.”

~Dwight Schrute, “The Office”



By now, the LeBron James-leaves-Cleveland debacle has been rehashed so many times that the only…

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Added by Darren Raymond on July 14, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

2 x 4 – Hard-Hitting Life Advice from TMBC’s Strengths Experts

Q: I feel like I've been searching and yearning to do something bigger my whole life. I have a lot of ideas, but never seem to follow through on them. I am too busy most of the time and am a poor planner, so I know I bring stress on myself. I have big ideas: I want to write a book, want to be a professional speaker, want to be super-organized and have a super-clean house. So why do I… Continue

Added by TMBC on July 13, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Monday Motivator - 7/12/2010



“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin





I’ve always found this statement inspiring, because I love the challenge it presents. It can be tempting, when faced with adversity, to stick your head in the sand and just hope the situation resolves…

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Added by Charlotte Jordan on July 12, 2010 at 9:23am — No Comments

Happy Hour! - July 9, 2010

doo·dle

 1. to draw or scribble idly: He doodled during the whole lecture.

2. to waste (time) in aimless or foolish activity.

3. Dialect . to deceive; cheat.

noun

4. a design, figure, or the like, made by idle scribbling.

5. Archaic . a foolish or silly…
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Added by Jaqai on July 9, 2010 at 9:00am — 10 Comments

Strengths in Small Business

A friend of mine, Angus, works part time in a small independently owned retail shop. He works there to help pay the bills while he's finishing his degree but also because he loves the product and the people he works with. Angus knows I'm a coach, so when he ran into a challenge at work he connected with me:

A: Trace, I need your advice.

T: What's going on?

A: My boss called me in to have a chat about my…

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Added by Tracy Jean Hutton on July 8, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

Happy Hour! - July 2, 2010

The highlight of this last week was without a doubt our big Strengths Essentials launch at SHRM.



During the event TMBC had a table set up there in the SHRM book store, and I quickly learned that a book store...in a HR event...has a TONs of "self help" books. And well, since I'm a designer working for an author who happens to rub elbows in that space, I decided to walk around and check out all of the different covers.



Now as most who know me would attest, I'm never short on… Continue

Added by Jaqai on July 2, 2010 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

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