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Intelligent Motivation: Tips for Tough Economic Times

Every interview I’ve done recently has led with the same inquiry, “What would you tell people who are having a tough time in the current economy?" Here is my answer: 1. Increase your discipline 2. Spend more of each day in business building (sales)... Read >

How much learning is in your day?

“If you will spend one extra hour each day in learning in your chosen field then you will be a National Expert in that field in 5 years or less." Earl Nightingale How much of your day is devoted to intentional learning? Note that I specified intentiona... Read >

Step Up and Make A Difference: Serve Others

“Service to Humanity is the Best Work of Life" The last line of the Creed of the Junior Chamber of Commerce (The Jaycees) On September 11th 2008, Senators (and Candidates) McCain and Obama spoke about the importance of personal public service to our c... Read >

Desired Outcomes define our relationships

From the time we are born the world asks us “What do you want?" And the better we become at defining and communicating what we want, the more likely we are to get it. When a baby cries the mother seeks to learn what is needed. Is the child in pain, hun... Read >

Find your Leverage NOW! Sales Strategies by Jim Cathcart

Everyone I’ve spoken with recently is doing something to adapt to the fluctuating economy. Some are cutting hours, some eliminating promotional expenses, some laying off or not hiring workers, and some are actually increasing their sales. Yes, I said “inc... Read >

Times are Tough but not here, not now, not for us By Jim Cathcart

Times are tough, but not here! Iran has tough times. Iraq and Afghanistan have had tough times. People who have to walk through land mines to get to their destinations are having tough times. Many parts of Africa have tough times. People who live in fe... Read >

Revitalizing Business requires Revitalizing YOU by Jim Cathcart

On Coach Ron Tunick’s radio show recently I spoke about the need for a concerted effort to “Revitalize Our Businesses." He then asked me, “How do we do that?" My reply was, “Revitalize Yourself First!" A business is simply a group of people involved in... Read >

Motivation is needed more than ever…Intelligent Motivation

I bought a new car recently and so did many other people, but not nearly as many as a couple of years ago. It’s real clear that the marketplace is taking more naps than buying trips these days. Showrooms and store aisles are not as crowded as they were. B... Read >

Diamonds encrusted with Pennies

Imagine that you have a box that is covered with shiny new pennies and, instead of looking into the box; you peel off a few pennies each day and spend them. Only later, when it is too late to be of real value to you do you discover that the box was filled... Read >

Self-Reliance must be earned & learned by each person

Self-Reliance must be learned anew by each generation Nobody grows up knowing how to make it on their own. If they did it would require them to make all the mistakes of the previous generations just in order to catch up with the rest of the world. We d... Read >

ReBoomers; the baby boom isn’t “retiring”

Take a look around you and you’ll see lots of silver hair in the workplace. It turns out that the Baby Boom (78 million people born in the USA between 1946 and 1964) is not choosing to “retire" as their parents did. Between 8,000 and 10,000 of us boomers ... Read >

Profiling: the vital skill for Everyday Intelligence

What do you think of when you hear that word? Racial discrimination or intelligent decision making? The media has demonized this concept over the past decade or so. They’ve made it popular to believe that one should never use profiling as part of decis... Read >

Follow your Bliss – Really?

I’ve heard for years that we should “follow our bliss." Never knew for sure what that meant but clearly it was similar to, “If it feels good…do it!" (The mantra of the flower child generation.) Being of that same Baby Boomer age group I certainly identify... Read >

Emotional Self-Management

Three days of motorcycling was almost enough. Almost. I’ve been riding the California coast this week, solo. I took off at 11am a few days ago from Ventura County and rode north along coastal highway 1 all the way to the Monterey Peninsula. Big Sur was be... Read >

Motivational Quotes from Jim Cathcart

Here are some quotes that you are welcome to use in your own publications. All we request is that you clearly show your source (Jim Cathcart) and, when appropriate, you provide a link to our website: http://Cathcart.com. We hope you enjoy them. HERE AR... Read >