by Misti Burmeister | Jan 8, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Clearly your experience, connections, skills, and education make you the right fit, so why aren’t the doors of opportunity swinging wide open? In fact, in some cases, the person hiring has seen you in action and knows what you’re capable of doing. So, what gives? Why...
by Misti Burmeister | Jan 1, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
My first year in business, I made a whooping $20,000. And that was mostly from doing massage and person fitness training, two skills I had picked up along the way. At the beginning of my second year, I told my bookkeeper—my sister—I would buy myself a new car if I...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 28, 2014 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Ever find yourself exhausted, but in need of energy? You know you’ve already been to your favorite coffee shop— twice, but you think just one more espresso will do the trick. I know I’ve been there! So, how do you protect your energy? Even more importantly, how to...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 24, 2014 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
On Thanksgiving, you received the first 5 ways to ensure you’ll never become mediocre. Too busy eating turkey to read it? Click here to get the first 5 today. Here they are, in brief: Keep Learning Self-awareness Contribution mindset Advocate Say “Yes” Here are the...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 18, 2014 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
After listening to Josh — the CEO of a small business in Maryland — lament about an employee who, “has all the credentials, but doesn’t act like it,” I asked what the problem was. Josh replied, “He needs to ‘man up,’ show up on time, comb his hair, and tuck his...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 4, 2014 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
When I heard about Shay, I got excited and quickly booked an appointment. As an athlete, who prefers torture to relaxation, finding a massage therapist who enjoys giving the kind of pressure I prefer has proven challenging. Having practiced massage myself, I...
