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Karel Murray is a Certified Speaking Professional, author of "Conquering the Witch Within: Intergenerational Workplace Strategies that Create Real Results", "Hitting Our Stride: Women, Work and What Matters” and “Straight Talk: Getting Off the Curb" as well as a business speaker who helps entrepreneurs and executives resolve interpersonal issues and balance their work/personal lives. Now, you can listen to her exciting, free interviews that will help you maintain and sustain a healthy business and a healthy lifestyle at http://www.JustForAMomentPodcast.com or sign up for her highly regarded free online newsletter "Think Forward!®" at http://www.karel.com

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A Woman of Your Age - Completing a two hour presentation on marketing and use of technology in today’s fast paced world.

An Unexpected Angel - Sometimes, what you did in the past explodes back into your present. 

Auto Focus - The phone has stopped ringing . . . It’s been a week . . . 2 weeks . . . business is unusually slow.  Do you over react?

Business As Usual . . . or Breaking Point? - I had no idea how long two straight weeks on the road really was.  It seemed like a great idea when I booked the five engagements in four different states. 

Catch Them Doing Something Good! - Often, people love to complain about poor service or lament silently to themselves the lack of professional behavior exhibited by another person.

Commit - How are you going to determine the way your business will grow over the next two to five years? Do you delay mapping out your career until you have a “safe” amount of discretionary cash set aside or move forward when opportunity presents itself? 

Communication Alert!  How Behavior Impacts Clarity - According to E. H. Schein, Consultant, the most important thing for people to understand is what goes on inside their own heads. 

Content Meets Delivery. . .The Art of Capturing Attention- Designing a new presentation always begins with a blank page - that insidious gleaming sheet of purity just waiting for those pearls of wisdom.

Digital Addiction: Blurring the Lines of Reality - I never realized how much my ability to use my computer has taken over my life.

Eliminate on the Run Leadership Style - 5 Tips to a Building Superior Teamwork and Service - Robert runs a high energy business with a dedicated team. At least on initial glimpse this is the impression someone might get as they wait in the lobby.

Entrepreneurial Mindset - At what point do we figure out we aren’t like everyone else? For me, becoming an adult became a goal in itself.

Focusing on the Big Picture: 5 Ways to Gain Perspective - Have you ever concentrated on something so hard that the world seems to recede into the background?

Getting Global - I heard the term “world class” the other day and unbidden, I thought “What does this have to do with me?”

If Your Family Gave You Lemons, Don’t Choke Them to Make Lemonade - Harsh, but true…you don’t pick your family, so you have to make the best of who you did get in the lottery of life. In the womb, we aren’t given the option of picking our parents or the society circumstances in which we are born.

Independence Day - Dawn is arriving. The chilly air causes the breath of the waiting mass of humanity to materialize as briefly hanging ghostly shapes. 

Mentoring Moments - My husband, Rick, has a pained expression on his face as he watches me try to catch a piece of paper in the parking lot that had escaped our car.

No Time to Waste - It actually happened… I ran out of projects with deadlines. 

Overdoing and Overtaxing - Have you ever just stopped in the middle of a busy place and study what is going on around you? 

Presenter Paralysis . . . Eight Ways to Avoid It! - I first notice that my hands are getting clammy.

Public Trust, Does It Include You? - Her face registered disbelief when I finished reviewing options with her. There was a prolonged silence, and then she murmured, "e;You don't sound like any Realtor I've known!"e;

Quest For Courage - The Five Things I Learned From The Cowardly Lion
Growing up, my primary resource for understanding the concept of courage was the Wizard of Oz on television, watching the odd foursome face peril after peril. Read on to learn more about how to confront your own Wicked Witch of the West.

Reflection on Idiosyncrasies - I’ve been thinking about what makes us who we are. How do others really perceive us? My best mirror is my husband and my son.

Skating on Thin Ice - For some reason, I’ve noticed recently that high anxiety rules!  I’m not just talking the type of anxious feeling…

Strength Of The Circle - My breath exploded from my chest when I listened to my husband’s voice telling me of the sudden death of his oldest brother, Chris. 

Stretch Pants of Life - Somewhere along the line, we got our priorities screwed up.

Surviving Your Career - I'm at a meeting, but I'm not listening.

Taking the Next Step - Excuses. Lots of them. Not enough time - No money - My health is bad - No energy - I’ve worked hard - I deserve this - Menopause (a personal favorite)

Target Your Efforts: Five Tips to Mastering Your Business Niche - The AARP card appeared in the mail again. This time I actually opened the envelope…

The Gift of Our Life Purpose - Being an eternal optimist must be tiring; living with one must be even harder.

The Impact of Home Inspections - I couldn’t believe what he was doing!  This six foot six inch tall, gray haired man had just disappeared underneath the house inside the crawlspace. 

The Odds of Addiction - This article has been months in the making; a journey of self discovery regarding the nature of addictive behavior.

The Public Perspective - Dressed in saggy blue jeans, black t-shirt embossed with an image of himself and scuffed black athletic shoes, the employee named Chumlee is the first thing I noticed when I first watched the History Channel’s “Pawn Stars”.

The Trip to Relevance - Sitting at my computer, working my way through a complicated course which explains the technology tools necessary for successful business entrepreneurs, I had the sinking feeling that I might not be relevant any longer.

The Volunteer Leader – Good for Business - The energy in the passenger compartment of the airplane was palpable.

Virtually Social - Social networking. . . on-line.  What a concept.

Wowed into Awe - What lies behind an institution’s front door?

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  • 4 about Families
  • Agent Direct News
  • Aurora Outlook
  • Biz Link
  • Broker Agent News
  • Business Balls.com
  • Business Update Publication
  • Cedar Valley Business Journal
  • Courier
  • Detroit Regional Chamber
  • EXIT Homeplace Realty
  • FastCompany.com
  • FreshBusinessThinking.com
  • Illinois REALTOR®
  • Iowa REALTOR® Report
  • Island Sun Times
  • Kansas City Small Business Monthly
  • Kids Life
  • Metro Consolidated Assn of REALTORS®
  • Midwest Meetings
  • My Article Archive
  • National Contract Management Association
  • Opening Doors
  • Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®
  • Pizza Marketing Quarterly
  • PowerHomeBiz.com
  • Professional Speaker
  • REALTOR Association Executive Magazine
  • REEA Journal
  • Selfgrowth.com
  • Space Coast Parent
  • Speaker Magazine
  • Tallahassee REALTOR®
  • The Business Journal
  • Wellsphere.com
  • Wichita Area Assoc. of REALTORS Update
 

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