What is Your Four-minute Mile?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- August 6, 2018
Each of us has a collection of mental or emotional barriers we feel are insurmountable. Sometimes we are fully aware of our capabilities and limitations (imagined or real) but more often we are unaware of our true strengths. Because of this, we pursue life paths that may not be compatible with our innate, unchanging nature.
Getting To Know Your Authentic Self: A Personal Journey With the CVI
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- July 16, 2018
After learning more about how the CVI works and reflecting on my past experiences, I realized that whenever I was in a place that contradicted my profile, it took a lot more work and effort to achieve success than would have been necessary if I had been living within my 'happy place.'
What Do You Do?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- July 2, 2018
Imagine you're at a networking event or a neighborhood block party or maybe chatting with other parents at your kid's soccer game. You meet some new people and the dreaded question comes up: "What do you do?"
Does Happiness Have a Price?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- April 23, 2018
They say money doesn't buy happiness, and perhaps that's true — the best things in life are free. If we can't put a price tag on happiness, can we put a score on it and measure it objectively? There is a now a way to accurately measure individual happiness both at home and at work, and the best part is it's free.
Do What You Love (And Get Paid For It)
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- April 16, 2018
We all have heard the aphorism that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. The more pragmatic advice tells us to identify what we love to do and figure out how to get paid for it. This is easier said than done, right? Maybe not.
The Value of Purpose
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- February 12, 2018
The three components of the Performance Fuel formula — clarity, purpose, and feedback — work together. Purpose is the feeling that what you do matters and will be appreciated. Unfortunately in many organizations today, the value of purpose in our work is often unappreciated.
Understanding Your Conflict Resolution Strategy
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- January 2, 2018
Each core value has a particular way of dealing with conflict and fear. Everyone feels challenged or out of their element at times and the way we react to these situations depends entirely on our core values. One of the most useful insights provided by the full CVI report is how your particular CVI profile handles conflict. We call it Conflict Resolution Strategies and it provides powerful information that can change your personal and professional life in a profound way.
The Compulsion of an Author
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- December 25, 2017
I wrote three novels in three years. It took a lot of time, but it wasn't work. Like an incoming tide, it was something I futilely tried to hold off before I finally relented and wrote the first page, and then the first chapter, and then the first book, and so on. It didn't take effort to write those books, it took effort not to.
Productivity Comes Second
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- December 4, 2017
It has been said that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. This maxim speaks to the relationship between employee engagement and passion and the productivity that results from it.
For Employee Happiness, Skip the Foosball Table and Espresso Machine
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- November 27, 2017
Skip the foosball table and espresso machine. The best way to improve employee happiness is by putting the right people into the right seats.
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