http://stephaniefrank.com Bring Passion To The Work You Do Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:37:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you seen the movie "Up In The Air?"  I went to see it recently and found the main character's passion interesting. In case you haven't seen it, the movie is about a guy who travels the country, 300 days per year, and fires people for a living. He loves every ... http://stephaniefrank.com/personal-empowerment/youre-only-6-steps-away-from-living-your-passion/ "Worry is a waste of energy" The year was 1984 and Iwas a year out of high school.  Having decided that I was grown up enough to live in my own apartment, (even though I couldn't really afford it), with a rusty old ugly green sedan for transportation, I muddled through.  Working ... http://stephaniefrank.com/personal-empowerment/breakdown-or-breakthrough/ Dallas is a beautiful town, I think.  I wouldn't know because I've been in a  hotel conference boardroom with a speaker client doing a 2 Day Turnaround session to clarify her business message and clear her head.  We're knee deep in "stuff" and it's a blast getting everything organized into ... http://stephaniefrank.com/goals/why-the-law-of-attraction-doesnt-work/ Stuck is not a fun place to be. Yet for so many, stuck seems to be a state that is stubbornly present, even defeating in the lives of so many. You know, the web site tweak that just has to be done before you promote, the sales script that needs to have ... http://stephaniefrank.com/personal-empowerment/getting-ready-to-get-ready/ Just finished watching the movie Peaceful Warrior.  (If you haven't seen it, go grab a copy at the DVD store.  It's one you'll want to see more than once). In the movie, Dan, the main character, has a very busy life. He's a young college student and athlete, bound for the ... http://stephaniefrank.com/peak-performance/slow-down-to-speed-up/ It was a room filled with about 300 networking engineers.  True geeks, that's for sure.  I was there in the room to deliver a training to these high-level engineers about a subject they all loved - TCP/IP. As the training went on, I discussed protocol, troubleshooting, hacking (oh excuse me, I ... http://stephaniefrank.com/personal-empowerment/accidental-millionaire-the-next-chapter/ It was 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, and I was walking out of the movie theater with a giant knot in the pit of my stomach.  I had just seen the movie "2012". After going in with much anticipation and knowing that I would need to keep a strong mind to ... http://stephaniefrank.com/peak-performance/what-happens-when-you-what-if/ Over the years, I've been doing a lot more life coaching (which I absolutely LOVE) helping people over panic, anxiety, worry, fear and self-confidence challenges, along with a host of other emotional and mental challenges that keep you stuck and feeling alone.      I used to think that getting things done was all "mind ... http://stephaniefrank.com/personal-empowerment/whos-in-charge/ Every year about this time, I start thinking about what my theme word will be for next year.  Then, in December, I will take the last 2 weeks and reflect, review and clean up whatever I need to in order to keep thing rolling. This year has definately been a year ... http://stephaniefrank.com/personal-empowerment/somethings-got-to-change/ I want to talk with you today about change.  It's an inevitable part of life, yet sometimes it seems so hard. Changing relationships, careers, community, environment, health, emotions, mental states can really wreak havoc on the best-laid plans. Sometimes you just want to quit. I have something very personal I want to ... http://stephaniefrank.com/personal-empowerment/your-change-is-going-to-come/