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Karel Murray is a Certified Speaking Professional, author of "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 Matter of Perspective - Alright . . . who turned up the heat? It seemed that the sultry breath of summer came upon us quickly and storms reared their fierce heads.

A Practical Optimist - I see it in pallid faces everywhere I go.  Uncertainty, hovering over bowed heads as heavy as a rain sodden wool coat.

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?

Belief in Beauty - Now I think I’ve seen everything – a commercial on television shows three gorgeous older women talking intimately to the viewing audience “Isn’t it about time to consider Botox?” 

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. 

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.    

Danger Will Robinson! - The look of impatience and frustration directed at me is delivered with such hostility that I’m a bit flustered. 

Emotional Pacemaker - Receiving unsettling news about your career or family isn’t the easiest thing to handle. 

Experience Not Required - Today, I noticed a newspaper article entitled “Experience Not Required”. 

Face Off with a Negotiation Master - Seated at my kitchen table, I have initiated the "who will blink first" exercise with my black cat, Jette.

Giving Into Fate - I have flown about 75,000 miles this year and the worst thing I have had to experience to date relates to delays, cancelled flights and people spilling their breakfast all over my new shirt.

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

Individual Expression Is In The Eye of The Beholder - Individual expression should be monitored for taste guidelines. 

My Turn for the Target - I have decided it is my turn to take on all of the woes of mankind.

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. 

Primal State of Mind - Babies.  It has been so long since I was around a newborn; I think I’ve lost all my maternal instincts.

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 - Personally, I feel that reflecting about what has occurred in my life over the past year is a dangerous thing. 

Simple Life Rules - Belief systems develop through our family interaction and experiences. Join me as I evaluate and share things I’ve learned over the years. Some may be profound, others simply practical. No matter what the result, enjoy and pass it along if it brought you comfort in knowing someone else out there thinks like you! 

Skating on Thin Ice - For some reason, I’ve noticed recently that high anxiety rules! 

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.

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.

Time Out - I wasn’t sure I could do it . . . sit still and do nothing. 

Too Lazy To Upgrade! - What a weekend!  To celebrate my husband Rick’s 55th birthday.

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

Who Can Make Tomorrow? - Listening to "The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis, Jr. . .

Worst Case Scenario –  Road Trip - Books glorify the concept of a vacation, especially if enjoyed at an exotic location. 

Your Chance For "Remarkable" - Have you ever been startled to sitting up when you've read an article?

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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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