Ann Vertel - Success Psychology Expert

Lead with Your Strengths

We all have unique gifts and talents. We’re really good at certain things and not so good at others. I will never be an opera singer, a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, or an engineer. Those just aren’t my strengths. Trying to be something you were not cut out to be can be frustrating, demoralizing, and in many [...]

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Getting Organized … Mentally!

Have you ever felt just totally overwhelmed with…well…everything? When I come to the point where all my work and personal “stuff” is all swimming in my head like a giant goulash, I know it’s time to do an “up and out.” Much like the phrase, “a place for everything and everything in its place,” we [...]

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High Achievers

What are the biggest differences between high and low achievers? Having worked with a number of remarkably successful entrepreneurs, I can tell you that three of the biggest are their ability to define specific goals, work with a team, and determine who they will allow to influence them. High achievers are much more precise in their goals [...]

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Opportunity Knocks Every Day

Opportunities show up every day for every one of us. Successful people are not only able to recognize them, but also expect them to show up, count on them showing up, and seek them out when not enough show up. They make it a point to look for opportunities all around them, knowing full well [...]

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Playing to Win!

Are you playing to win or playing to not lose. Aren’t they the same thing? No way. Most people play not to lose, in order to avoid fear or pain. I’ll play, as long as I don’t get hurt. They will go all the way out to the edge of their comfort zone…and stop. When [...]

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Being Bold

I saw my friend Keith recently in the weight room at the gym. I had recommended the book, “The One Minute Millionaire” to him and he was in the middle of reading it. I asked him if it was helping him to think bigger. His response was very short, but oh so profound. He said, [...]

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Work it!

You were not created to just survive or endure or get through or simply manage your life. You are meant for something much greater. You already have everything you need to be enormously successful. The only thing that holds you back is…you. Not your husband or your friends or your location or your kids or [...]

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Like, Trust, and Respect

When I was in college, I joined a sorority. We had rules and guidelines, much like any organized group. One of those guidelines was that we were all to believe in the concept of sisterly love. It sounded good, but in reality I became disillusioned after watching so many of my sisters talk behind others’ [...]

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What are you waiting for?

If you are waiting for fear to subside before you act, you will never act. The fear doesn’t subside until you act. Only action trumps fear. Remember a time when you woke up in the middle of the night because of a nightmare or a strange noise you heard, and you were absolutely paralyzed? You [...]

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3 Secrets of Time Management

We all have 24 hours in a day. So why does it seem like some people are far more productive in that timeframe than others? I believe there are 3 major reasons: (1) The successful individual consistently chooses what she wants most (long term) over what she wants now (immediate gratification). (2) The successful individual [...]

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