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Jim's Gems: Self Talk Affects Your Image

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
May 29, 2012
There is no better way to ensure an ample supply of pain in your life than the destructive habit of self talk. This internal commentary can profoundly affect your self-esteem.
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Jim's Gems: Change Your Comfort Zone

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
May 21, 2012
What have you gotten used to over time that you never really meant to happen?
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IMTS 2012: More Than Sheer Numbers

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Genevieve Diesing
May 15, 2012
In addition to an attendee and exhibitor list that knocks most rival manufacturing shows off the charts, this bi-annual industry event tackles manufacturing’s most and pressing concerns and inspiring trends.
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Jim's Gems: Discipline and Commitment Cures Procrastination

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
May 14, 2012
What gets done is what gets done now.
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Jim's Gems: Paradigms For Personal Growth

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
May 7, 2012
The shape of your life is determined by the size and shape of the container in which you hold it.
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Shifting the Paradigm: Project Selection from a List of Business-Aligned Improvement Opportunities

Forrest Breyfogle
April 30, 2012
All projects in an EIP should be in alignment with the business goals and could be undertaken; however, organizations often not have the bandwidth to undertake all projects at once. When this occurs, organizations need a system where they can prioritize EIP created projects.
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Jim's Gems: Look, Listen, Learn

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
April 30, 2012
You already know what it's like to be you from the inside. Think for a moment how it would be to encounter you from the outside.
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Jim's Gems: Perfectionism vs. High-Achievement

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
April 23, 2012
Perfectionists will try to tell you that their relentless standards drive them to levels of productivity and excellence that they could not otherwise attain. But often just the opposite is true.
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Jim's Gems: Plan for Change and Execute It

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
April 16, 2012
If there is nothing we are striving for, nothing we really want to accomplish or change, life becomes stale and we become complacent. When this happens, we lose creative energy and drive, and we flatten out.
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Jim's Gems: How to be Effective at Work

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
April 9, 2012
Chances are you can work far more effectively than you are and move yourself into an upward trend.
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