While zipping through airport security last week, the agent said she needed to search my hair. I started laughing with acceptance of the situation’s absurdity. Search my hair!? It seemed so silly, almost as if she had asked me to do the hokey pokey right their at the security checkpoint. She felt around my curly [...]

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Is There Such a Thing as Social Media Asperger Syndrome?

by Nancy Carroll on November 23, 2011

During my career as a teacher, I have met and taught many wonderful people with Asperger Syndrome, which is a form of high-functioning autism. I have enjoyed their humor, their quirky wit, and their unique observations of the world. There’s an old saying that if you know one person with autism, you know one person [...]

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Reveal, Remove, Renew

by Nancy Carroll on December 14, 2010

“Reveal, remove, renew” (TM) (copyright 2010 Nancy Carroll LOL)

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A System that Works

by Nancy Carroll on November 10, 2010

So if your company leaders are suggesting a system, or your team has one, consider following it instead of trying to start your own McDonald’s with a Coleman Stove.

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Get a Clue!

by Nancy Carroll on September 29, 2010

If you aren’t getting the results you want, get a clue!

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Just Go!

by Nancy Carroll on September 6, 2010

Conviction and belief will carry you farther than knowledge of every single minutiae of the comp plan and knowing answers to every single “what if” question that a prospect could ask. Besides, if you’re getting into the Land of What If , then you’re not showing your business to enough people.

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What’s Your New GIG?

by Nancy Carroll on July 21, 2010

The grass is always greener over the septic tank, as Erma Bombeck said.

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Tarzan or Mountain Climber?

by Nancy Carroll on July 6, 2010

Statistically the most successful business developers are exactly that–those who take the TIME to develop their business.

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No Lines in the Success Lane

by Nancy Carroll on June 12, 2010

This phenomenon made me think about folks working from home. So many people are unwilling to walk the mere ten feet to be successful. They’d rather sit and complain about external factors (like long lines) than seeing the shortcut right in front of them–which might take a bit of stretching and walking to the other side.

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A Trip to Someday Isle…

by Nancy Carroll on May 1, 2010

Unless you are specific with your goals, changes are you will be stuck in the land of “Someday I’ll” between your ears, and you certainly won’t be flying to the Carribbean unless you already live there!

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