Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT For this month, we’re helping people stimulate their learning. Every day, we are highlighting some learning element of one of our many Cheetah courses, with a learning contemplation for you to consider. Each day is a different course, with a special promotional price for that course for the first […]
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI – ACP, RYT Practicing patience helps reign in often destructive impulsive desires. Taking time to work through the details in both project planning and negotiation preparation templates, Cheetah Certified Project Management students master the skills that improve their abilities to discover the approach that will bring out the best in
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety nine percent perspiration.” Thomas Edison I love this quote by Edison as it shows how much work it takes to get an idea off the ground. Project Management is the bridge between inspiration and the targeted perspiration required to achieve results. The better
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT It isn’t what happens in life that defines me, it is how I respond to it. Developing abilities to best respond to changing circumstances is crucial for any entrepreneur who wants to maintain a thriving business. I’ve written about change before – the last time it was about adapting
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT In my book Cheetah Negotiations, I created a process for negotiating every element of life. If you think about it, we are negotiating day in and day out – in every relationship and in every situation. It takes laser focus discernment to know the best way to negotiate in
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT I’ve been contemplating lately how to develop empathy on the terror, hatred and disdain happening in our society right now stimulated from the very divisive election. And it got me thinking about Mama Bears. Many of us are much like Mama Bears – very attached to our “babies.” Living
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT I’ve had interesting discussions with other business owners over the past several days about the results of increased bigotry in their companies. Some have even gone as far to say as they won’t hire someone who voted for Donald Trump because it shows they are at worst a bigot
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT It is darn near impossible to make good decisions when hatred is triggered and your limbic ( “fight or flight”) brain is engaged. The ancillary feelings of disdain, disgust, and disappointment also activate the limbiic brain. In the Happiness Project class, Cheetah students learn how to temper what triggers
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT In reflecting on the divisiveness of this current election cycle, I realized the projects I work on give me hope. Hope helps discern where the opportunities are in the challenging times. For the past eight years I’ve been on a path to develop the capabilities to become energy and
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT When things feel out of balance, life seems to send you what you need to bring it back into balance. I learned this lesson in my early 20’s when I burned the candle at both ends working hard and playing hard. To make the time to rest, I’d be
