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What if it were actually possible to design your job the way you desire it to be; rather than just put up with all the different elements that you think you have no say over?  What if you could attract the work colleagues you desire?  What if you could attract the projects you desire?  What if you could influence your work environment?  It is possible!

The first step is changing your mindset that suggests it is impossible.  Every single “but” that you have, are you willing to throw them out the door?  Are you willing to no longer have those excuses for not even trying?

Next, include these 3 simple, yet highly effective, work hacks – daily. You can start creating the work life you truly desire, TODAY!

WORKPLACE HACK #1.  KNOW WHAT YOU TRULY DESIRE.

It sounds simplistic, but it is essential.  Most people tend to complain about things not being the way they desire, rather than focusing on what...

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Guest contributed by Laleh Hancock

Yes, the pun is intended! It’s well documented that executives who ignore the warning signs from their body put themselves at risk of serious illness and injury, if not death.

I am not about to give you a list of do’s and don’ts. You’re smart. You’re talented. You’ve read it all and you know what’s required. You’re a leader and an executive, and yet you are reading this for some reason.

Maybe you have started to notice some of those warning signs, such as being tired all the time? Maybe you’re being distracted by your busyness and you just need some assistance with implementation? Maybe, even though you have it all – the job and the life that everyone wants – you are not as happy as you thought you would be, and you feel like there has to be more to life?

You can have, be, and do it all. Don’t let anyone tell you any different....

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Is someone that you care about going through loss or the grief of heartache? We want to be there for those we care deeply for, and support them in times of strife, but are we really doing anything to help them?

According to life coach, Laleh Hancock, one of the best ways to support someone through their grief is to stay neutral.  Your role is not to fix anything for them or ‘take their side’ and validate their victimhood. Just empower to find their own way out of their grief.

Hug it out. Talk it through. Give it time or “leave it with me.” When a loved one is grieving, upset or distressed, it can be natural to want to step in, help ease their pain (and sometimes even ‘take sides’ against another person or party). However, according to life coach, Laleh Hancock, the best way to support someone through their grief is to stay neutral, ask open questions and help inspire a little gratitude.

Hancock is...

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by Laleh Hancock, founder and CEO of Belapemo

We all encounter stumbling blocks in our lives and careers, but what action do you take when those barriers becomes an impediment to your success or happiness?

What if you could stop making anything or anyone bigger than you and create beyond it all with ease? No matter if your particular ‘mountain’ to overcome is a boss who doesn’t acknowledge your value, or a particular area in your own business that has you stumped and frustrated, you can out-create that thing or person.

Is it really a mountain, or a mole-hill?

One of the first things I say to clients who feel frustrated or stuck in their business or career, with their perceived obstacle, is: “Get out of your head.” Have you ever noticed that the more you think about a problem, the bigger it gets?

I have a client, Frank, whose biggest problem was with actual mountains. He is a high-achieving executive, and a...

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Laleh Hancock, Founder & CEO, Belapemo

The issue of the gender pay gap may have started when men held most of the leadership roles in businesses and organizations – but is this the only reason that women still make only 76 cents on the dollar of their equivalent male counterparts? 

As a successful executive for many years, I never considered myself limited in business because of my gender, let alone limiting my own possibilities with hidden gender-based mindsets. 

That began changing a number of years ago, when I left a lucrative role in a global technology company to work as a Director for a start-up company. Additionally, I took on the Vice President (VP) duties while the CEO interviewed to fill the position permanently. 

Weeks later, we still did not have a new VP. I called a fellow executive for a referral recommendation and she asked me why I hadn’t interviewed for the job myself. 

Before I...

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What would you like to add to your life? What if bringing to life could be easier than you imagined no matter what you have going on at home or at work? Join Laleh Hancock and Lauren Marie, moms of twins who share how they juggle parenthood and building and growing multiple businesses.

Guest Bios:

Laleh Alemzadeh Hancock is a management consultant, Joy of Business facilitator and the CEO of Belapemo and Global Wellness For All.

With nearly 30 years of experience in operational excellence, change management, and organizational wellness, Laleh has inspired and empowered businesses and hundreds of thousands of individuals, including Fortune 500 executives, to seek greater success and wellness.

Lauren Marie is a Joy of Business facilitator, Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator acupuncturist, entrepreneur and mother of young twins.

She travels worldwide with her babies, facilitating classes and...

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4 Steps to Giving Your Business Its Unique Voice in the World

One of the greatest impediments we can give our business is to try and do it the “right way,” according to external ideas of best practice when it’s totally wrong for you. Rather than seeking to apply outside ideals of how to grow your business – what if you let the voice of your business emerge and assist you?

Here are 4 steps to helping your business have its voice and to be your creative partner in the institution of your business practices:

1. Listen to the whispers of your business.

No business desires to fail. We only lose the ability to thrive with business when we apply external controls and ideals of “best practice” rather than consider what will work for this business.  We can stop or even kill our business’s ability to generate revenue when we are not willing to be different to the status quo.

An entrepreneur...

Interview with Laleh Alemzadeh-Hancock, Management Consultant and Business Coach – Podcast

Allow the business to work for you instead of you working for your business.

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Most entrepreneurs who start a new business do it from the joy of bringing their idea into the world and also to make some money. Somewhere in the startup of the business, they become responsible for every aspect of the business. Did you know your business has a consciousness? And that consciousness can draw in clients, ideas, systems, money, and staff for you? 

What will your business be like if you did not have to control everything but instead could partner with the business and its energy for guidance instead? What can your business contribute that you have not yet considered? 

In this episode of Home Business Radio, Richard “Capt’n” Henderson and Managing Editor Sherilyn Colleen interview ...

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A promotion, a pay raise or a financial achievement should be an opportunity for celebration and acknowledgment; yet it is more likely to expose judgment, jealousy or comparison from colleagues, family and friends.

Being influenced by other people’s judgments doesn’t just effect our ability to improve our income or financial success – it impacts our ability to thrive in every area of life and business.

When we care about other people’s opinions over our achievements, we give up our leadership potential.   Most people are trying to fit in with others and not rock the boat. A leader explores, creates, and innovates regardless of external viewpoints.

Are you willing to be a leader that changes opinions rather than follows them?

If so, here are three key things you must be willing to be and do:

Be Willing to Value You

Beyond knowing the dollar value of your job role in the wider market, do you truly know...

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“Over 70% of US workers surveyed in Gallup poll either hate their jobs or are completely disengaged.” NY Daily News reported.

What about you? If you were part of the survey what would you say?

Are you part of the more than 70% that don’t like their job? What if most people deep inside actually enjoy their jobs? There is something that attracted them to it in the first place! Consider this: there are many other jobs you could have chosen from all sorts of different industries and you chose this one. It may just be that you are not enjoying the other things that come along with your job, such as the office politics, roadblocks to implementing change, or picking up on other people’s stress levels, etc.

The first step to having clarity on what is working or not is to not lump everything into one statement and acknowledge what is really going on. When you acknowledge, you allow more awareness for creative ideas and...