Vickie’s Favorite Quotes: Marilyn Ferguson
I frequently counsel RNs who are so extremely stressed out that they can’t see anything better for their future in nursing. They’re stuck in their past.
Category: Inspirational
Not Reaching Your Goal for Legal Nurse Consulting Success? These 4 Reasons Might Be the Why
To be your most successful, all aspects of your life have to be congruent with your values and goals. I get to meet and talk with RNs from all over the US. One common complaint they share is exhaustion from 12-hour shifts. Long shifts combined with few to no breaks create a poor environment for planning healthy meals and exercise.
Thoughts for Success: “Look at Me and My Awesomeness” Is More of a Strategy for Instagram than for Your Success
When I take the stage, whether it’s for 1,200 Certified Legal Nurse Consultants at a conference or to introduce a legend like Oprah (as I did at a past Consultant 2.0 reception for a workshop I was conducting with Stedman Graham), my secret to success is to focus on the audience, not on how I’m performing. I simply focus on being present, real and relevant to the CLNC® consultants I’m there for, and it works.
Vickie’s Favorite Quotes: Maori Proverb
There’s a Maori proverb that says “Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you.” Yesterday I met a guy, Joshua, who has multiple sclerosis and lives this proverb.
Thoughts for Success: To Be a Good Teacher You Have to First Be a Good Student
I’ve always thought of myself as a good teacher. I hope that having trained thousands of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants is proof that I’m good at what I do (Did I mention I’m modest too? LOL). To become a good teacher I had to first become a good student.
Vickie’s Favorite Quotes: Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is the time of year to make a change in your nursing career or grow your legal nurse consulting business to more success.
Thoughts for Success: Never Let Another Person Be Your Excuse for Not Doing What You Need to Do
I have a friend I admire because she’s always had a lot of commitments outside of her executive position. Her day rarely ends at 5:00pm, somehow her outside commitments encompass everything from family to friends to volunteer work for her favorite causes.
Vickie’s Favorite Quotes: Leigh Owen
People often compliment me and tell me what a great memory I have. While my memory’s respectable, what’s even better is my note-taking prowess. That’s my real secret. I am a voracious note taker in every business situation.
Thoughts for Success: Today’s Failure Is Tomorrow’s Opportunity
I was recently advising a 32-year-old woman (NOT a legal nurse consultant) regarding a failure in her business venture. This woman who is usually vibrant and spunky had turned negative and pessimistic overnight
Vickie’s Favorite Quotes: The Temptations
It’s summer here in Houston and summer in this part of the world translates to scorching heat (100+ degrees) combined with unrelenting humidity (100+%). We cope with sweating through our clothes just walking to the car, sunglasses that fog over the minute we jump out of the car and cars that don’t seem to cool off until after we’ve arrived at our destination.
