Peer Pressure Continued

In the last installment I listed four ways to help you overcome peer pressure.  I wanted to retouch on this subject because I have had a couple people come up to me asking about it again.

Everybody, at one time or another, has felt the power of peer pressure.  It comes at us when we are faced with a decision that effects what others think about us.  When someone passes you a joint and just when you’re about to say no everyone gets quiet and looks at you.  How about when someone has asked if you have had sex yet?  Or on a smaller scale when you are pressured to lie.  How do we handle these situations?  What kind of feelings are being activated on the inside of us?

Let’s find out!

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Getting Beyond the $50,000 Mark.

Have you ever wondered why does it seem like you can’t get past a certain level of income?  Have you ever felt that no matter how hard you have tried you are still finding yourself resorting to credit cards to pay your bills?

There is a reason why you are getting frustrated.  There is a reason why you aren’t making more money.  Ready to find out why?

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The $8.00 per Hour Mindset

I was talking with a friend of mine who is a supervisor at her job.  She began to describe to me one of the situations she is dealing with.  One of her subordinates felt as though she deserved to make more than what she was currently making – $8.00/hour.  So since she wasn’t making the money she wanted to she decided that because they were paying her $8.00/hour then she’ll give them $8.00/hour worth of work.

So the question is – how does slowing down your production time and output levels change the circumstances that surround you?

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