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Team Building in the Bakken

Signs that say “Will work for food” are rare in the Bakken, seemingly replaced by “Can I please sleep on your couch? I have a good job!” and “Will hire the housed.” Jobs are plentiful, people are...

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Buy In or Sell Out- Your 2012 Team Goal

Your team is going to achieve a goal this year. The question is will it be a goal you want, or a goal they want?   Will it be a goal you settle for or a goal you design?  Will your team ‘buy in’ or...

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The Cost of Not Team Building

The question I am most frequently asked is “what does team building cost?” and while I am happy to answer, because Canvas Creek Team Building is fast, and affordable, I am more worried about what it...

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There’s Enough for Everyone…

  Kanji Symbol for Abundance I have always believed in, trained to, and truth be told, blatantly lectured the concept of the theory of abundance.   If you are not familiar with this theory it is about...

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Collaboration is the Word!

Way back when, as we were first crawling out of caves, into huts and discovering that a system was going to be needed, last names came into play.  These last names were pretty simple.  Baker- because...

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Changing Our Behavior – More Fun Than You Think

Change is happening all around us.  Consider the “Bakken Boom” we are all experiencing in the Dakotas and Montana.  There is so much to do.  So much to remember.  So much left undone.  We need the...

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Canvas Creek Team Building

Have you ever met someone, that at the very moment you connected you feel as if you have known them a lifetime?  Someone so real, so genuine, so lacking in pretense that you don’t have to struggle...

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The Millennial Worker: Generation Gap or Grand Canyon?

If you employ people who are “millennials” (our youngest working generation), you might want to sit down for this.  You should let them text.  As a matter of fact, you should let them tweet, Facebook...

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The Wandering Leader

“Are we there yet?” “Where are we going?” “I need to go to the bathroom.” If you think your children or spouse are the ones speaking, good for you, you can stop reading. If you have recently heard...

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The Art of Collaboration

“I loved making a decision by myself!” is the first thing I heard when Susan stepped away from the completed canvas.   The second thing I heard was from Todd; a loud, unmistakable, “ugh.”  Todd rolled...

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Salespeople and Service Reps Can Get Along. Really.

I met my husband on a street corner.  Really, I did, but probably not in the way you are thinking.  He wasn’t a Boy Scout helping me across the street and I wasn’t scouting for entertainment.  It was...

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Angry Birds – $#*^ Does roll downhill !

                                                          What the Heck is an Angry Bird? I personally don’t know what the gaming hype is about, but these words came to mind when starting a new office...

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Running Your Family Like a Team

Running a household can be tough. From keeping track of everyone’s schedule to making sure everyone is keeping track of their own schedule, things can get a little tricky. Here’s where a little...

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10 Ways to Be More Productive

Ah, the age old battle between productivity and procrastination. I have to admit, I’m quite skilled in creating a clever way to avoid boring tasks that need to be done, but at some point even I have...

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5 Tips for Effective Communication

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective communication is everything. Without it, things can fall apart in a heartbeat. Combine that with the stress of today’s economy, where many employees are...

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3 Ways to Run a Better Business

Starting a business is tough, and keeping a business going can be tougher still. Not only are you in charge of everything, but you are also responsible for everything, which can feel like quite a...

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How You May Be Getting In Your Own Way

We all want to live up to our full potential, but as the saying goes, “The path to success is often under construction.” And it’s true; our path to reach our goals is most definitely going to be...

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9 Quotes You Should Know Inside and Out

I’m sure we’ve all heard plenty of inspirational quotes, and we’ve probably got a short list of a few that we consider seriously significant. But every once in a while (read: now, while you’re reading...

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3 Common Causes of Burnout

Burnout can be difficult to spot if you’re already in it. After all, if you’re anything like me, running yourself into the ground because such a natural habit that you don’t even notice how long it’s...

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5 Ways to Boost Self-Confidence

It seems like a cheesy topic, I know, but the fact is many people today still struggle with feeling confident with their actions. Your personal opinion of yourself holds an incredible amount of...

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5 Ways to Facilitate Teamwork

Fact: you need teamwork. In order for any organization (a place of business, your family, a charity, etc.) to run successfully, its members need to understand the concept of effective teamwork. And...

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5 Personality Traits You Need to Change

Let’s face it; everyone has a few personality traits that can be a bit of a…pain in the neck. But for the most part, they’re harmful. So you don’t like it when your green beans touch your pork-chop,...

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When Entrepreneurs Kiss

Are you in love with your business partner?  Not just for their love of numbers, the company you have created together, or their customer service skills, but their cute little nose, their manly smell...

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Keeping Your Company on the Right Side of the Law

No one wants to end up in court on account of something someone overlooked, especially when that something could turn out to be illegal. No one is perfect though, and even the most innocent of owners...

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5 Essential Tips for Virtual Collaboration

Virtual collaboration? As in…collaborating as a team when no one is even in the same room? Yes, that is exactly what we are talking about here. It may seem like something straight out of a sci-fi...

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Top Regrets of First Time Business Owners

Every new experience comes with a learning curve. The first time you bake an apple pie, you realize you needed a touch more cinnamon and make a mental note for next time. The first time you drive a...

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4 Business Professionals You Need to Hire

When you are running a business, it’s perfectly natural to want to do everything on your own. You’re looking to cut as many costs as possible, so doing your own books, taxes, advertising and anything...

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Kick the Procrastination Bucket

      Are you a procrastinator? Go ahead, you can answer honestly… That’s what I thought. The truth is, procrastinating is an extremely common habit. The stress of something easily makes it seem like...

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Why Art is More Important than You Think

For many people, art is considered just a hobby. Painting is something you do on a lazy Sunday afternoon while drinking a delicious cup of espresso and calmly looking back on your workweek (which is...

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Conducting a Team Self-Evaluation

In a perfect world, all teams would work perfectly together; meetings would run smoothly, problems would be easily ironed out and everyone would be happy. However, as we all probably already know, we...

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Creating a Culture of Teamwork

As much as we would all like it to, the concept of teamwork does not simply “happen.” Instead, it takes a great deal of time working through details to make sure a team works together effectively. But...

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Top 5 Ways to Destroy Morale

Morale tends to be one of those tricky words thrown around meetings. Every company wants good morale around the office but very few companies actually go through the trouble of determining how to...

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3 Steps to Get People Talking

No matter what group of people you’re working with (your family, your coworkers, your intramural teammates, your church group), an open and effective line of communication is key. But that phrase,...

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How to Break Out of a Slump

Slumps…we all have them. They’re those little sections of life when things just don’t seem to be going right. Maybe you haven’t been to the gym in a month and no matter what you do just don’t feel...

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How to Tell When It’s Time to Move On

We’ve all been there. Whether it’s a bad relationship, a new venture or just a lifestyle, there are some things in life that just aren’t working anymore. Now it can be difficult to know when the time...

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Negative Thoughts Holding You Back

How many times during the day do you think something to yourself? Probably more than you think. The truth is, you (yes, that person in the mirror) are the biggest influence on howyour life turns out....

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12 Points to Help You Find Your Passion

Ah yes, our passion. At times it can be so elusive, and vague comments from others (“Well, just pick something you like and do that.”) are virtually useless. So here are a few inspirational points...

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5 Ways to Change Your Life TODAY

It’s fairly common to be unsatisfied with your current situation in life. Maybe you are happy with your relationship but your job is making you miserable. Maybe you just keep going in circles and you...

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5 Ways to Turn a Bad Situation into a New Beginning

We’ve all been there; that moment when things have gotten so bad that it becomes difficult to see how they could ever get better again. Maybe you’ve lost your job and bills are piling up, maybe you’ve...

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How to Politely Ask a Roommate to Move Out

If you’ve ever found yourself in a situation to ask your roommate to move out, you know just how awkward it can be. Even in a good situation where both of you are on great terms and there’s a happy...

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The Forgotten Role of Relationships in Business

With the ever expanding world of the internet, it can be quite easy to see how business relationships may fall to the wayside. After all, instead of calling customer care, people are directed to an...

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Networking: How to Do it Properly

Networking tends to be one of those terms that is often thrown around in various business conversations. “We need to network more” or “How are doing on networking?” are just a few phrases you may...

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What You Should Really Be Thankful For

It’s funny, as this time of year rolls around, people go into thankfulness overdrive. All over Facebook people are participating in “30 Days of Thankfulness” where each day they list something they are...

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Creative Strategic Planning: What it is and How to do it

Ever heard the phrase “creative strategic planning”? Surely you have, though it may have simply been thrown around in a business meeting. Or maybe you’ve seen it scattered across the internet, a vague...

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Compassionate Leadership

Recently I helped provide team building for an amazing group of young people. Times have been rough. Meals missed. Warm socks a blessing. Shelter questionable at times. What one considers basic...

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Meeting Change

“Change before you have to.” ~ Jack Welch “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” Benjamin Disraeli These are all sayings we’ve heard, but it seems few people really embrace change. So how can we...

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