Step Out of the Box with a Bang! The Positive, Proactive, and Excuse-Free Work Life

Remember being a kid? Running, jumping, yelling, flying down the sidewalk on your bike? Freedom! The world was your oyster. Everything was ahead of you and there was nothing you couldn t create, achieve, fix, or invent. Whether you were outgoing or laid back, you were filled with positive expectation about the future because it was all out there, just waiting for you.

What if you could feel this way about your work today only better? So you can have the joys and hopes and high expectations you had back then, plus the confidence that you ve got what it takes to turn them into reality.

And what if achieving this were not only simple, but a lot easier than the alternative: seeing work as a drudge that you resign yourself to because, well, *sigh* you have to pay the bills?

In your brand new business head and heart, you go to work feeling excited and wide-eyed. The pressures you feel, the disappointments, your worries and missteps...all these fade to the back of your mind, and you re left with faith in yourself and in the people you work with. Your mind is fresh, full of possibilities and new hope. Your dreams have kicked up a notch. And they all suddenly seem within reach.

Does this sound impossible? Or maybe just a lot of happy talk? It isn t. The wisdom in Step Out of the Box With A Bang! The Positive, Proactive, and Excuse-free Work Life has created seismic shifts in people, teams, and even whole companies. Inside, you ll find three sections packed with encouragement and our practical, use-them-now tips for building this vital Breakthrough Skill:

Positive Power: Expect (and get) the best from people and situations
Proactive Power: Anticipate success with deliberate action
Excuse-free Power: Move into the future confident and solution-oriented

You ll also get Doug and Diana s signature Working Wisdom and Leader Points, proven ideas from their years of helping clients create their own personal, team, and business breakthroughs.