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Loading...Goal setting is the true secret to success in any area of life. But although setting a goal may seem simple, achieving it is usually another question altogether. Why is that? Because you will never achieve your goals unless you: (1) know exactly what you want, (2) are passionate about your goal, and (3) have […]
(16 votes, average: 3.63 out of 5)Loading...We all come to a point in our lives, like in the movie “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” that we lose sight of who we are. Life has a person in so many different roles such as parent; employee and spouse we tend to lose “us” in being there for others. Although Stella got […]
(3 votes, average: 1.67 out of 5)Loading...Some of my clients have come to me feeling like their worlds were not under their own control. They felt as though everyone else ran their lives and had some aspect of control in everything that they did. I asked them to note some specific situations in which they felt this way and how they […]
(6 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)Loading...You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. Please advise me where and how it is used. Having a goal enables you to focus your energies on devising ways to achieve it. When someone makes a decision and begins focusing on achieving […]
(5 votes, average: 2.20 out of 5)Loading...Setting goals and objectives is a process which has very wide application in business, and it was certainly a part of my own business training which I had to put into practice regularly in the years that followed. Some of the better businesses and organizations will also incorporate personal goal setting into staff development, as […]
(31 votes, average: 4.19 out of 5)Loading...I recently spoke to a Youth Leadership Group, and I was deeply inspired listening to the dreams that the teenagers had for the future. While I was presenting, I felt the group of teenagers begin to realize that it is ok to dream and be proud of what you have done in your life and […]
(4 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)Loading...Naturally some of us are more competitive than others, but the vast majority of us have a good degree of competition hardwired into us. If you think you are not competitive in the least, ask yourself: have you ever felt a twinge of desire, jealousy or envy when looking at another person’s accomplishments or lifestyle? […]
(1 votes, average: 1.00 out of 5)Loading...The start of a new year is traditionally a time to reflect on the previous year. It is also a time to establish new resolutions. Popular resolutions include losing weight, getting more fit, getting out of debt, and making more money. Giving to others tends to be forgotten when creating resolutions. However, their impact on […]
(5 votes, average: 3.20 out of 5)Loading...Sadly the world is a depressing and very frightening place for a great many people. They hold a view of a world that is full of hardship. They do not see challenges only obstacles which inevitably lead to failures. They fail to try and therefore are destined to fail. Their past failures, pains and disappointments […]
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)Loading...Leaders set goals. But they often set only one type of goal, and in so doing they set themselves up for failure. Here is the complete tool kit. 1) Achievement goals – These describe results that you will have when you finish the goal. Examples include: retire with a million dollars at age 65, earn […]
(1 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5)Loading...Turning the calendar over is an excuse to make personal resolutions for the coming year. It is also a way to bring about certain frustration for you if the goals that you set for yourself are unreachable, unattainable, or just something you have no interest in doing. Making resolutions can be done at any time […]
(16 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)Loading...You’ve tried everything but that “thing” you are addicted to….. and it doesn’t really matter what it is, yes I said,” it doesn’t matter what it is”! The addiction is what you “do”, it is not the problem! Anyway, it just won’t go away. So you start looking for external things to solve the problem. […]
(8 votes, average: 4.13 out of 5)Loading...Most people measure us by our accomplishments — what we’ve done. In my experience, most people compile their track record of accomplishments BY MISTAKE; that is, we don’t have a plan, we simply react to opportunities as they arise. In other words, our accomplishments are externally motivated, not internally driven. What this argues for, of […]
(4 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)Loading...Even in January, more and more people forget about the well-meaning resolutions they made on New Year’s to improve their lives. Here are five tips from my new book, Inside Every Woman, Using the 10 Strengths You Didn’t Know You Had to Get the Career and Life You Want Now, to turn resolution road kill […]
(8 votes, average: 3.13 out of 5)Loading...We have all read about people who are successful briefly. They win a gold medal, make a fortune, or star in one great movie…and then disappear. Or, there are those like Marilyn Monroe and Howard Hughes who achieve extraordinary success, at the cost of their own lives. These examples do not inspire me! My focus […]
(3 votes, average: 2.33 out of 5)Loading...Many professionals have a basic idea of what they want to achieve in their careers. They may want to close more sales, earn a higher income, or move into a different job. However, somehow they do not achieve the success they desire. Why? Why is it that intelligent, motivated, hard-working individuals are not achieving the […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Goals are of vital importance in our lives. Many of us spend our lives without any definite purpose, simply drifting from place to place. Setting goals help us to focus our lives and to advance confidently in a definite direction. Without them, I don’t think our lives can truly be complete. If you are looking […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...There is a difference but what constitutes a life and what constitutes a lifestyle is pretty ambiguous. One thing that seems pretty clear to me is the lifestyle is observable while a life can have many internal aspects to it. A lifestyle can include people, material things, environments, how we spend our time, energy, and […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...The title of this article sounds simplistic but it is amazing how often people (including me) sit staring at a problem like mounting paperwork and become so depressed by the thought of all the work to be done that they do nothing and continue in a paralytic state for days and even months! The article […]
(5 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)Loading...How is your life and/or your business doing? Is it stagnating, boring, going nowhere? Have you become obsessed with meeting those loan repayments or trying to just survive until the next fistful of money comes in? Are you having trouble maintaining your positive expectancy about life and/or business? Too many of us are living this […]