Success is defined in different ways by different people, but let s talk about what most people agree success looks like. ” Success Is:knowing you did a good job during your day and had positive interactions with other people ” Success Is:looking forward to going home to your family and sharing yourself with them ” [...]
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What it Is & Isn t
Posted by on November 4th, 2010
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No Comments »Having Direction
Posted by on October 30th, 2010
Let s say you ve got your attitude correct, the right skill set honed, and the right philosophy. Great! You re on your way somewhere. If you don t have the right direction planned out, you ll simply wander aimlessly. You don t attempt even the smallest of construction jobs without a plan, and yet [...]
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Posted by on October 27th, 2010
As you ponder your goal and determine the best course to achieve it, you will need some creative ways of thinking and facing challenges that will arise. The most creative-thinkers out there will encourage you to think outside your box and to consider even the wildest of ideas. One way to do this is to [...]
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Posted by on October 23rd, 2010
Once you know the formula to success, it s time to consider different avenues in which that formula should be put in to action. The main one you ll find in every area of your life is relationships. Why relationships? Because we are human beings, designed to interact with other human beings. This, by default, [...]
Posted in Motivation Tags: action, area, bad situation, business lives, business relationships, dislike, family, family relationship, family relationships, frustration, harvard business, human beings, integrity, life, path, percentages, person, personal family, problem areas, role, security, share ideas, sounding board, sticking points, time No Comments »Moving Past Fear
Posted by on October 20th, 2010
There are times when simply thinking positively won t move you past your fear and anxiety. There are times when simply plodding it out is the thing you must do. The Evangelical speaker Joyce Meyer says, If you re afraid to do it, just DO IT AFRAID. No one will blame you for being fearful [...]
Posted in Motivation Tags: acronym, AFRAID, amazing power, Anxiety, attributes, AWAY, baby steps, checklist, coaching, computer, cynics, document, facing fear, fear, immobilize, joyce meyer, liar, one, paper, pessimists, power of prayer, quagmire, several ways, spiritual beliefs, talents No Comments »Overcoming Anxiety
Posted by on October 12th, 2010
Anxiety is the result of either a) not believing you can achieve your goals successfully or b) having a fear of not achieving your goals. Either can stop you in your tracks when it comes to being successful. Worrying is not anxiety, but it can accompany being anxious. Ultimately, what anxiety does as well is [...]
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Posted by on October 9th, 2010
Okay, so you ve been giving it your all. Well, maybe not your *all*, but a good portion of your all. And you re not seeing any progress. So now what? Are you doomed to failure and never to succeed? No! Keep reading. One thing that you need to understand is that failure is an [...]
Setting Goals
Posted by on October 5th, 2010
Genius has been described as the ability to focus on one thing at a time. Many people who are geniuses are so not only because they have a high intellect, but because they are a gift of being able to focus on the objective or goal at hand. This same focus must come in to [...]
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Posted by on September 27th, 2010
If you re hearing the song that Bachman-Turner-Overdrive made famous in the 60s, that s exactly what I want! I m not talking about business in a strictly financial sense, but business with the idea that whatever you re shooting for success-wise, you complete your tasks. Once you have a course plotted for success, there [...]
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Posted by on September 20th, 2010
You must develop the right mental attitude on your road to success. Without being overly simplistic, think of The Little Train Who Could. Instead of having an I Can t attitude, replace it with an I Can! attitude. A positive outlook is necessary to see change coming, to be able to work with the change, [...]
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