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- Decisions are the Moments that Shape Your Destiny - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2009 from Caroline and Craig MakepeaceDecisions are shaping your destiny every second. They are a cause being set in motion. From the moment you wake until you sleep you are making decisions. Everything that happens in life both the thrilling and the challenging began somewhere with a decision. Anthony Robbins says it best: 'It ...
Views: 6534(3 votes) - Goal Achieving - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Gerard ODonovanAs children we grow up with dreams and as adults it is important that we continue them as it is when we stop dreaming that we start to whither and die. Man was born to dream; he was also born to achieve. The more dreams we have the more alive we are, although we don’t always have to achieve ...
Views: 1473(3 votes) - Hitting Some Out of the Park: The Excitement of Personal Home Runs - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2009 from Dawn AngierHitting Some Out of the Park: The Excitement of Personal Home Runs I'm not a big baseball fan. I enjoyed playing when I was younger, but I’ve just not gotten caught up in watching nine innings of the game. Perhaps it’s because the home runs are so few and far between. Watching ...
Views: 1065(3 votes) - How Do You Use A Vision Board To Manifest Your Desires? - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2009 from Patrice EvansCan a Vision Board really help you to realize your goals? If the key to a successful life is to remain positively focused on your goals, then yes a Vision Board can help. What is a Vision Board? A Vision Board is a visual collection of your wish list for life. It's pictures of whatever you ...
Views: 1815(3 votes) - Success. How to Reach the Goal. - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Oscar Basurto CarbonellA goal is not the end of the path. It is what bring us near and connects us to it. Besides, the goal carries many goals within since it is not only to reach that place but also to develop, sustain and totally identify with it. Maybe at some point, the goal seemed too distant but now it turned ...
Views: 2207(3 votes) - The Chocolate Love Affair - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Eva GregoryIn order to bring those wanted changes in our lives we have to change the way we are asking. Once you have established a goal, reflect on the way you are asking for that goal to occur. It is easy to state it as something you do NOT want rather than something that you DO want. For example, ...
Views: 2184(6 votes) - You Get What You Expect! - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2009 from Pat MussieuxHere we are, at the end of November 2009 already! Time flies! It seems like only yesterday that there was so much 'to do' about the new millennium and here we are, facing 2010 already! I used to set goals for the year but now, as I age (gracefully), I find that I am setting goals for the next ...
Views: 1554(6 votes) - *** Goal Setting vs. Goal Achievement - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Ty BennettTo achieve what you desire it is not enough to set goals. Most people do nothing more than make a wish with their desires. They think of something that they want, never right it down or make a plan on how to achieve it, and it becomes a fleeting thought. The problem with a wish is that is has no ...
Views: 2370(4 votes) - Mental Toughness - Staying Goal Directed - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from Phil PearlWe are all encouraged to have goals – to set objectives and have targets. When we think of goals, usually we only consider the big long-term goals, such as buying a home. However it is often our everyday goals and actions which we need to focus on in order to increase our happiness and make life ...
Views: 1449(4 votes) - Top Reason to Set Goals - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonI love the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Everyone is still in a festive mood and the stress of the holiday season is winding down. I enjoy the after-Christmas sales and I usually take the week off between the holidays. My number one favorite activity this last week of the year is ...
Views: 1172(4 votes) - Are You Ready To Graduate and Take The Next Step In Your Business and Life? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2010 from Carrie GreeneMy sons, Eric and Josh, graduated from middle school last week. I had a conversation with them about moving onto high school. I expected to hear "I'm looking forward to high school," "I'm nervous" and "I hope there isn't that much more homework" but, after all of the complaints I heard this ...
Views: 4524(10 votes) - #1 Reason We Struggle in Accomplishing a Goal REVEALED! - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from Gary DalyWhen we struggle with accomplishing a goal we really want to achieve, it can leave us perplexed. When you think about it, why, if we really want the goal, do we not achieve it? What is holding us back? Is it our fault or not? What is the barrier that is stopping us from breaking through with our ...
Views: 2243(1 vote) - ***Overwhelmed? 5 Steps to Become Your Own Taskmaster - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIn today's fast paced hustle and bustle world you may become overwhelmed by everything that needs to get accomplished in a day, especially during a busy holiday season. A feeling of overwhelm will set in where you just can't decide what to do or how to do it to achieve your personal and ...
Views: 2721(1 vote) - 10 Important Benefits You May Have Forgotten (aka- The Joys of Being an Entrepreneur) - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2013 from Kate BeedersThe strangest thing happened to me the other day. I was invited to the Cape (aka Cape Cod for those of you outside Massachusetts), and my response was I needed to check my schedule. Wow! That response stopped me dead in my tracks. The invitation was for 3 weeks away that was certainly ...
Views: 1591(1 vote) - 10 Warning Signs That Prospective Client Is Not Right For You - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2010 from Alvah ParkerIn difficult economic times it is easy to let go of standards and take on a client who does not fit your vision of your ideal client. When few clients are in the pipeline it often looks attractive to take the ones that show up. When you do this you run the risk of having an angry client or ...
Views: 1260(2 votes) - 2011: 3 Steps to Be Accountable to Your Excellence - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteTruth is, you already are accountable. You are the ultimate creator of all that you do, all that you experience. While you may not have created certain events in your life, you are the generative force behind what you have that experience mean for you. Have to allowed yourself to become the ...
Views: 1391(1 vote) - 3 Steps to Getting What You Want - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Kim Smith"There's a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it. No one's ready for a thing until they believe that they can acquire it. The state of mind must be belief and not mere hope or wish." - Napoleon Hill Do you believe you can create what you really want in your ...
Views: 1305(2 votes) - 5 Back to School How to Study Tips - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Dr. Stephen JonesThe journey back to school is a time when students meet new friends and get adjusted to a new school environment. The adjustment is not limited to K12 students there are changes for college bound students too. Often after the first week students realize that they do not know how to study and ...
Views: 1675(1 vote) - 5 Ways to Design the Best Year of Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Sarah HathornPicture yourself at a New Year’s party, on the last day of 2012. You are preparing to head into 2013, and are raising a glass to toast the last hours of 2012. Because it was the best year you’ve ever experienced you have plenty to celebrate. Now imagine that over the next 12 months you will ...
Views: 1018(1 vote) - 5-Keys to Successful Goal Setting - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Carrie GreeneWouldn’t it be great if we could do it all? Imagine never having to think about having the time or resources necessary to do a project because you had all the time and resources in the world. Wishful thinking huh? The truth is that you don’t have infinite access to time or resources. There ...
Views: 1585(2 votes) - A Year Without Fear: Stay Above the Fray and Win the Day! - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Sarah HathornIf you want to seize the day and capitalize on your window of opportunity to move up in your career you have to be fully prepared to jump at the chance. Opportunity doesn’t linger; it knocks and then moves along to the next person’s door. These are scary times. People all around you are being ...
Views: 1199(1 vote) - Are Limiting Beliefs Stopping You From Achieving Your Goals? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Anne BachrachInherently speaking, there is nothing that you are not capable of accomplishing. The truth is there is no such thing as can't - you only think you can't. Success is not a special privilege handed out to a selected few; success comes to applying success-oriented beliefs. Transform limiting ...
Views: 1036(1 vote) - Are you an information hoarder? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2010 from Carrie GreeneHave you seen the show Hoarders, Buried Alive? Many people are entranced by it. It’s reminds me of when you drive down the road and pass an accident… it’s hard to turn away. I’ve heard people say that they are amazed at how “those people” live. Can’t “they” understand the difference between ...
Views: 3746(5 votes) - Are You Doing The Right Stuff? - by Submitted on May 30, 2010 from Marsha EganThese days, it seems like we are being pulled in so many different directions. Priorities compete with each other, and it just seems like we can’t get everything done, doesn’t it? What’s worse, it seems like our daily “to do” lists grow much faster than our abilities to check them off. No ...
Views: 1647(2 votes) - Are You Making Progress? - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Hugh CulverIt turns out that the number one motivator of knowledge workers is not at all what their bosses think it is. In a multi-year study, completed by Teresa M. Amabile, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, managers put recognition at the top of the list of motivators. ...
Views: 956(2 votes) - Are You Struggling With Your Pricing? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Jeanna GabelliniThe experts say, “Raise your prices. Slash your prices. Follow this model. Give it away for free. Jack up your price and then put in on sale or give huge commissions to those selling it.” When you’re a heart-centered CEO you want your customers to feel like they received great value from ...
Views: 1496(1 vote) - Does This Activity Move Me Forward? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Timothy BednarzWhile managers need to have an internal focus that advances them toward the overall accomplishment of their goals and objectives, many continually get bogged down with a myriad of meetings, phone calls and peripheral activities. Rather than actively advance toward particular goals, their daily ...
Views: 1163(1 vote) - Endings and Beginnings - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2010 from Gayle LaSalle“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.” IVY BAKER PRIEST One year ends and another begins. It’s the way of the world. And it’s the way of our life. And, as always, we have choices as to how we view both the end and the beginning. Are you ...
Views: 939(1 vote) - Failing All The Way To The Top - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from John Di LemmeAs I was thinking about the title of this writing, I said to myself, “The only way to title it is to be right to the point.” Every successful person has failed many more times than they have succeeded. Therefore the title...”FAILING ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP” is perfect. Being a person who is ...
Views: 836(1 vote) - Five Easy Steps to Achieving Goals That Matter - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Dion DalyThe ability to successfully set your goals is one of the most useful skills to have if you want to succeed in the game of life. Are you going for unachievable goals that you don't feel that passionate about? Are you forever giving up on things that you have just started out on? It can be easy to ...
Views: 1167(1 vote) - Frame Your Important Reminders - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2013 from Tracey FarmerYears ago I found and printed out the poem entitled, "I Wish." Since then, I have kept it with the important papers in my office that I review every Monday. Every time I read it, I get choked up all over again. Having a daughter in college, I know what it feels like to think that you ...
Views: 1525(1 vote) - Goal Setting: Easy To Do and Not To Do - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from Teddy DanfieldEveryday we can decide to do something or not to do something. Goal setting is a great way to develop more of "easy to do" than "not to do" habit. Right now take out a sheet of paper and write down one goal for today. The goal can be basic like say "hi" to the next person you meet. Here is ...
Views: 1182(2 votes) - Goal Setting: Takes Time and Leadership - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2011 from Teddy DanfieldWe all know goals take time to become reality. The problem is we do not know how long they take to become reality. We know babies take 9 months to be born. After 9 months the baby is ready to be born. No one says we should wait another two or three months before the baby born. No, the baby ...
Views: 1203(2 votes) - Goal Setting: The Quickest Way to Confidence - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Ann Ronan, Ph.D.Do you find yourself struggling between setting goals and just living in the present moment? There's a tricky line to walk between the two. If you're constantly focused on the future and your goals, you may be missing out on wonderful moments in the here and now. You may also have blinders ...
Views: 1033(1 vote) - Goals - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from John Di LemmeThe theme for this article is GOALS. In order to achieve a goal, you must ?rst have one! The key to hitting your target is that you must ?rst have a speci?c one to hit. If you ask 100 people where they will be in ?ve years, 95% of people will respond that they do not know! The majority of ...
Views: 897(1 vote) - Harness Distracted Focus – Leadership’s Secret Weapon - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffFocus is much like the wind. If harnessed and channeled, the wind can create electricity, expedite the flight of an airplane or the movement of a ship and pump water from a well. You cannot stop the wind, change its intensity or at times destructive forces, but when harnessed, it is useful, ...
Views: 1309(1 vote) - How Important Is Setting Goals In Business? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Grainne FoleyPicture it... you're cruising down the road on a beautiful spring day. The top is down, the breeze is in your hair, the birds are singing and all is right with the world. As you come around the curve you suddenly see a fork in the road. You stop, confused- which way do I go? A stranger is ...
Views: 1540(3 votes) - How to achieve your goals through action? - by Submitted on May 30, 2010 from Dia ThabetHow to achieve your goals through action? Do you know someone who has great knowledge yet doesn’t put this knowledge into action? Do you know someone who keeps complaining and doesn’t do anything about his current situation? When I used to take singing lessons, I used to spend half of the ...
Views: 790(3 votes) - How to Build and Implement Strategies to Achieve Personal and Professional Goals For Success - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from John ChiltonWhen someone tells you: "you need to set goals in your life" , you probably cringe and feel like it's just a motivational phrase. However, the best way to achieve success in your life IS to set attainable goals for yourself. "I'm going to work out 4 times this week instead of 3....", "I'll put ...
Views: 3709(1 vote) - How to Build Great Habits to Accomplish Your Goals - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Harry CheMost of goals we set for ourselves require us to follow certain good habits. For any goal to be achieved, there are usually two types of results we get. One is that our status or circumstances are changed in certain way, and the other is that some actions have been taken. Forming good habits can ...
Views: 840(1 vote) - How to Create a Performance Based Workforce - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffMuch is written today about workforce engagement, productivity, and performance yet few lay out a basic strategy for aligning the workforce with a company's expectations and long-term goals. According to Erik Breggren, Vice President of global research and customer results, SuccessFactors, ...
Views: 1247(1 vote) - How To Create a Yearly Business Plan And Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2013 from Jennifer HazlettAs entrepreneurs, most of us have prepared a well-thought out business plan. It is essential if you are looking for any sort of financial assistance when starting up and will keep you focused while building your business. Having a plan to follow will also increase your chances of success. ...
Views: 2339(1 vote) - How to Give Meaning to Your Aspirations - Absolute Leadership - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Absolute LeadershipThe first core principle of Absolute Leadership is to identify what you in-tend to do, and why, in order to give meaning to your aspirations. Whatever you aspire to professionally and in your private life should define what you would truly like to become, based upon the personal values that ...
Views: 2135(1 vote) - How To Have Fun While Reaching Your Goals - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2009 from Laura WhitelawThe concept of a vision board has been around for years but many more people became familiar with it through the movie The Secret. I have a vision board right next to my desk - it's a cork board that hangs on the wall and it's got a whole bunch of pictures on it which represent my goals. The ...
Views: 2941(1 vote) - How to Plan For a Successful Future - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Dion DalyHaving a positive mental attitude is part of programming yourself to feel and believe you are optimistic in your approach to different situations that life might throw at you, and that you are going to be successful in achieving your goals. Thinking positively builds self-confidence. The thing ...
Views: 1372(2 votes) - Hypnosis Downloads Give You More Power - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Roseanna LeatonWhat would you like to happen in your life? Would you like to have more fun, feel happier or perhaps be super successful and have more money? Would you enjoy life more is your phobia was cured or you suddenly became your perfect weight? Would you like to find that people were mesmerized by ...
Views: 1068(2 votes) - Make the Law of Attraction Work: Set Aligned Goals - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Adele Tartaglia INSTANT SUBCONSCIOUS REPROGRAMMING The Life Management Center 480/220-2089 eztherapy@gmail.comExcerpted from Transform Your Life Instantly: Mental Erasers Make Your Mind Work for You Instead of Against You © 2005, 2010, Adele Tartaglia and New Year’s Traditions to Change Your Life © 1998, Adele Tartaglia This is the second part of an article on Making the Law of Attraction Work for ...
Views: 2602(6 votes) - Measure What You Manage to Get More Clients - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Lisa MininniAn old management adage is that you can't manage what you don't measure. The underlying meaning of that saying is that when you measure, you are better positioned to determine if your initiatives are working or if they are not. If you’re off target, then you can make adjustments to your plan. ...
Views: 946(1 vote) - Moving Forward - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Fireflies TeamAre you satisfied with what you've got? Are you where you want to be? Is what you're doing in life fulfilling? Do you wake up and look forward to the day? If you answered "no" to these questions, you might want to take a serious look at what you're doing, because if the saying is correct -- ...
Views: 670(2 votes) - My Happiness Mantra - Believe it Now, See it Later! - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Doug HartGood day, There is an old expression that many of you probably learned as children that goes “I will believe it when I see it!” This is the common belief that we should only believe the things we see with our eyes, and not be so gullible as to believe things blindly until proven otherwise. ...
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