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- Did you always think you'd be somewhere else by now? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2013 from Elizabeth SpevackThose of you who have been following me for a while know how important I feel having a clear vision and goals that motivate you are. Sometimes, though, we may have the most beautiful vision – with a timeline to match – and just don’t seem to be getting there. If you would have asked me 10 ...
Views: 1020 - Did You Live Your Intentions in 2013? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Andrea NovakowskiEach year at this time, I ask my clients to take a look back at the past year, acknowledge their accomplishments, and assess what worked and what didn’t. This year, I’d like to share my own results. When I wrote about my intentions last January, I declared that 2013 would be about doing it my ...
Views: 1207 - Diet with Your Girlfriends: A Key to Successful Weight Loss - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellDo you talk with other women about food and weight? Do you really talk, or do you only speak about it superficially¯what diet you are currently on, what you ate today, how you cheated, how much you’ve lost or not lost? Do you ever really talk about what you go through in relation to your eating ...
Views: 853 - Different Types of Tires and Rims - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Christina XioA rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed around a wheel to form a soft contact with the road. Rubber tires were one of the important discoveries, as previously people use metal which was not that much of efficient. Rubber tires have the certain ...
Views: 832 - Digging for Gold - by Submitted on May 26, 2006 from Tony MasielloWhen I was a young boy in Santa Cruz, California I used to help my grandfather in the fields by his home. This was not his land but back in those days it was not unusual to barter with the neighbors to work it for them so he could grow the vegetables that he loved. He would then share them with ...
Views: 654 - Disappointments in Strategic Planning - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from David WilldenDifferent research initiative point to a variety of causes for strategic planning failures or disappointments . Survey results suggest - Numerous executive teams spend less than an hour per month discussing about strategy - Hardly any employees are aware of their company's or firm's ...
Views: 2401 - Discover a Proven Formula to Manifest Your Desires - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2007 from Tim RyanMany people decide they want to accomplish a particular goal or achievement but for one reason or another nothing ever materialises out of this desire. This can be due to many factors such as lack of motivation, direction, lack of guidance and so on. One way to deal with this problem is to ...
Views: 839 - Discover the Five Essential Tips for Making Your Goals a Reality - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from Lori Snyder“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. -Napoleon Hill Everyone has goals; how one follows through with them determines the success or failure of any particular goal. Most ...
Views: 1097 - Discover the Five Essential Tips for Making Your Goals a Reality - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from Lori Snyder“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. -Napoleon Hill Everyone has goals; how one follows through with them determines the success or failure of any particular goal. ...
Views: 1306 - Discover What You Really Want - by To be effective in achieving your goals it is absolutely important to make them something that you really want. But how do you do that? Often uncovering your desires and dreams is a bigger challenge than making them come true.
One of the ways to spot what you want is answering the questions ...
Views: 945 - Discovering Nature's Goal Setting Tips - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2007 from Mark McClure"It can't be that simple", I often hear it said! But for a few of the lucky ones, moving into massive action on a big goal is not an issue. I've even had comments to the effect that just the thought of what achieving the goal would mean for them was sufficient to propel them into going for ...
Views: 1205 - Disrupt Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2012 from Alicia MarieDisrupt your life, business, relationships, or even your body, and engage in the power of a new year! You may have noticed that we as human beings have a limited ability to pay attention – you know, really be present – which is why we benefit from declaring publicly what we will pay attention ...
Views: 1319 - Ditch The New Year Resolutions - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2013 from Julie JohnsonForget setting New Year Resolutions – a one off activity at the start of each year that often feels forced and hurried, and leaves you feeling guilty and inadequate when they’re inevitably broken or discarded a short while later. Why not resolve (make a firm decision) at another time of year, or ...
Views: 1083 - Ditch The “Have-To’s” and Get To The (Way More Fun) “Want-To’s”! - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2015 from Noelle NelsonEver notice the list of “have-to’s” you’ve got going? As in ‘have-to’ get up and get yourself going, ‘have-to’ get everybody fed-dressed-out-the-door, ‘have-to’ get to work, ‘have-to’ do the work, ‘have-to’ put up with a boss/co-worker/client you can’t stand, ‘have-to’ run the errands, do the ...
Views: 1578 - DIY Vacuum Repairs Don't Need to Blow - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2020 from Wajahat AliA messed up vacuum sucks, just not in a real sense. From the developing residue parasite populace that it elevates to the staggering assortment of unidentifiable muck that not really bafflingly amasses, a wrecked vacuum truly blows. Back in more straightforward and more blameless occasions, ...
Views: 424 - Do I Need A Life Coach? Find Out With Three Questions! - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2014 from Porschia Parker-GriffinYou have a great idea, you might have a plan, but you have no idea how to get there. Or perhaps, you have a clear goal and a clear plan, but no unbiased, non-judgmental support. Some people ask, “Do I need a life coach?” Let’s face it, we live in a competitive world. There are a lot of ideas ...
Views: 1224 - Do Or Do Not. There Is No Try. - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2008 from Doreen AmatelliIf you have read some of my previous newsletters, you know that I am big on visualizations. I practice them every day, even several times a day. You may have heard the phrase “if you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” That is most likely the idea Yoda was trying to communicate ...
Views: 1368 - Do Rituals Really Help Athletes - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Loren FogelmanAthletes and rituals go hand in hand. They offer familiarity and comfort. Rituals go the whole gamut from unusual to bizarre. Dunking a hockey stick blade in the locker room toilet before a game, wearing the same shorts under a uniform, bouncing the ball a specific number of times or chewing ...
Views: 1596 - Do Something Big! - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2022 from Judi MoreoBy Judi Moreo It’s your choice! You can go through life getting by or you can do something that really matters. It could be something you do for someone else or something you do for yourself. It could even be something you do for the world. One thing I’ve learned over the years is, it’s ...
Views: 513 - Do Something Different to Create a Breakthrough - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffAlbert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” It doesn’t matter if you are facing unfinished projects, complicated finances and debt, poor relationships with family members and co-workers, or wellness issues. If you want change and ...
Views: 741 - Do You Ever Wonder Why It’s Taking So Long? - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2018 from Kate BeedersDo you ever get frustrated wondering why it is taking so long for you to achieve your goals and manifest your abundance? You’re not alone. A lot of people that I’ve met and then worked with have told that this is one of their biggest worries. The fear that this “thing” that they “really, ...
Views: 1010 - Do You Have A Map For Life’s Road Trip? - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2006 from Al LipperI’ve talked before about how essential it is to have a plan for life. Not just having appointments in your planner and tasks on your to do list, but making sure your actions actually bring you closer to your long-term goals. Let me share a brief story about Bill, a man in his early forties, ...
Views: 1124 - Do You Have Tucker Syndrome? Are You Afraid To Take Risks Even Though You Know The Way Is Clear? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2014 from Larry FreeborgIn a discussion with my “Bonus Years” Support and Achievement Circle, one of the members told a story about her dog Tucker, a lovely Sheltie that has been her companion for many years. As it turns out, a part of the fence in the backyard that had kept Tucker in for many years had been taken ...
Views: 1095 - Do You Know What's The #1 Success Secret Is? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2005 from Patric ChanHow many people do you hear complaining about their job, where they live, how little money they have, or how they can never take a vacation? How many times have you heard those same people, when they hear about someone else who made a lot of money from an idea, say, “I could have done that!” ...
Views: 961 - Do You Know Your Purpose? - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2013 from Chris RuisiIt’s Monday morning, the beginning of a new week. Let’s start off with a story: “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows that it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning, a lion wakes up. It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it ...
Views: 1074 - Do you need Diamondbrite Protection? - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2012 from Kimberly HollandBuying a new car is such an exciting and stressful time. Looking around at shiny new cars and trying them out is great fun, but when you start to drill down to choose a car it can get very difficult. Trying to find a car that has everything you need and want can be a complete headache. When you ...
Views: 1829 - Do You Project Failure? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2013 from Tracy CrossleyOften, we approach things with an attitude of CAN DO, when it comes to our goals. We say we’re going for it….and yet, how in alignment are our actions with the goal we want to achieve? Sometimes, we have a goal that we think everyone will approve of and yet, we’re not really all that high on ...
Views: 1174 - Do You Realize How Far You Have Come? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2019 from Elinor StutzToday’s question is, do you occasionally take the time to realize how far you have come? An occasional announcement will stop me in my tracks and have me reflecting on how I got to where I am today. Thirteen years ago, in 2006, Sourcebooks published my manuscript and entitled it “Nice Girls ...
Views: 908 - Do You Suffer From Attention Deficit Disorder In Your Career? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2013 from Beate CheletteIf you are easily distracted, the one thing you need—focus—is not always easy to find. I call it a helicopter brain and maybe you experience the same thing. I have gotten so busy lately, and there are so many thoughts in my head, that I have to schedule absolutely everything so I don’t ...
Views: 1654 - Do you use affirmations? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2016 from Michael RobeyDo You Use Affirmations? Daily affirmations are a powerful way to take control of certain things in your life. Take a little time to think about what you are struggling with at the moment and what powerful words you want to use to affirm you are changing it. You might be going ...
Views: 1482 - Do you want efficient time management? Learn about “The T.Q. Star”. - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Shakti PradhanEvery picture is worth a thousand words, and the figure of T.Q. STAR on my blog tells you everything that you need to know about effective time management. These 5 words on the corners of the star, represent the elements of the most powerful entity of the world, TIME and if you can control ...
Views: 1222 - Do You Want More Sales Success? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2020 from Elinor StutzEveryone seeks more sales success. New salespeople feel the pressure mount the moment they first enter the office and receive their quota. Newly hired representatives focus on the time crunch between training, learning, and producing sales. It’s easy to picture the stress heightening, while ...
Views: 735 - Do You Want To Accelerate Your Progress? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2020 from Elinor StutzDo You Want To Accelerate Your Progress? Are you planning to accelerate your progress? Discipline for moving forward is essential for doing well in the next phase of business and career. Our success depends upon the motivation we have for continuing learning, revising goals, and diving deep ...
Views: 963 - Do You Want to Know Why Successful people Set Goals? - by Submitted on May 23, 2014 from Nigel St.HillDear friend, most of us will have tried a form of goal setting in the past and, more often than not, will have fallen short of our targets. The most common demonstration of this phenomenon is the New Year Resolution that is often forgotten a week later or the colleague who always seems to “be ...
Views: 1601 - Do You Want to Succeed With Your Goals? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Barbara LakeDo you reach all your goals? If not, have you ever wondered why you didn't? Your goals can be reached, but you need a plan of action to be successful. Some of us set goals that seem almost impossible to obtain. We get very discouraged when our progress seems to be at a stand still. ...
Views: 752 - Does an MBA mean a bigger salary? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Rubel ZamanI have 15 years’ experience of working as a senior level ‘head-hunter’ and running an executive CV writing business, dealing with MBA graduates, and in my experience the short answer is yes. If one read down the lists of business school MBA programmes under various headings, many institutions ...
Views: 677 - Does Goal Setting Work - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2013 from Jeff ParoWe’ve already completed the first week of the new year and I’m curious how you’re doing with your New Year’s resolutions? To me a new year’s resolution is just another form of a goal. Roberto and I recently posted our goal setting worksheet for you to use to set your goals. When I shared that ...
Views: 947 - Does Goal Setting Work For You? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2009 from Shannon PanzoWhat is Goal Setting? Do you find that your goal setting is not working? Do you want to achieve your goals? In my travels I ran across a corporate trainer that had taught over 10,000 people traditional “Goal Setting”. He had become thoroughly disenchanted with Goal Setting! Amazing to me, he ...
Views: 1350 - Does public speaking predict Vocational success? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2013 from Jacy PatrickMany Professional Speakers out-perform others in giving speeches or taking their stage. But does their public speaking predict their vocational success? Does it all come down to the power of the voice or possessing the authority over your own convictions, thoughts and opinions? Public speaking ...
Views: 1010 - Does Saving Equal Scarcity? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2013 from Liz WolfeMy husband Jon’s grandparents lived right around the corner from him while he was growing up, and I was lucky to have met Jon while they were still alive. During the early years of my relationship with Jon, it was a form of entertainment to go to his grandparents’ house and have them show us ...
Views: 2115 - Does Your Life Really Work? Check it Out. - by Submitted on May 17, 2014 from Annette SegalYou have lots of feelings. They play throughout your day. Some of them make you feel great while others clearly do not! You often talk about your emotions with trusted folks. Not so much, your needs. Why? Are you as aware of your needs? Do you reflect on whether they are being met? You might ...
Views: 1167 - Doing Impossible Things - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Susan Merz AndersonAround this time each year I've found it helpful to spend some time writing out the intentions I have for the upcoming year. Sometimes I use them in an almost daily, structured way to create the results I want; while other years I write them once and tuck them away with only an occasional ...
Views: 1524 - Doing the Dream - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from Joel Bryant, Ed.D.The nineties are gone and the millennium is here. Are you doing the dream? Are you keeping the vows you made to yourself? If not, it's time. Of course, anyone who has ever tried to succeed knows that doing so is easier on paper than it is in practice. Countless delays and confounding details ...
Views: 1038 - Don't Do It For The Money - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2012 from Jeanna GabelliniDo what you love and the money does not always follow. Just ask the 80-90% of life coaches who make under $100,000. Most life coaches get into the profession because they love helping people transform their lives. It becomes a rough journey to make a living when they don’t have certain business ...
Views: 1768 - Don't Give Up - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Jonathan M FlaksWhen Beethoven was young, he was told by his music teacher that he was hopeless as a composer. Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper because he had "no good ideas." Henry Ford's first two automobile businesses failed. Michael Jordan was cut from his High School varsity ...
Views: 1447 - Don't Give Up On Your Goals - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2008 from Sheri FalconeYou’ve heard the expression “Reach for nothing and you will be certain to get it”. Over the years, I have definitely discovered this to be a true statement. However, it has taken me a quite a few years of experimenting on how to refine my goals to make them more realistic and achievable. ...
Views: 1264 - Don't Let Challenging Times Keep You From Accomplishing Your Goals - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2010 from Erik TherwangerPeople often look at challenging times as obstacles in their path to accomplishing goals. I have found that difficult situations can actually be the catalyst for much greater things, if you let them. I wrote my first book, "Think GREAT: 5 Steps to a Greater Life" to tell the story of my wife’s ...
Views: 1543 - Don't Let Self-Criticism Hold You Back In Life - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Nate EdwardsSelf-criticism is pretty common as we are usually the world’s number one experts on our own faults and shortcomings. However, continually sending ourselves self-hating messages which can be caused by self-criticism generally leads to misery more often than to motivation. It also leads to ...
Views: 1561 - Don't Stand In Your Way - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Eve RojasSometimes barriers block your path to success, but many of these obstacles are easily overcome. Your most significant barrier might be you. If your fears take over, you could stand in your own way. Follow these steps to remove those hurdles. A few years back I went to a goal setting seminar ...
Views: 1347 - Don't Take It Personally! - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2007 from Eva GregoryDo you sometimes feel like there is a conspiracy and the whole world is picking on you? Your friends, family, colleagues, even strangers? You know they are really talking about you even though they are making general statements. Who do they think they're kidding? Strangers even seem to be going ...
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