I have had some great conversations with people about their goals recently, specifically about the effect that goals were having on them mentally. I talked to a few whose goals were creating a healthy focus, motivation and energy. But I also talked with quite a few whose goals were causing more stress and anxiety than fun and positivity. What I noticed is that those whose goals were working for them had two things that the others did not. The two things were:
1. “Influenceability”
2. A short time frame
Here’s what I mean. On three separate occasions, I had conversations with people who were struggling. When I asked them about Read More...
Finishing strong in the 4th quarter is still about your technical prowess, but it’s at least as much about keeping your head in the game.
Here are 6 questions that I would encourage you to answer. Your answers go a long way towards determining how the next 8 weeks will feel when they’re done.
Take a few moments to put your answers in the comments below. Do it quickly, do it NOW, and then watch your email for an analysis of your answers.
#1- How often do you review/reconnect with your goals for Q4?
#2- How many days per week do you begin with some version of a power half-hour where you consciously program your mind for a successful day?
#3- How many times per Read More...
In this article, I am going to share some helpful ideas to help you turn your hopes, wishes, and dreams into your future reality.
Goals and buildings have several characteristics that are very similar. If a building is engineered properly, and built with structural integrity; when the storms blow, the building stands; when the earth shakes, the building stands. If a building lacks that structural integrity, the storms force is likely to reduce it to rubble. Your goals are the same way.
If your goals are engineered with the proper dynamics in place; when adversity strikes, your goals will stay clear; when the unexpected happens; you will adapt and move closer to your objective and Read More...
Why wait for your manager to cook up contests, rewards and incentives? Keep your business fresh and exciting by creating your own fun and games.
If you are like me, you take great pride in being paid on commission and wouldn’t have it any other way. But sometimes, the regular commission plan is not enough to keep the old fire of desire red hot and ready.
Just as your muscles adapt to your regular training routine and need changing stimuli to keep up the training effect. The human psyche also adapts. So juice up your work with a little extra challenge.
Set up a short term contest for yourself. Just as some companies might offer a cash spiff or dinner and a show for hitting a sales quota, you Read More...
There’s a new quick and easy way to put your goals to paper. It’s called the Dear God Letter process.
It’s a simple online application that requires 10 minutes of your time and your attention and focus on your goals. Really connecting with your dreams and desires and then writing them down using the application makes it fast and fun to get them down on paper. Then you can read them daily, share them with other people you know, and really live into the life of your dreams.
Here’s how it works:
Go online and bring up the Dear God Letter website located at Read More...
There seems to be a polarization of emotions these days about the results people are getting. Some people are feeling awesome with how the year is going, and others are feeling…well, crappy. There isn’t much in between.
Let’s learn from those who are feeling great. And if you’re on of those people, please keep reading because:
1. you can post great comments for everyone, and
2. if you don’t keep doing these things, you won’t be feeling great for very long!
People that are achieving the results they wanted to see, and are on track to hit their goals, are doing four things very well and doing them consistently. They are:
1. Read More...
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 may be the most powerful, most expensive, and fastest street-legal production car in the world. Its 1000 horsepower engine boasts a narrow angle double V8 configuration for a total of 16 cylinders and four turbos, with 8.0-litres of displacement per cylinder. Step hard on the gas and it will rocket you to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds thanks to four-wheel-drive traction. You’ll make 125 mph in 7.3 seconds and 200 mph in less than 20 seconds. Whew!
Yet, if you fail to put gas in the tank, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 will take you exactly nowhere.
We’ve all been told that goals are the vehicle that will propel you to your destiny. And so we expend extraordinary Read More...
Download the 3 Purposes of Goal Setting mp3
(1. Right click the link 2. Choose “Save Target As”)
What can transform a monotonous task into inspired service? A mundane job into a passionate career? What separates the man who is laying brick from the one building a cathedral? Purpose. Purpose which is the reason for which something is done or created. Purpose can also differentiate a quota from a goal. You’ve probably heard the 5 points of an effective goal. It must be:
1. Meaningful to You
2. The Right Size
3. Specific and Measurable with a Due Date
4. Read More...
It is time to set your 2009 goals for. You will probably have goals for your business, goals for your health and goals for your finances. But don’t forget to set a goal for mental growth, learning and improving yourself in 2009.
A great place to start is with a reading goal and, as an added bonus, a reading goal will probably help you achieve the goals in other areas of your life as well.
Here are the step-by-step instructions for setting a reading goal.
- Decide what books (or what category of books) are most meaningful to you. This is going to be very closely related to you larger goals for your life. If your business goals are high priority, you will definitely Read More...
With 2009 right around the corner, many of you are starting to set resolutions or goals for the New Year. You probably have a long list of things you want to accomplish. Perhaps getting to the gym three times a week, taking a two week vacation, setting and sticking to a weekly budget, learn a new hobby, cooking and eating healthier each night for dinner, but you might be thinking to yourself, “Do I really have the time to make these resolutions a reality?”
We all know people, who seem to do everything, but how do they fit it in with work, family and other commitments? Did this just happen? Are they lucky? No, they are intentional with their long term planning.
For Read More...
