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...

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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
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The end of the year is here and I’m sure most of you have set your goals for 2009 or you are in the process of doing so. So let’s talk a bit about actively pursuing your goals to give you a head start into the New Year.

Our goals are like a road map, they tell us where we are going and how to get there. But most importantly, you must understand why you are working towards that goal. What motivates you??

You don’t just head out to Mississippi with no idea why you are going there. Even if it’s just because you want to get away and see something new, you still know why you decided to get in your car and drive. You must understand this for professional goals Read More...

If you’re a reader of this article, there are a few things I know about you. You are likely more knowledgeable about goals than most. I’d guess that you and most of your peers would describe you as “goal oriented” in the most positive sense of the word. In fact, many of you have even been to one of Freedom Personal Development’s goal setting workshops, congratulations!

Even knowing this, if we were face to face right now I’d ask you how well you’re getting the MOST important characteristic of your goals.

How meaningful are your goals to you?

Now, like many of Read More...