September 9, 2010

Working Smarter AND Harder (plus words of wisdom from Will Smith)

Filed under: Goal Setting, Videos — Tags: , , , , , — Eric Plantenberg @ 6:00 am

Eric PlantenbergUnderstanding the role that your talents and skills play in your career is foundational for your personal improvement.

In the realm of personal development, there is an incredible focus on working smarter not harder. While that is a concept that I have found incredibly valuable in countless scenarios in the past 20 years, I believe that it is only half of the equation.

What many people who are ‘selling’ the work smarter not harder ideology omit is that the AND principle can be found at the core of almost every Elite performance. What I mean by that Read More...

May 14, 2009

How do You Become Recession Proof?

Filed under: Financial Freedom — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Eric Plantenberg @ 6:00 am

I first learned of Tom Peters in 1995 when I listened to his program In Search of Excellence. His ideas and advice has been invaluable to me for more than a decade now.

Over the years I can think of no other business authority that has a clearer understanding of what works and what doesn’t. In my opinion, if you are looking for a model of management excellence look to Tom Peters.

Mr. Peters was recently asked how people can deal with the current challenges that this economy is posing. Below Read More...

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