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- Goal Setting - How to become a great goal setter - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2011 from Rusty O'ConnorIn the goal setting world, there is a vast difference between the achievers and the non-achievers. The achieves turn their dreams into reality, the non achievers...well...don't! If you have ever wondered what it takes to be a great goal setter. then this article is for you. Inside we ...
Views: 1124 - Remove The Clouds From Your clear Blue Sky! - by ___________________________________________________
REMOVE THE CLOUDS FROM YOUR CLEAR BLUE SKY
Written By: Darren Roberts
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To operate at your optimum in a forward direction you may need to organise many ...
Views: 1124 - Clarify Your Goals - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from Connie ButlerClarify Your Goals Tools to Help you Re-Energize and Re-Commit To Your Direction! We are well into this “new” year and perhaps it is time to review where you are in terms of your intentions and goals for the year. By this time many of you may have drifted off course, if even slightly or even ...
Views: 1123 - Preparing to Start a Direct Sales Business Part 3 - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Heather DoeringTHE PLAN Some of us are inherent planners, while others are inherently spontaneous, fly-by-the-seat of our pants people. Both groups can be wildly successful in direct sales. That being said, it’s vitally important to design a Plan. Your Plan is an overarching guide that keeps you focused, ...
Views: 1123 - Have Clarity in Your Purpose - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from ray borjaGod gave us the gift of life. How we choose to live it is our gift to him. I believe everybody has a reason for being. We are all born with a purpose, a set of skills, a bevy of abilities, and a talent or two. Our life should be in the uncovering, identifying and expressing these gifts to ...
Views: 1122(2 votes) - Importance of Goal Setting & Its Benefits - by Submitted on May 22, 2018 from Arpit Bhawsar1. The biggest benefit of setting a goal is that we get the right direction of our life. Those people who don’t have Goal, they cannot move forward in any direction. If we have a goal then we would know what to do and when to do. if we have set our goal, then we can go ahead with our goal ...
Views: 1121 - Setting Goals - by Submitted on May 25, 2007 from Dave KahleQ. What do I do when my goals don't match the company's goals for me? A. This is a question from our recent Virtual Seminar on setting goals. Since I hear this, in one form or another, almost every month, I thought it would be worth responding to again. I can look at this is in two ways — ...
Views: 1121 - Understanding how to get from mediocrity to super achievement - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe best way to convert a fantasy or a dream into a goal, which you can readily achieve, is to write your dream or fantasy down and then to formulate a broad plan to achieve that goal. This simple step begins the process, of goal achievement, by creating something concrete in your mind. This ...
Views: 1121 - When Did Pension Become a Bad Word? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Mark TingThe United States of America is the greatest country on earth, but unfortunately it is not perfect. Our economy is falling short of what it is purported to be doing: making a well-paying job for everybody who wants a job. To generate careers, we require a stop to bad trade deals, better ...
Views: 1121 - 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: 1120 - Living Without Regret - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Ben Nelson2011 is just days away, and now is the time that people reflect upon the past year and make goals as to how to make the next year better. Upon reflecting for myself, the process led me to what will be my theme for 2011, and even beyond. That theme is this: Living Without Regret. What does ...
Views: 1120(1 vote) - Setting Powerful Intentions Helps Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2008 from Emily BouchardOne of the best ways to tackle a problem in your life is to set powerful intentions. Many people have the desire to be different, yet they do not know how to go about making the changes they'd like to see. Lofty goals are often set and seldom achieved, because of a lack of understanding of HOW ...
Views: 1120 - The Truth About Goal Setting - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2013 from Anastasia Netri"The entire purpose of your goals is the step it's causing you to do today. The purpose of your goals is the awareness you must attain, the lessons to be learned, the power inside to be remembered in order to manifest the goal you desire. It's not about getting the carrot, it's about the muscles ...
Views: 1120 - A Life In Balance - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2009 from S. James WebbJust this morning I got an email from another coach that said, “Become totally immersed in your subject and goal. Eat, drink sleep and live for this goal; think of it all the time.” I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like much of a life to me. I want to be able to be fully ...
Views: 1119(1 vote) - Goal Setting Starts With Being Realistic - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2012 from TJ PhilpottGoal setting should not be a reflection of your 'wild ambitions' but rather a well thought out plan targeting obtainable objectives! Making a list of goals should not be based upon whimsical urges since in doing so it is unlikely you'll become successful achieving them! Smart goal setting ...
Views: 1119 - Short Term Business Goals May Be The Answer To Your Long Term Failures - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from Alexis DawesI was recently reading a personal finance blog where the author explained that he had paid all of his debts in full. His initial course of action was to pay off the bills with the largest interest rates first. Unfortunately the bills with the largest interest rates, were also the biggest of ...
Views: 1119 - Working Toward Your Goals - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowAlignment; having a plan and seeing it through to realization takes the arrangement of actions and the configuration of your schedule to enable it to happen. Every accomplishment that you achieve takes time; it requires your ability to make the choices that are in alignment with your ...
Views: 1119 - 5 Bad Habits That Are Sabotaging Your Business Goals - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2017 from Melanie Benson Strick5 Bad Habits That Are Sabotaging Your Business Goals Early on in my career as an entrepreneur I quickly realized that habits had a huge impact on my results. And boy oh boy are there a lot of bad habits that sabotage results. For some, it’s just not knowing any better. For others, ...
Views: 1118 - 5 Reasons Why You’ll Suck at Programming (and How to Fix Them) - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2020 from Malcom RidgersEven though the number of related jobs is estimated to decline during the next few years, more and more people are getting interested in learning how to program. It makes sense. The promise of high salaries, the sense of working with the tools of the future, and the number of jobs available ...
Views: 1117 - Being Versus Doing - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2013 from Andria CorsoAt the start of a New Year many of us are thinking about New Year’s resolutions or, what we want to “do” in the coming year. Being a goal-oriented person, I set annual goals every year, which I’m pretty good about accomplishing. Since it’s the start of the year, I’ve been thinking about what I ...
Views: 1117(1 vote) - Girl POWER Through Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2013 from Susan bagyuraThere`s nothing that compares to the feeling of satisfaction, fulfillment and accomplishment when reaching a big goal. It`s like being a kid all over again and just learning to tie your shoe and ride your bike. The sense of pride and wonder fills you. A whole new world has opened up and ...
Views: 1117 - Living the Legacy You Hope to Leave Behind Part Three - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2018 from Randi FineYou Are Living Your Life But Are You Living Your Legacy? Conclusion of a Three Part Article Written by Randi G. Fine You may not realize it but your life has been influenced by or benefited from the lives of those who have gone before you; your parents, grandparents, great grandparents. They ...
Views: 1117 - Guarantee Your New Year's Resolutions by Turning Them Into Goals. - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Michael O'GradyEvery year at exactly this time, the articles and news stories begin building on the topic of "New Year's Resolutions". Whether it's a news reporter on the scene of a New Year's Eve party or someone warning us not to fall into the typical New Year's Resolution trap, it doesn't matter who is ...
Views: 1116(1 vote) - Forget Visioning – Let’s Take Action: Get Support and You’re 90% of the Way There, Part 3 - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2015 from Larry FreeborgIn the second of this three part series on taking action, we discussed how to recognize and overcome limiting beliefs to bring yourself closer to attaining what you want from life. In Part 3, you will learn how to get the support you need to get you the rest of the way there. If you missed ...
Views: 1115 - Resolutions Versus Commitments; Failure Versus Success - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2014 from Anne GulickI’m going to stop overeating. I’m going to stop smoking. I’m going to learn to eat healthy. I’m going to, you know, change. People don’t even make New Year’s resolutions anymore because they made them year after year, right after Ryan Seacrest’s countdown to midnight, only to give up within ...
Views: 1115 - Thinking of Success to Achieve Success. Does it Work? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Wendy MerronImagine you are in the process of decorating your living room. You begin to think of how you want the room to feel when you are there, perhaps different colors of your walls or wallpaper, and even the fabric of your furniture. Then you begin the process of finding what you like best. Maybe you ...
Views: 1115(2 votes) - Are You at a Threshold Moment? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2015 from Dawn ShulerWe all have those times where we can just chug along in our businesses and lives…. la la la la. We’re good. We’re happy. It’s status quo at its best. And then that all changes. We want more. We’re ready. Status quo is not good enough. So, then we have a decision to make. I call this a ...
Views: 1114 - Big Dreams, ‘Hairy Goals,’ and the Million Dollar Club That Almost Didn’t Happen - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2019 from Toni VanschoyckEvery professional can not only be a game changer, but they can open themselves to a world of possibility beyond current dreams and goals. AND that Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG). Ten years—that’s how long I worked in network marketing until something came along that offered me a life beyond ...
Views: 1114 - The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Samantha JohnsonThe first step to be taken in order to start the Plus Factor operating is to learn to be a creative dreamer. In some uncanny way that no one fully understands, they seem to contain the seeds of their own fulfillment. If you dream something long enough and hard enough, a door seems to open and ...
Views: 1114 - Subconcious Reasons Your Resolutions Failed - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Sara DillingerHappy New Year! Well, no. Unless you are following the fiscal calendars as some organizations and corporations do. But it is now a little over six months since the new year began which means – unless I got my math wrong, which is always a possibility – the year is half over. O, my gosh! ...
Views: 1113 - Are You Trying Too Hard? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2018 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.com“There’s a small fly burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a futile attempt to fly through the glass of the windowpane. The whining wings tell the poignant story of the fly’s strategy — try harder. But it’s not working. The frenzied effort offers no hope for survival. ...
Views: 1112 - Checklist for Success - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2004 from Sophie MelansonThere are many ways to stay on track with your goals and keep moving towards creating the life of your own design. Making a list of what you value most in life, and then being true to those things you value, is one of the best ways to get you from where you are to where you want to be. This list ...
Views: 1112 - Perfectionism - When High Standards Attack! - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2007 from Curtis G. SchmittWhat's wrong with striving for perfection? Doesn't that mean that you will always do your best? Let's consider those two standards--"be perfect" and "do your best." Are they really equivalent? In his 27 years of coaching basketball at UCLA, John Wooden had one standard that he taught all of ...
Views: 1112 - The Driving Force of Ambition - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraAmbition! Success! What exactly do these words mean to you—because without one you can’t have the other. The mere impelling force to struggle and exert for anything we desire to accomplish is as strong and powerful as our will to survive. Ambition is what drives you to dream, strive and reach ...
Views: 1112 - Developing a Career in Tuned with You - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Dorothy NarcisseDeveloping a Career in Tuned with You Dorothy Narcisse, MSW Many times people go through life content with the fact that they’ve earned a degree and/or that they have a job that allows them to pay the bills and vacation. However, there is always that underlying factor of purpose and ...
Views: 1111 - 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: 1110 - Spreading Business overseas - by Submitted on May 22, 2012 from easycanada visaEstablished and strong businessmen always seek for the opportunity of expanding their business domestically or sometimes globally. They always make the best use of every single chance which comes their way for the expansion of business. If you are such a kind of businessman and is looking to ...
Views: 1110 - A New Year's Ritual - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2016 from Kelley KosowThis is a tremendously powerful time of year -- a time when the universe is moving all of us in an exciting and positive direction, a time when everyone, whether they know it or not, is looking to complete the past and move into a new future. 2017 offers all of us a new beginning! We're ...
Views: 1109 - Setting Life Goals - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Tony DosanjhGoals are set and achieved everyday. These are small goals and are set and achieved by everybody. For example, you would like to prepare for a date tonight, one that you would want to make a success. The actual task of preparing for a date to make it successful is an instance of an easy goal ...
Views: 1109 - I Offer You the Gift of Power - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2008 from Earl MannI offer you a gift of power. It will save you lots of heartache and wasted time and money. It will also prove to be the single most important factor in your success, not just in my business but any business! It is the silver bullet that you can use to overcome any challenge between you and ...
Views: 1108 - Step into Your Goals: Momentum=Success+Acknowledgments - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2009 from JJ FredericksonMost New Year’s resolutions fail within the first few weeks. How are you doing? Or do you skip making resolutions altogether, because you're afraid of failure? Real, sustained change can be a challenge. Many of us start with a vision that ignites us. That momentum carries us for a little ...
Views: 1108 - Top Trends Driving the Future of Information Technology - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2019 from Saurabh GuptaInnovative progression is a standout amongst the most dominant upheavals of the twenty-first century that has changed the essence of business as well as the manner in which we make due in this day and age. The whole planet is thriving on new frameworks, components, techniques of achieving day by ...
Views: 1108 - What Do You Really Want? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from Kim SmithLet's start with one of the basics for getting what you want. Do you know what you REALLY want? This may seem like a silly question, but I often find in working with clients that they don't know the true answer. We frequently spend much of lives our dreaming about the things we think we ...
Views: 1108(1 vote) - From just a goal setter to a successful goal achiever - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from Paul MarincaThese days, everyone seems to set life-changing goals. It’s fun, trendy and quite easy. But how many of these people actually achieve them? Not too many I’m afraid. Why? Because actually reaching a long wished goal is not that simple as you’d think. So what does it require to reach the peak ...
Views: 1107 - How to Make Important Life Changes - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Amber RosenbergIf you're like many of my clients, you may want to make big changes in your life - for example, a new career, more time with family or a healthier lifestyle - but you don't know where to start, life gets in the way or you end up feeling stuck. So, what's holding you back? Perhaps it's ...
Views: 1107(5 votes) - Set Realistic Expectations Or Set The Bar High - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonDo you sometimes feel that your goals are a little too conservative? Or maybe you consistently find that you have overestimated your potential and set the bar just a bit too high? If you find that you consistently set your goals either too high or too low then this would indicate that you ...
Views: 1107 - Why Goals Fail - New Research! - by Submitted on May 12, 2008 from Ann MarosyWHY GOALS FAIL There are two reasons why goals fail or we give up trying to achieve a specific goal. When I first learnt this, I knew I finally found the Holy Grail of goal achievement. The first reason is the “Brick Wall”. Often if we make an attempt or several attempts at ...
Views: 1107 - Facing Fear and Overwhelm – One Rapid At a Time - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2014 from Larry FreeborgA couple of ways to manage fear is what this story is about. They came to me while I was on a white water rafting trip in Costa Rica with my son, Michael, and have been applicable on a number of occasions when I’ve been “stuck” because of fear. Here’s what happened. Michael had just graduated ...
Views: 1106 - Keep on moving - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Carol MillerSet your goals and keep on moving toward them. Take time from your busy schedule and go for a walk, take the stairs instead of the elevator. Watch less tv and enjoy the wii. You can bowl or learn new dance steps from your wii. Eat more than less, you have to eat in proportions and a little ...
Views: 1106(1 vote) - Price to pay for academic success - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Kevin ChonyuiPrice is what you do or give in order to acquire another thing. Virtually, everything in life has a price, nothing is for free. I what to use this ample opportunities to clearly state that even the air we breathe is not for free. The energy you dissipate to free the system is the price you pay ...
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