Just Don't Do It! If I'm honest, I fight a battle every day to focus on the most important things. At the end of many days, I wonder if I accomplished enough. Not because I didn't but because my plan was not clear enough at the start of the day. It all boils down to …
Secret to Success
Wanna know the secret to success? It's really not that hard. Are you ready? Here it is: STOP COMPARING! 3 ways to stop comparing: Define success for you - if you allow other people's definition of success into your awareness, then you're off on another rabbit trail. It's a path filled with discontent and …
What If?
You are working on your big goal, and even making some progress. Then something comes up and you get sidetracked. Or nothing happens and fear grips you. Another year is passing. Now is the time to ponder some very important questions. What happens if you do? What does accomplishing your goal make possible? Doing something …
The Power of Finding Your Why
Find Your Why ... Simon Sinek made this a must-do action for tech companies, or anyone who has a product or service to offer for that matter. Most companies lead with who they are then what they do then why they do it. Starting with 'why' says you lead with why you do it then …
7 Rules to End Each Day With a Sense of Accomplishment
There's No Such Thing as Done. Day after day, we write down our top 3 or work from a longer to do list but even if we check off every box there’s still more to do. Finishing the day with a sense of accomplishment and completion. Isn’t that the unicorn we are all chasing after? Starting …
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Create a Stop Doing List
How many things are you doing because you "ought to"? I already know I have a couple. That was easy to figure out. As a matter of fact I've known for quite a while that I need to prune one or two activities. They are draining me to the point I dread them. The hardest …
Is Your To-do List Moving You Toward Your Goals?
You probably have tons of items on your to-do list but how do you know if a task is worth your time? Here is how you can check: Does it move you toward one of your goals? Is specific enough? Here is a quick checklist to make sure it includes the what, when, where, who …
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Small Consistent Steps Accomplish Big Goals
"The small choices we make every day don't seem to be all that significant when we make them. Too often we wait around for the big, obvious moments in our lives to make positive decisions, while ignoring the little opportunities we have to positively change our lives. When it come to big goals, small steps …
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Are You Succeeding At Things That Don’t Matter?
Be more afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter than of failing at things that do. One of my biggest fears is wasting time and energy on things that don't matter and figuring it out after it's too late. That I could have done so much more if only I had stopped long enough …
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3 Daily Habits for Achieving Your Goals
3 Daily Habits for Achieving Your Goals 3 years from now, If nothing changed in your life, are you OK with that? No, it's not ok? The power of leveraging habits is that by pre-deciding as many things as possible, you conserve your limited willpower for important things like starting a big new project …