Doing it: The act of taking a project across the finish line. It's the most difficult task you will ever accomplish in business. It's not because of your own knowledge, skills and abilities; not by a long shot. You know what you are capable of and, while you may push the envelope, you know in your … [Read more...]
Success, more easily achieved
I've heard it said that the thing successful and non-successful people have in common is that they both hate doing the things required to be successful. The difference is the successful person does those things anyway. It's Work. The path to success is not particularly difficult. Many, many people … [Read more...]
Success is Progress Towards Your Goal
Too often we view success as achievement of the goal. Isn't that really succeeded? Success should be defined as measurable progress towards your dream. With this definition you know when to say "I've succeeded" and it's time to set a new goal. Start with a goal. For example, I set one to … [Read more...]
Excuses Can Just Suck It
1. None of us really care about your excuses anyway. 2. You've got great goals you are striving to achieve. 3. Take all the time you spend making excuses and do the work to reach those goals. *** end of post *** Story of the short post above. I was using my offline post editor and it ate my … [Read more...]
Commitment Sets Priorities
Commitment is turning my choice to deliver 31 blog posts in the month of March into reality. Delivering 31 blog posts in the month of March has required a commitment to new priorities. I made a commitment to myself that writing every day is a priority for me. Reality set in and I realized there … [Read more...]
Goals Define Choices
Everything you do in life takes you closer to your goals, or further from them. Without clearly defined goals you have no standard by which to judge your choices. Yesterday I shared four of the key choices I have made in my life over the past year. Each of those choices has brought me closer to my … [Read more...]
Goals: Finding the Path
"It" all came together this week. The path to a goal I have held near and dear to my heart for more than 20 years opened up before me like the Red Sea opened before Moses. About twenty pieces of the puzzle that is my life fell into place over the last five days. Luck favors those who are prepared … [Read more...]