We all think we have big problems, but size is relative. Look at the following video and then ask yourself, “how difficult are my problems compared to his?” I am not suggesting that your problems aren’t important or difficult. I am suggesting that if your focus is on the problem then you are lost. Notice […]
How do you get ahead in life? You have to really want it bad enough. As a life coach I am always amazed at how easy it is for people to give up. Please watch this video and get the message. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X38PCf7kao&feature=related
When it is all getting you down and something hits you from out of the blue, you may be ready to call it quits. Don’t do it. Finish it, succeed at it the next time because if you give up now it is a failure but if you struggle to complete it becomes a victory. […]
Fail – and get back up again. Failure is inevitable. We will all do it sometime in our life. You failed to walk the first time you tried. But you did not give up! and then you succeeded. That is what happens if you fail and get back up, you always will eventually succeed. Seems […]
Why are they bound to fail before the new year even starts? Because most people are trying to fix a symptom rather than a problem. Most new year’s resolutions are things like quitting smoking, losing weight, saving money, or working out at the gym. You can never fix a symptom, if you do it will […]
Motivating a team can be hard. One naysayer can start a downward trend that could be a real challenge to stop. Inspiring you tube video to illustrate how we can sometimes do more when the end goal is removed. Please stay to the end, it will be worth it. (as a side note American Football […]
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ~ Winston Churchill It is easy to play the victim. To say “I tried and tried and just couldn’t make it work”. But I am telling you now, that is an excuse. How hard did you try. How many times […]
The question One of the great career questions you can ask yourself is: ‘What skill, if honed to perfection, would have the greatest practical impact on my career?’ This is a great question to ask wherever you are in life. It might be improving your computer skills, learning how to make presentations, better planning, networking […]
A paradigm is a previously accepted view of the world that is disproved, such as discovering the earth wasn’t flat or that the planets moved around the sun. Another example is Roger Bannister breaking the four minute mile – a feat that many doctors said was impossible – and the emergence of digital watches in […]
20 questions technique Innovation can be difficult. Setting a system in place to tackle a goal can help bring new ideas. Management guru Brian Tracey has got a great ‘mind storming’ technique. Get a blank sheet of paper and write your goal/problem at the top of the page. Make sure your goal is specific and […]