Goal Setting

Where Will You Be 1 Year From Today?

This day next year, August 5, 2016, the 31st Olympic Games begin in Rio de Janeiro. Today, the countdown clock to that date took on a whole new meaning for the athletes who aim to be there, ready to compete. They have set their goals, and they are now prioritizing the activities they need to accomplish to ensure they are ready to perform at their peak. They are determined to earn the right to expect excellent results in Rio. Make this day special for yourself, too.

Value the Mundane

A lot of people are so overwhelmed by the need to change the world, the tremendous significance of everyday things gets overlooked...

Maximize Your Most Undervalued Success Tool

One of the most powerful activities successful people do can seem rather passive in comparison: they make quiet time to think...

Small Steps Are Bigger Than You Think

After speaking to audiences, I always feel honored when people enthusiastically share their goals and ambitions with me. Often when I ask them what their very first step to reaching that goal is, they quickly breeze over it and instead want to talk about the thrilling end result of their activities. A vivid picture of what you want to achieve is stimulating and motivating. On the other end of the process, the first step is not always so alluring. It can seem tiny, insignificant, and perhaps even boring. But the first step lays the foundation for what you want to build...

Lose Wait Now

No, that's not a typo. Lose wait - as in stop waiting for the New Year to begin taking new action on your objectives. With the end of the year in sight, it can be easy to start thinking, "In the New Year, I'll...." Instead, decide what you need to change most and begin taking small steps now...

The Power of a Picture

Do you have a clear image of success in your mind - one that, regardless of circumstances, will never fade? Or, has the picture of success you imagined for this year in January dimmed or gotten buried in the clutter of your day-to-day busyness?

What If You Miss?

Do you get more concerned about potentially missing your objective than excited about the possibility of achieving it?

A Perfect Mix: Ruthlessly Clinical & Wonderfully Relational

We hear a lot about the need for being relational with clients, most keynote presentations or breakout sessions don't talk much about being ruthless.So, let's look at being "ruthlessly clinical yet wonderfully relational" more closely and see why it's important to understand and implement this approach...

Glance and Go

I strongly believe there is tremendous power in having your goals written down, rather than just vaguely formed in your mind. I know that to many it seems a small and insignificant step that’s easy to skip, but omitting this activity is insidiously costly!

Don’t Make the Majors Minor

When everything is "top priority," the reality is that nothing is...