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- How to Grow Your Business and Stay Sane... at the Same Time! - by Submitted on May 01, 2014 from Margie BeiswangerWe’ve all been there: wanting to grow our business but not knowing what to do or how to do it. There are so many options and tasks to do each day; it can feel like you’re going crazy (I’m not the only one, am I?!) Instead of being pulled in ten different directions, there are a few simple steps ...
Views: 1406 - If They Can Do It, You Can Do It - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Erik TherwangerAlmost every goal you want to achieve: losing weight, earning more money, or eliminating debt, has been accomplished by many other people. In fact, the exact amount of weight you need to lose and the precise amount of income you want to earn has already been accomplished many times before. Are ...
Views: 1406(4 votes) - Think and Grow Rich: Why do so Many People Fail and so Few Succeed? - by Submitted on May 11, 2010 from David SamuelI was first introduced to Think and Grow Rich by my grandfather when I was 12 years old. He gave me his copy, an original printing from India, his home country. I read it and it worked. From literally zero assets and no help whatsoever from my parents, at age 12, I was a millionaire by 25, ...
Views: 1406(1 vote) - You Are Not Your Results - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2014 from Melissa HeislerI like to think I was a control freak, but I guess I still am. Back in the old day I was a micromanager, taking responsibility for every aspect of a project even if it wasn’t mine. I would stay awake at night worrying about outcome. I would plan and scheme what else I could do to make the ...
Views: 1406 - 7 POWER-PACKED STRATEGIES THAT CAN MAKE YOU A SUPER SUCCESS - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from Ifeanyi Enoch OnuohaThe best way to live life is to be on top of the system. If you are very serious about creating significant change and lasting legacy in the world, there are things you must do in order to make your dream a reality. Success is very easy if you know the secrets and principles. The steps below ...
Views: 1405 - Achieve Your Goals With Ease - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Andrew McCombeDo you have a dream? Of course you do, we all have dreams, we all at some stage have or have had a vision to be an olympic athlete, to be a successful business and / or career person, to be rich and famous, to be a loving parent or partner, to be an integral member of the community etc. Stop ...
Views: 1405 - Designing the Future you Desire - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Andrew HortonDesigning the Future you Desire Business Speakers South Africa Are you ready to finally write (RIGHT) your future? When you think it that is the time to ink it. After you commit to write everything down relating to your perfect future, you are beginning the process to (RIGHT) your future. ...
Views: 1405(1 vote) - Goal Setting for Success! - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2003 from Joe McHenryWhat sort of people will you find goal setting? Many, many ordinary people. But for too many their way of setting goals is vague and lacks commitment. Goals like " I want to be rich or successful or slim or ...." mean little. This sort of goal setting is too generalised to be effective. How ...
Views: 1405(2 votes) - Procrastination No More! - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2014 from Joan Clout-KruseAre you an acute procrastinator? I was. Twenty years ago I made a new promise to myself and wrote these words… “I am an introverted, procrastinating perfectionist who is striving to change to be an extroverted, results-oriented champion.” It was a time for me to move on and take charge of my ...
Views: 1405 - What are you going to do differently this year? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2013 from Sandra DawesI don’t know about you, but 2012 was quite an eventful year! Many things changed, but a lot remained the same. While I did accomplish a lot last year in terms of goals I had set at the beginning of the year, there are still a few things that I wanted to get done, that didn’t. I know that I ...
Views: 1405(3 votes) - What are you going to do differently this year? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2013 from Sandra DawesI don’t know about you, but 2012 was quite an eventful year! Many things changed, but a lot remained the same. While I did accomplish a lot last year in terms of goals I had set at the beginning of the year, there are still a few things that I wanted to get done, that didn’t. I know that I ...
Views: 1405(3 votes) - Don't Let Your Decision Making 'Muscles' Get Weak! - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from John HillWe all make decisions every day but unfortunately from a very early age we have it instilled in us that we must make the 'right' decisions throughout our lives or face the consequences. These strategies usually start developing from the age of 5 years old onwards, mostly acquired unconsciously ...
Views: 1404(2 votes) - How To Turn Your Intentions Into Reality - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Jennifer HazlettWhat does the power of intention mean to you? Do you use this power to achieve your goals? Does it work for you? How does it work? To me, the power of intention is simply a plan, a positive attitude and action and most importantly, it only works if I write my intention down. Here are a ...
Views: 1404 - Important Goal Setting Steps To Achieve Anything - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraFirst I’d like to ask, are you a goal setter? If yes, why are you setting goals in the first place? The answer should be to attain an admirable and deserving objective. There are many advantages in defining your objectives. First, like a movie, you choose to direct your own life. You get to ...
Views: 1403(2 votes) - Is Life Really a Game? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Curt GorlickHow many times have you heard “Life is a game?” Do YOU believe life is just a game? I do. Does my response surprise you? If so, keep the question hovering in your mind for a bit as I explain. I believe life is a mind game. Winning the mind game of life is all about perspectives and ...
Views: 1403 - The Summit Perspective... - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Jake NortonThink for a moment about a big goal or objective you accomplished in your life. Maybe it was a financial goal, a physical, emotional, or spiritual one. Maybe it was buying a new house, getting a new job, securing a new client in business, having children or getting children through college. ...
Views: 1403 - S.M.A.R.T.E.R. not Harder - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2012 from Charmaine HammondDeveloping goals both for the company and the team, as well as for individual performance improvement, are essential for business success. Goals keep the team moving in the same direction. The process of setting goals takes time and focus and dedication from everyone involved. The following ...
Views: 1402 - The Compound Effect: Are You Heading for Disaster or Glory? - by Submitted on May 18, 2017 from Implement Blog“So, where do you see yourself in five years?” We’ve all heard that one before. It is an existential black hole of a potentially soul-draining question. Yet it has become a staple of every job interview. And if you’re like anybody else, the answer to the question usually lies in an empty blank ...
Views: 1402(1 vote) - Charting Your Course For Success - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2003 from Julie DonleyHaving clear goals is important to ensure successful living. With a vision in mind and landmarks for achieving success, you add direction and focus to your personal and professional life. It’s like taking both hands and grabbing hold of the steering wheel of the car called life and steering into ...
Views: 1400(2 votes) - Focus on Goals with Self Hypnosis: How to Increase Your Chances of Success - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Mike Reeves-McMillanSelf-hypnosis is a simple mental technique which narrows down your focus to just one thing. It's been used for many years to focus on goals, whether personal change or personal development goals or achievement goals in business, sport and the arts. Here's a thought experiment (don't try it ...
Views: 1399 - Self-Directed - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Beth DargisMany times when I talk to people they tell me they are busy and they don’t know how to stop. They have to take the kids here and here and here. Or work is keeping them overtime. Or they have to attend so many meetings. The biggest difference I’ve noticed between the "too busy" and the "not ...
Views: 1399 - 3 Guidelines for Determining and Setting Goals - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2010 from CB MichaelsThere is a depressing number of people who have become so caught up in the mundane trivialities of day-to-day existence, that they’ve completely lost sight of the idea of goal setting (or perhaps they never saw it to begin with.) It’s a startling idea to me that some people live their lives ...
Views: 1398 - REAP WHAT YOU SOW: Three Steps To Help You Cultivate Success - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2014 from Winifred BraggDeveloping success in life is similar to growing a garden. To have a bountiful successful garden, we must fertilize, water and continually pull weeds. To be a success in life, we also need to cultivate our personal development, build strong relationships, and continually remove barriers. As ...
Views: 1398(1 vote) - The 5 Most Destructive Limiting Beliefs and What to do About Them - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Kimberly EnglotA limiting belief is something that you falsely believe to be true about yourself and it prevents you from moving forward. A lot of the time you don't even realize that you are operating under false, limiting beliefs since they just seem natural. Many times you would make a decision because it ...
Views: 1398(1 vote) - Turn your business into a success - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2012 from Andrew HortonStop Selling and Build Mutually Beneficial Relationships with your Partners Anyone who has built a camp fire knows that starting a fire and getting it going is quite difficult. You need to build a small pile of dry kindling and then apply some sort of spark to it, to get it burning. Once this ...
Views: 1398 - No Excuses - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Jeanna GabelliniYou know how you want more time and money? And what about slimming down or handling that bum knee of yours? You said you wanted to spend more quality time with those you care about, too. To all of you who want to change something very important in your life, stop making excuses. I know life ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - Structures to Keep You on Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Jeanna GabelliniYou know the importance of goals, so you make them. You know what a bad habit looks like and notice when you're doing that thing that you do that sabotages your success. But how do you stop doing those things that keep you from your goals and start doing more of the good? Create a structure ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - This Is YOUR Life – Seize The Moment To Make The Changes You Want! - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Liz CopelandI always ask the same question when my son comes home from school. After the hello and how are you the next question is ‘what homework have you got?’ And a couple of weeks ago I got an answer I didn’t expect – ‘We weren’t given any homework because we spent the day remembering my dead ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - New Year’s Resolutions: Mistakes To Avoid + Be Successful - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2017 from Mary Ann V. MercerMost people look at the beginning of the year as a chance to change their lives, However, I have seen that at least 50% of those who establish New Year’s Resolutions or Big Goals for the New Year fail. Reasons are that people are putting so much pressure on themselves to make New Year’s ...
Views: 1396 - Goal Setting Strategies That Get Results - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from Danielle MillerEveryone talks about the importance of setting goals, but how many people really understand the process of effective goal setting? Goal setting is the foundation for both personal and professional growth and should rank high on your priority list. There are many areas in which to set goals: ...
Views: 1395 - HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT YOUR FITNESS TODAY? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Paul BatzDon’t you just love the holiday feasts? There are very few things I enjoy more than eating and drinking with reckless abandon over the holidays. When wine is freely flowing and the air is pregnant with temptation, it feels great to grab that extra scoop of cheesy potatoes. Or eat apple pie ...
Views: 1394 - Time to Take Action - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Lori WagnerTime to take Action! "Don't wait. The time will never be just right." ~ Napoleon Hill "You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great." ~ Les Brown How many times have you had a SUPER idea pop into your head and for whatever reasons you let it go ...
Views: 1394(4 votes) - Ambition - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Dr James JacksonAm - bi - tion (noun) :a) An eager or strong DESIRE to achieve something such as fame or power: Aspiration, ambitiousness. b) The object, objective or GOAL desired: Her ambition is the presidency. c) The wish, power, and ability to begin and follow through with a PLAN or task: Drive, enterprise, ...
Views: 1393 - The Magic of Thinking Big Again - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from Teddy DanfieldOne of the best books anyone can read is David Schwartz’ “The Magic of Thinking Big.” David Schwartz wrote the book back in the early 1960s, but it still applies to today’s life. Magic of Thinking Big talks about core principle in goal setting and principles do not change. So here are three ...
Views: 1393 - Are You Working Without a Target? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffAccording to Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, “Great leaders are great communicators. It’s not a matter of memorizing and repeating the right words, but of developing the ability to speak directly to other people’s spirits.” He believes that money does not go to businesses with ...
Views: 1392 - The First Filly to Conquer the First Belmont Stakes – Ruthless - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2012 from Lee Lane-EdgarBelmont Stakes was inaugurated in 1867 and much to the surprise of everyone that day, the race was won by a filly despite a field comprising of stronger male contenders and the gruelling distance. This was Ruthless, the first winner of the first Belmont Stakes, also the first filly to achieve a ...
Views: 1392 - The Tough Cookie Challenge: Getting Organized For the New Year - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Renee UrsemOut of all the cluttered spaces that I’ve seen as a Professional Organizer this year, one image remains. No, it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve seen, and it wasn’t found in the home of a hoarder. It was an opened package of Oreos® perched on top of a stack of plates in a kitchen cupboard. The ...
Views: 1392(1 vote) - 3 Tips To Chase Away A Bad Case Of The Monday Blues - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Adrienne FikesArrrrrgh! Stupid Mondays! You hate Mondays. Seriously, like why is it Monday AGAIN? Didn’t you just suffer through a Monday last week? I mean come on! Someone make it stop already. Did you notice how everything terrible happens on Monday? The sun is shining and you’re trying to be happy but ...
Views: 1391 - Creating an Integral Culture - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2007 from Copthorne MacdonaldObservers have noted that contemporary society is characterized by three sets of opposing forces: 1. BUSINESS-AS-USUAL forces that want to maintain the existing institutions and ways of doing things. They want to keep the mechanisms of institutional and governmental control pretty much as they ...
Views: 1391 - Falling Back Into the Swing of Things - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2015 from Tracey OsborneIf you’re anything like me, you’ve been counting the days until your kids are back in school. School has started back up around here and I must say, it’s nice to have peace and quiet again! I love my kids, but I’m more productive when school is in session. However, school starting always ...
Views: 1391 - Goal Setting Tips: Success Leaves Clues...Want One? - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Keelan Cunningham‘Success leaves clues’ is one of those stock phrases used by personal development legend Tony Robbins in his talks and seminars. However, not only does success leave clues but it also actually needs them too when it comes to the mad science of goal setting! But what kind of clues exactly does ...
Views: 1391 - Impress to Express: The C,B,A Formula - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2003 from Rod MooreThe process of manifesting or creating our goals has been something that wise men have researched for thousands of years. How do you take an idea in your imagination and create it in reality? What is the process of manifesting our dreams and goals so that we can enjoy them in our ...
Views: 1391(1 vote) - Overwhelmed by New Year's Resolutions - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2014 from Lori BurgerI’m not a total Scrooge, but I am so glad the holidays are behind us. I love all the planning and preparing, all the trips to the mall, all the gathering with friends for wine and holiday food…but when December 31st comes rolling around, I’m ready for it all to be over and ready for my many New ...
Views: 1391(1 vote) - Speakers and Voice Over Artists - How to Get the Microphone "Feedback" You Need! - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Dana Detrick-ClarkFeedback is BAD when you're speaking to a group or recording (unless it's guitar feedback, but as a guitarist, I'm biased), but GOOD afterwards. I mean, of course, the kind of feedback provided by a happy client or an enthusiastic audience. But if you aren't getting feedback? How are you ...
Views: 1391(3 votes) - What To Do When It’s Not Working - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Hunter PhoenixWe’ve all experienced this at some point in our lives. We set a goal, we make big plans to achieve it, work really hard and still don’t get the results we’ve been hoping for and desire! Maybe it’s loosing weight, growing our business, changing jobs or creating that perfect romantic relationship. ...
Views: 1391(2 votes) - 3 Steps to Getting What You Want - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Kim Smith"There's a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it. No one's ready for a thing until they believe that they can acquire it. The state of mind must be belief and not mere hope or wish." - Napoleon Hill Do you believe you can create what you really want in your ...
Views: 1390(2 votes) - Prioritization - How to Find Your Focus - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from David McKeeWe all have many things to do each day - pick up the kids from school, go get the groceries, mow the lawn. And in our business life as well as our goal plan, we also have many tasks. The problem is, we usually do not prioritize these tasks. Most of us have a vague notion of what our ...
Views: 1390 - You Can Achieve All Your Goals - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Teddy DanfieldYou can achieve all your goals is a bold statement. I know at times achieving my own goals is difficult and does not seem like I am making any progress. Do you feel this way at times? The best advice I received was to keep doing even the smallest activity each and everyday. After 30 days of ...
Views: 1390 - The Secret to Successful Resolutions: Have Fun! - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2017 from Noelle NelsonRemember those New Year’s resolutions you made 10 months ago? Chances are that for most part, you: a) don’t remember them b) wish you didn’t remember them c) regret making them d) are feeling guilty about not living up to them. If you are among the blessed few who actually accomplish all their ...
Views: 1389 - 4 Easy Goal Setting Strategies - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2014 from Angel QuintanaSetting a goal and achieving those goals could almost be two entirely different things. Achieving a goal means to take action while setting a goal means you know what it is you want. Well, in my experience I went from being scatterbrained about what I wanted to being quite strategic. Let's just ...
Views: 1388 - Ultimate Manifesting Experiment - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Kara ThompsonI’m totally exposing myself, as I’m posting about my biggest desire. It is the one thing, I dearly wish the Universe to deliver to me. I started focusing on this goal in February 2010, as it seems like it is the key to take me to the next level in the aligning with my authentic self. My ...
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