Productivity
Why your To-Do List is Failing You
When you do a Google search for to-do lists, it’s just as easy to find information supporting the benefits of a to-do list as it is to find information that document why to-do lists are…
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Here’s How to Succeed Despite Moving Goals
Luckily for the players in the 2014 World Cup, the goal posts don’t move. However, in real life, goals are a moving target. Sometimes, the following monologue plays in my head: Won’t somebody please give…
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Do Your Goals Have Wiggle Room?
I recently met a successful business owner on a flight from New Orleans to Los Angeles who said something about setting goals that challenged my way of thinking. When I asked him about his goals…
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6 Steps to Conquer Perfectionism
When I think of perfectionism, or, as Seth Godin calls it, fear of shipping, I’m reminded of a commercial from several years ago of a young man with crutches struggling to climb a flight of…
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15 Rules of Negotiation
Negotiation is a process that can be learned By following the 15 rules outlined here–and practicing, practicing, practicing–you can perfect your skills at negotiating deals in which everyone wins. Remember, everything is negotiable. Don’t narrow…
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Are Your Actions in Alignment with Your Goal?
Peter tells a humorous story about a woman in the TSA security check point line whose actions are clearly not in line with her goal.
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Goal Setting: Turning your Dream into Reality
For the last 20 years, we have had the privilege of working with thousands of leaders. Leaders who are passionate about life and love what they do to earn their living. Leaders who are CEO’s,…
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Setting Personal and Professional Goals part 3
Step Five: Write the Goal The research on high achievers shows that successful goal setters write out their goals. There is something almost magical about writing down goals. Without writing down the goal, it is…
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Setting Personal and Professional Goals part 2
Step Three: Identify Roadblocks Now that you have identified your vision and you know what it will take to achieve by outlining key actions or goals, you can begin to identify the barriers or roadblocks…
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