They say the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. That’s true. What “they” don’t often say is that the journey requires a lot more steps beyond the first one. Most great accomplishments aren’t sudden or the result of some magic incantation. Most of them are the result of many » Read More
Category: Success
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Commitment and commitment and commitment
Resolutions are fine. Goals are great. But commitment drives the engine of performance. Without commitment resolutions and goals are just hope. So, ask yourself the following. Am I committed to my goals? Am I committed to my commitment to my goals? Am I so committed to my commitment to my goals that I will do what is » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Limit the number of your goals
Goals are good stuff. Researchers tell us that they help us concentrate our efforts and attention, but ONLY if you limit the number of goals you’re working on. The more goals you have, the more likely it is that you’re diluting your efforts. This is really a case where less is more. You can only have one » Read More
Goals: Be careful what you work for
It’s the start of another new year. People take stock of how things went and how they’d like things to be different. Some make resolutions. Others make goals. There’s scientific evidence that goals are powerful stuff. Gary Latham and Edwin Locke have been researching goals and goal-setting for decades. In 2002, they » Read More
2019 is a New Year. Or is it?
The new year begins at one minute past midnight on January 1. That’s just on the calendar. Your 2019 will be a whole lot like your 2018 unless you make specific changes. Resolutions are not enough. Hope won’t do the trick. Miracles happen, but you can’t plan for them. Meaningful change starts with two things. You » Read More