"Would you get into a taxi and tell the cabby, 'Driver anywhere'?
Would you wander onto the first plane you saw at the gate without bothering to ask where it is flying?
Of course not. Yet it's amazing how unfocused we can be about the ...
Personal Mission Statements (03 Sep 2005)
The mariner's compass is one of the most useful and nifty instruments ever to be discovered by man. The rough seas, in their murderous rage, had killed scores of unsuspecting sailors. Once shore was left behind, there really was not much that sail...
Resolution Reality (26 Jan 2006)
Every year, and even sometimes throughout the year, we promise to make those changes in our lives that we think we need or that are good for us. Self improvement is a good thing. Resolutions are a good thing. When we look at ourselves honestly ...
A Personal Mission Statement… Arghh (24 Dec 2005)
Write it down, are you kidding? No one could ever get me to commit like that. A Mission statement is for business or so I thought…
Can you imagine taking a boat, loading it up with supplies and stripping out the compass and all the communica...
How to Set New Years Resolutions That Stick – Part II of III (05 Feb 2006)
Don't fall prey to New Year's resolutions that lose their fizzle before Valentine's Day. Set powerful, meaningful resolutions and goals that maintain their luster throughout the year with the next step in the goal-getting process: figure out wh...
Action Does It! The Essential Key to Goal Achievement (12 Dec 2005)
Even the best laid plans are worthless if you never get off your duff and do anything. You may think there are two kinds of people: planners and doers and the only ones moving forward on anything are the doers. The fact is, it takes some strengths...
How to Set New Years Resolutions That Stick: Part I of III (12 Mar 2006)
If you're like approximately 90% of the American population, you firmly resolve to accomplish this or that every January, yet your interest wanes within about 3-8 weeks. Perhaps you are so saddened by past results that you lack the will to even se...
Whats Stopping You From Achieving Your Goals? (04 Mar 2006)
"To come to be you must have a vision of Being, a Dream, a Purpose, a Principle. You will become what your vision is."
by Peter Nivio Zarlenga
It's the New Year again and you are off to a strong start with your goals. But what usually...
Simply Do What You Resolve To Do (14 Mar 2006)
It's that time again, when we many of us are attempting to decide upon those New Year resolutions that we intend to institute and commit to. We are already well into January 2006; Have you started your New Year yet? Have you already decided upon y...
Making Resolutions Work! (18 Nov 2005)
Isn't it great each year we get to have an opportunity to "start over" and put the past behind us? We get to start with a fresh, clean slate. We can do that at any point throughout the year, but it helps that masses of people join the resolution...
Goal Setting Can Pay Off Your Mortgage In Two Years (31 Mar 2006)
On BBC1 on Thursday, 05 January 2006, a young couple were interviewed on how they had managed to pay off their mortgage in 2 years. There are lessons we can all learn from their efforts whether we have a mortgage or not.
They had set themse...
Do You Believe in Magic? (07 Mar 2006)
You have the power to create magic.
Human beings (ALL HUMAN BEINGS) are unique from other
"creatures", as we have the ability to radically change our
life by changing our personal story.
While we all have the capacity to re-author ou...
3 Tricks For 06 (23 Jan 2006)
2005 disappeared at a speed that quantum physics is yet unable to explain. Thank goodness I had a goal to achieve!
Let me start by saying I don't do new years resolutions. I do however like to set goals that are practical, measurable, and ac...
Make 2006 Your Best Year Ever! (01 Mar 2006)
Another year is upon us and if you are like most people you have hit the floor running without planning a clear objective for the upcoming year. However, top performing sales people make the time to establish clear targets. Setting goals is not a ...
3 Proven Steps to Keep New Year Resolutions Past January 1 (21 Oct 2005)
The wave of sentimentality rolled over you December 31st. You reflected upon the passing of another year, the highs and lows, gains and losses. There is a tugging deep within your heart - "I do want this next year to be the year that I _______" ...
How to Make and Keep New Year Resolutions (26 Aug 2005)
Each year there are at least two significant dates when people contemplate about changing something of their lives they don't like. One is the birthday and the other one is obviously the New Year. Although, you should not feel obligated to wait ti...
Personal Resolutions - A Guaranteed Method to Make Them Work For You (07 Sep 2005)
I want to talk to you about personal resolutions. You know - they're the things that you say you are going to do to make things better for yourself. Most often, people make what are commonly known as "New Year Resolutions." At the start of a new y...
Creating Change (04 Aug 2005)
At this time of year, everyone is discussing the ever elusive New Year's Resolution. If we simplify this concept and break it down, we are essentially talking about change. Real change is not easy. In fact, without the essential elements, it ca...
Why New Years Resolutions Dont Work (12 Feb 2006)
For you history buffs, New Years Resolutions pre-date the birth of Christ by about 2000 years. The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays, first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago.
So it's especially meaningf...
Winning With Goals (05 Sep 2005)
The effectiveness of goal setting has been criticized recently but many still believe that goals create achievers. They give direction and focus to the frenetic who might otherwise waste their time in pointless activity. They help the over busy to...