Which one is a goal?
I will lose 15 pounds
I want to run a marathon
Quit smoking
All of the above
None of the above
The correct answer is (5) - none of the above. The first three are wishes, not goals. However, you are not alone if you answered incorrectly because research has shown that […]
If you have self-discipline in your work, and
towards your goals, you will accomplish
everything that you set out to achieve. It is not
easy to become self-disciplined, but the rewards are great.
There are many areas in your life where you can be
self-disciplined.
You can be disciplined with your thoughts.
Do not let […]
“I don’t think we will choose anything like this again.” -Orson Welles following his 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds
A visibly shaken Orson Welles offered this assessment during a news conference the day after his radio play War of the Worlds spread panic up and down the entire east coast. The radio play was […]
Do you cringe when you think of making new year’s resolutions? Each year many of us plan big changes for ourselves. We finish up the year in a flurry of holiday excitement and stress, then begin to plan to start our new year off on the right foot! No more of the […]
One Bad Apple
I know what you are thinking but no, I am not doing a
tribute to Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5. Although I will admit that their hit song from the 70’s keeps rolling around in my mind as I type this. While the Jackson Five might have believed that “One bad apple can’t […]
Know why you didn’t obtain the achievements you wanted last year? Your compass was set in the wrong direction. Your plan lacked relevant tactical strategy. Your feather-weight gear wasn’t equipped for the rugged land-mine-filled trek. You over-promised, under-planned, greatly compromised. Want to make sure you don’t repeat the same mistakes? This time don’t delegate your […]
There is a difference between being comfortable and being in apathy.
It is very comfortable to have a smooth running organization when you have a team that knows what to do and does it. It is comfortable to have this group take care of your company and make it expand, and all you have to do […]
The benefits of communication are evident from the least sophisticated creatures to the most advanced as in humans.
Perhaps, among the creatures especially endowed with the power of communication, humans make use of them more intensely and with a purpose that each speech made has had some effect on the people who hears them.
Not […]
“It’s odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don’t quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.”
Lady Bird Johnson
What will happen will the Baby Boomers retire? Let’s explore the issues with leading this Emergent Workforce, primarily Generation X-Y. Some critic may […]
Many of us are too afraid to take full and unbridled responsibility for our own lives. How do I know this? Well if you look around at how many individuals submit themselves to jobs where they feel enslaved by the whims of their superiors I think you will see my point.
Why is it that so […]