Don’t blame anyone else for your performance, as it is YOUR performance. While I have said this time and time again, I was reminded of it and humbled by it a few days ago as a number of people have been waiting on my contributions in order for certain processes to move forward. It was all me, my fault, my …
Opportunities are created, not found
Oopportunities are created, not given on a silver platter. Take ownership of your life, your business and take actions necessary to make progress, necessary to be successful. You know what you need to do, you have certainly spent enough time contemplating about those plans, actions, hopes, dreams and goals. Now, however, it is time to make progress and take that …
How to plan your day, week, month, year (no more “to do” lists)
Planning our future and our goals is something we all do across both our personal and professional lives. Planning is good, but it is utterly useless without accompanying action. Lack of commitment to continuously making progress is the single largest cause of why most of us don’t reach majority of our major goals and keep postponing them year after year …
Have no regrets
Ask yourself: what do you want to do when you “grow up”? That is, if you ever need to “grow up” which can certainly be debated either way. 😉 What is it that you want to accomplish, what do you want to become and do? Who are you today and who do you want to be tomorrow? As far as …
Pay attention to expressions, mannerisms and body language
We all know that actions speak louder than words. Additionally, it is important not to underestimate the importance of our facial expressions, mannerisms and the overall body language. It is important to keep that in mind as you meet with your team, clients, boss, partners…as they are only aware of your feelings and thoughts on particular issues based on what …
Finding your next job and perhaps a new career
Ready to look for a new job, perhaps even a completely new career? Here are some things to consider as you embark on that journey. 1. Take a good look at yourself and identify your strengths and passions 2. Ask your family and friends what do they see as your strengths 3. Network, network, then network some more 4. Focus …
Who inspires you and why?
Who inspires you professionally? In this instance, I am not taking family, friends and historical figures into account even though all of them could be significant sources of inspiration. What I mean is who is currently an inspiration to you from the professional stand point? For me, two very different (age, background, experience, approach…) entrepreneurs come to mind instantaneously and …
Focus on your own success, not failures of others
No matter what one does they will always be faced with and challenged by those who don’t believe in them; have doubts or simply want to discourage them from leaving their comfort zone. If you know what your passion is, what you enjoy doing and are good at (quality is important) then all that is left is for you to …