We all have goals, but how do you set the stage in order to achieve those goals? First, your major goals need to be measurable and large, very large! They need to be so monumental that they will keep you moving forward and making progress for years, even decades to come. When it comes to smaller goals, they generally come …
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 …
Visualize your goals
Vvisualize your goals and setup your work environment so that they are always visible and noticeable. By doing this, you will constantly be reminded of what matters to you and what you want to accomplish this year (month, week…). When I say goals, I mean BIG goals, HUGE goals, goals that “scare” you in a sense. Select 5-8 of the …
Proactive career management
All of you who know me a bit know that I like to be intentional about goals and accomplishments and that I’m not a fan of aimless drifting as a viable strategy. While I’m not always successful in this pursuit, my intent is always to look some 3-5 years ahead and plan where I want to be and what would …
The most important calendar item for 2016 and beyond
Time management is an important skill, needed to succeed in making many of your goals a reality. As we look at our plans and goals for 2016 it is important to allocate time (actually block it off on your calendar) to think, reflect and plan. This should be you time, time where there are no other attendees, you are not …
Overwhelmed? Breathe and move one step at a time
24 hours in a day don’t seem like enough for most folks nowadays. We have families, friends, businesses, schools, hobbies, sports…to attend to and they are all competing for our time and attention. At times, this can be stress inducing and result in feeling overwhelmed, feeling like you can’t get anything done. Well, when you feel this way (ideally BEFORE …