It’s getting to be about that time. You know what time we’re talking about. The time when the gym starts getting a little father away. The time when that cookie starts looking a little more appetizing. The time when it’s too cold/warm/rainy/sunny/light/dark to do any exercise.
Yep, it’s a month or so away from that New [...]
Don’t underestimate the importance of goal setting. If you set goals correctly, the finished product is your road map to the buried treasure. Excitement will quickly follow because you now know EXACTLY how to get to it. Because it’s no longer a needle in a haystack, you have the ever so important, and much needed [...]
Goal setting is vital to really achieving in life, and trust me, I know! My middle name should have been Practical…
Why?…
Because throughout my life, I’ve always hated anything to do with the word – THEORY! Just thinking about it puts me to sleep… zzzzzzzz…
Sorry, but that’s how much it can grate on me. But here’s [...]
Ideas from the corporate world seem to be filtering into the health and fitness world. One example is the advice we’re being fed by books and trainers about “setting goals.” We’re bombarded with messages to “write down your goals” and then to make them S.M.A.R.T.(”specific”, “measurable”, “attainable”, “realistic” and “time related”) – or something to [...]
Ten years ago I went into the studio and recorded a 56-minute video for teenagers called “Three Keys To Greatness.” Although my focus was for teenagers, the principles I shared certainly apply to adults as well.
Recently I was asked to list these three things using one to two sentences for each. Now for your benefit [...]
Every meeting is a laboratory where you can observe and learn important things about the people who attend. In fact, you can use meetings to identify people who merit being promoted into leadership positions. Watch for:
Is it planned?
Effective leaders always begin with clearly defined goals and then prepare plans for achieving them. They have the [...]
There are "How to" seminars on virtually every business topic. For the entrepreneur or mid-level manager, business seminars are effective networking tools as well as learning opportunities.
During the course of a day you could have a tremendous amount of technical terms thrown at you, presentations on how to analyze marketing information, effective copywriting and sales [...]
So you have set your goals for the year. Congratulations!
I have come to believe most of us set our goals for incorrect reasons. We set goals for short term objectives. Most of these objectives concern materialistic wants: money, and physical things. Let’s look at a slightly different approach.
Start with deciding what your life should be. [...]
Sometimes setting goals alone is not the only problem that you must face. Sometimes, choosing the right goals to begin with is harder.
Basically, you can choose to work any goal that you feel is necessary for your health, stability and happiness.
Goal setting is nothing more than a formal process for personal planning. By setting goals [...]
When setting goals it is important to know if the goal is realistically attainable. Time is precious; you don’t want to waste it moving toward a goal that you will never be able to realize. So, how can you quickly evaluate the attainability of your goal? Ask your-self these four questions:
Do I have the [...]