Mindset
Olympic Lessons in Business: How to Get Your Gold Success
There are some priceless lessons in the Olympics that you can take away for your business success. The dedication, singular focus, and sacrifice many athletes make at very young ages and for several years is astounding. They are setting themselves up for lifetime achievement and success and staying uniquely focused on that greatest of goals…
How to Jump into Success: It’s All In Your Shoes
I was in New Zealand for two weeks by myself. I’d only planned my five week adventure Down Under as far as my travel arrangements and transportation, the rest I left up to local concierges and guides. This is just how I roll. I don’t read guidebooks, GPS myself into the ground, or have a…
How to Overcome Roadblocks to Success: Clearing False Assumptions
The other day I was listening to the radio and they were talking with voters about what they wanted most. A woman got on the air and was expressing her concern about changes in medicare and medicaid because after all she was getting old (a whopping 62) and with age comes illness. What? That is…
Find Your Focus . . . Motivation to Move You Forward
The world is coming at us faster and faster. There are increasing demands on our time and our attention. It is essential to find your focus in order to get anything done. You cannot do it all, none of us can. So think carefully about what you most want to get done and what the…
Stop Running Yourself Down . . . Motivation to Move You Forward
How you refer to yourself is ultimately how others will refer to you as well. So when you run yourself down saying things like, “I’m such a dumbass,” “I’m an idiot,” “I can’t believe I’m so stupid,” you are, in fact, training others how to think of you as well. Break the cycle of negative…
How to Avoid Failure Every Time . . .
Recently, I had lunch with a dear friend of mine. It was a gorgeous sunny day, though still brisk with Spring on the way, but not yet here. We decided to stroll the neighborhood boutiques following a delicious bite to eat. It was a Monday, so not many other folks were out (hey there are…
What You and Einstein Have in Common that Will Set You Apart
All of us have obstacles to overcome. Some are smaller than others, but each of us has them. Every morning I am reminded of these obstacles by a dear friend who is fighting esophageal cancer. His caringbridge posts are often the first thing I read. Despite his obstacles, he is remarkably upbeat and a beacon…
The Surefire Formula for Failure . . . Is This You?
Do you remember the classic crooner Frank Sinatra? I ask only because in today’s high tech, warp speed world, classics come and go almost as quickly as a new trend or fad. Sinatra had, among his many hits, a song title “I Did It My Way.” And I realized the other day that has been…
5 Steps to Boost Your Business and Referrals
Melissa Galt, Prosper by Design, discusses how an incentive or a marketing gold nugget can work with your business model. Take a look at the five ideas to boost your business and referrals and see how many of them you can fit into your business quickly and easily.