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"Goal Setting Tools for Your Success"
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Motivational article archivesGoal Setting a plan of action or Get off the CouchWe have talked a lot in the last weeks about having conversations with yourself. We talked about overall goal setting... Life is a Do-It-Yourself Project When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. What Does Success Mean to You? Many people view success in terms of power, wealth, or fame. This is not the true success that a lot of us strive for and accomplish every day. A Leader’s Ultimate Goal - Connect to Engage! It's been said many times that true leadership is measured by ones ability to motivate and influence others. How Much Do You Need To Earn Per Hour To Achieve Your Yearly Financial Goals Have you ever asked yourself what your highest income producing activity is? Your Life's Purpose Where is the purpose of your life hiding that it needs to be found? Your 12-Point Plan for Personal Success No one becomes successful by accident. Success requires making a plan and sticking to it. It is simple, but does require... What is Your Motivation? Why do you do the things you do? Why did you go to University? Why are you working for that particular company? What Constitutes a Good Life? The ultimate expression of life is not a paycheck. The ultimate expression of life is not a Mercedes. The ultimate expression of life is not... The Awesome Power of Taking Action I've always known how important it is to have goals. And that once you have a written goal you must take some action towards achieving it. Tap Your Natural Motivation What would it take for you to run a marathon? Or complete that project you've been putting off? The Difference Between Business Success & Failure In the last issue of the EDGE, I spoke of Marc Liron, a Site Build It! owner. Marc has used Site Build It! (SBI) and progressed from an ex-sailor to a Microsoft MVP. *HOW* did Marc do it? You are a Genius - Unlocking the Power of the Mind Hi, Jim Rohn here. This month we focus on accelerating our learning processes. How exciting! The Power of Passion Improving this single attitude makes your days fly by. You wake up excited to work. You make the right decisions. You get more done in less time. Success Is Just A Drop In The Ocean I've just returned from a family holiday to Portugal. And yes it was very agreeable, thank you for asking. One afternoon I was lazing by the pool,... Become a Master of your own Destiny It is now a proven fact that this universe operates within a perfect system of natural laws. One of the most universally recognized of these laws is... 7 SECRETS To a Great Life A great life doesn't happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating your time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life to be. Are Your Goals and Values in Line? When your goals and values are not in line it is as if you have two horses pulling you in different directions. Let me explain. An Extraordinary Person I am not going to tell you the story of an extraordinary person, who did remarkable things in life. Why should I? 4 Powerful Ways To Fire Up Your Motivation It's so difficult to go on when everything seems to fail, isn't it? Are there times in your life when you really want to call it "quits" because you just can't see any good results from all the hard work you've done? Why You Must Stop Setting Goals My goal in life is to have no goals. They get in the way of true progress. Plenty of successful people swear by goal setting. They're praising the wrong behavior. Personal Success Requires Same Strategic Planning as Business Success Pet Rocks and the millennium-ending tech bubble aside, success is not an accident. Success in business (e.g., wealth) and outside business (e.g., doing what you are passionate about) don't just happen, and aren't just the result of working hard and paying dues. Eliminate Negative Goal Setting Tools A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors: "This is the second time I have written to you, and I don't blame you for not answering me, because I sounded crazy, but it is a fact that we have a tradition in our family of ice cream for dessert after dinner each night. "Writing Can Materialize Your Goals" Writing is a great success strategy - as well as a power-packed way of keeping yourself on track for success, happiness and personal progress. "Effective Goal Setting Can Help You Get Off the Merry-Go-Round" A little girl, no more than five years old, slowly stepped onto a merry-go-round at her local fair held each June. It was easy to see that she wasn't quite sure about the ride, but with her mother at her side she decided to give it a try. Have you found your GOOBI? Many people spend the whole of their lives searching for that elusive secret to their own success. Often the so-called 'secret' is sitting right under their very nose. Don't Let the Boogeyman Steal Your Dreams The boogeyman lurking in the closet scares the bejesus out of little kids. "Big people" know the imaginary monster from their childhood isn’t real. Yet, adults freeze... Planning Ahead Of Everyone Else To Win Human beings are visual creatures. Our imaginations are powerful tools that can bring us to the brink of despair or create a wonderful new reality. Abundance Of Money - Abundance Of Love How much happiness is there in a piece of paper with the word "happiness" printed upon it? It depends on the person who holds that piece of paper... Confessions of a future Millionaire I have yet to hear of a self-made millionaire who actually confessed that before he made it, he didn't have to endure heartache and mountains of misfortunes. Yet somehow they all found the inner strength necessary to sweat it out and make it at the end. "An elephant, some string, and your future" In Burma elephants are used for lugging trees about. (Modern business folk would call this "forestry operations".) Unlike modern mechanized equipment, it takes time to grow an elephant, as well as time to train it. This is not as easy as it seems, because infant elephants have a nasty habit of wandering away. (A little bit like leaving your handbrake off when parking your car at the top of the hill.) Burmese elephant trainers have a simple and elegant solution. Hard work pays off later. Laziness pays off now! It’s human nature, I suppose, to take the easy way. After all, many inventions and ground-breaking-new tools are about reducing the work of doing things. There have even been physical fitness machines to reduce the work of “getting fit.” This example, in particular, leads us to the “downside point” of what we’ll be discussing here. How Can *MY* Business BEST Use the Web? "Hard work pays off later. Laziness pays off now!" Based on this, what do you think is the natural instinct that the average small business person has with respect to the Net?
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