As the new year approached, I pulled out my list of goals from the previous year and began my review of goal achievement. My question to you is – How Did You Do in Achieving Goals?
As I reviewed what I had done in goal achievement, I reflected on the number of reasons people have told me they did not achieve their goals. The list is short, yet, the variations are long and unique to each individual – so here are the top five reasons goals fail… Continue reading ‘Top Five Reasons Goals Fail’ »
If the answer is zero – you have a problem and may not even know it.
If the Fear of Failure is overriding everything you do, then you have a problem.
When a person does not take any risks in life – this person seldom wins anything either. Life is lived in the status quo. This is a risk-less world with no rewards or payback above the cost of living. So what is happening when people are connected to no fail practices? Continue reading ‘How Often Do You Fail?’ »
Are you feeling stressed these days? One of the key influences to high stress is from trying to be – “All Things for All People.”
This condition is a stress creating machine for those who have it. In fact, it is so common we have found it or identified it from our basic assessment tools. When people have this condition it shows up in their adapted behavior, which indicts the person has little internal identify and attempts to make everyone happy – but themselves.
This unique finding has allowed us to either assist the person with the condition (it is not fatal unless it leads to a stress related health condition.) or advise their manager with a simple solution. Continue reading ‘High Stress and Being All Things for All People’ »
Okay, a little self promotion today as we begin the three day journey of the Phoenix Seminar here in Memphis today. My only serious question for you is “Why aren’t you here today for the session?”
This is the primer personal development workshop that is based upon universal truths on achievement and succeeding in life. Since 1988, we have been offering this outstanding course here in Memphis and it continues to bring people in across the country. Why? Because it works! It is really that simple. From completely changing some people’s lives to just fine-tuning a person’s inner drive for success.
If you want to learn more about this outstanding workshop on success and achievement go to our website dedicated to it – Phoenix Seminar.com. You will find a couple of videos to enlighten you about the results you can find. The first video is from the creator of the Phoenix Seminar – Brian Tracy. He shares the holistic and balanced approach of the three day process.
The second video has the executive team from a Chemical Company in the Northeast that recognized the power of the process and offered the workshop to their entire organization. (One of several organizations that decided this one seminar could provide a competitive advantage from motivated employees.) You will hear from the CEO, VP of Sales, VP of Operations, VP of Human Resources and they will tell you the many benefits they received from having their entire team participate.
If you want to regain the winners edge or kick start the inner drive for success, check out this process and get the answers to this question – How to Succeed in Life? The answers are here, are you? Watch the site for the posting of the next session in 2010.
I have to share a major learning point with everyone today. And starts with this question…
Are you Focused or Frazzled today?
The answer can make a difference in what you accomplish and what gets done that is important. And this can be the answer to your current mental state. Continue reading ‘Focused or Frazzled today?’ »
Character is the twelfth C in the twelve part series of the C’s of Success. Part one covers individual character which is the cornerstone of all personal success in the long term. Low character individuals can and do have short term success, however, the truth of their methods usually catches up to them. They are then and forever considered – unsuccessful.
Character can be considered the ultimate indicator of true success at both the individual and organizational level. Character can dramatically separate individuals and others to see them as unique. This perception is sometimes the only thing that separates the individual from others in the eyes of customers, managers and peers.
Commitment is the eleventh C in the twelve part series of the C’s of Success.
Commitment is the one factor or element that truly separates individuals and organizations. The individuals who understand the value of commitment will flourish with purpose and positive outcomes – the ones who hold back on commitment will seldom reach their full potential. And if there is one thing I hear more often from leaders – I wish we had more commitment. Interesting the impact of commitment.
The dictionary defines commitment as… Continue reading ‘Success and Commitment’ »
Courage is the tenth C in the twelve part series of the C’s of Success.
Courage can be considered the catalyst for getting higher levels of performance. It really is about the willingness to take a calculated risk to get the higher returns. Without courage, individuals and organizations would be under performing on a regular basis.
Consistency is the ninth C in the twelve part series of the C’s of Success.
Consistency can be considered the catalyst for getting things done at both the individual and organizational levels of performance. Many people have the misconception that flash is more effective, yet, those who are consistent in their work seem to always get things done – completely and on time. There is merit to the ones who appear to plug away working on projects until it is completed.
Creativity is the eighth C in the twelve part series of the C’s of Success.
Creativity can be considered the catalyst for competitive advantage at both the individual and organizational levels of performance. Creativity can separate individuals and make one unique or seen to be unique in the eyes of others. This perception is sometimes the only thing that separates the individual from others in the eyes of customers, managers and peers.
Wikipedia defines Creativity as…
Creativity is a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. Creativity is fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight. An alternative conception of creativeness is that it is simply the act of making something new.
This is about as accurate as I’ve seen regarding the pure definition of creativity. While this definition is universal in nature, and research studies have shown that all individuals possessed high levels of creativity during their youth – yet, only a small percentage of people consider themselves as creative or possessing creative skills. Continue reading ‘Success and Creativity’ »
