It’s a great idea but the reality is you can’t. Worse is trying to have it all or be it all. Let me expand. You can go after anything you want and you can try be anything you desire but the reality is there is no guarantees. You can do the hard work, put in … Read moreYou can have anything you want!
We are creatures of habit. So it makes sense that we develop routines or habits that lend themselves to us becoming better and more efficient. I like you read the Daily Deliaf every morning. I know I wrote it but I still read it and try to see what I can do to put it … Read moreActions into results!
I was thinking that maybe yesterday’s post was one-sided. To clarify, I do believe we should experience pain in order to learn and develop but we don’t need to go looking for it. Now that you understand the need for pain and loss to strive. Look around at what leads to the pain points and … Read moreAvoidance is the best line of defense.
Pain is important for growth. I’m not suggesting physical hurt (unless you are into that thing. No judgement). Emotional pain is not only the balance to joy but it is what makes us stronger and teaches us the ability to get over something and move on! We need to suffer hardships and difficult times to … Read moreNo Pain No Gain!
We all do. There is no one that hasn’t. The difference is what happens after the fact. Depending on how you handle a screw up it can go one of two ways: We move on or They (your clients) move on. Let’s hope for the former. If you do screw up or rather, when you … Read moreI screwed up!
Big Match Temperament! I will use a golf analogy today. If you play the game then you know all the cliches but the most famous one is “Drive for show, putt for the dough!” Basically a hole is 350m and the big hitters can do a good 280m from the tee. So almost there in … Read moreDo you have BMT?
When a tree is small it is easy to yank out of the ground. The problem is as it grows so does its roots grow deeper. As the tree gets bigger and the roots get deeper the harder it is for us to remove the tree. In fact sometimes it is almost impossible to remove … Read moreYour habits are like a tree!
What are you values and beliefs? We all have them. The difference is that most of us are prepared to change these or “shift” them according to the situation. An example. I am not a fan of hunting. If I am in a meeting with an important client and I find out he is a … Read moreDo what you believe!
Learn to say NO! It’s hard. I know. I am a pleaser so this is a difficult one for me too but let me give you some tools to help. Get someone to do it for you! Yip. Employ an assistant or even a virtual one. Make sure they understand what you want to do … Read moreOne simple action that will change your life!
We mentioned the 3 main causes yesterday but the following 5 are also important hence why I have made this post over a few days. Taking things for granted – sounds simple – it is. If we know that the office will be there and the staff will be there and our current customers are … Read moreGetting unstuck – Day 2 of 3!