The words ‘checking in’ may have you thinking airport and traveling. I didn’t mean to scare you! Unfortunately the flying experience this season has become stressful. This check in should not be frightening! This is something you should look forward to doing at least four times a year, at a minimum. You’re being gifted a valuable tool that you should utilize to assist you in assessing how you are doing in your business and life. This about your plan for your time and your commitments … [Read more...]
Do You Affirm?
What I’m asking is this: We all have at least one thing we are working toward, or more than one. It’s possible this one thing is a stretch. We may have doubts! Doubts in our own ability to achieve it! Doubts in others we are depending upon to work with us on aspects of it. Doubts that we just don’t have the time or the money right now to ever see this to the finish line? Why do we have these doubts and where do they come? The more we focus on the doubts and the fears, the larger the … [Read more...]
Are You Prepared To Do It?
This is that time of year when if you own a boat you’re getting it ready to do what it’s made to do – get into the water. Many people in New England create a list so they follow all of the steps and don’t miss anything that may be important. Now, even if you’ve been doing this for years, you will want to follow a checklist to make certain you don’t miss any critical items. Here’s a list to start you off with – and feel free to add more items as you wish. I’d appreciate it if you let … [Read more...]
Who Do You Bounce Ideas Around With?
You’re thinking about a few things. There’s a career opportunity. You may have a new business idea. Some personal problems you need to make decisions about. Who do you bounce ideas around with? The last thing you need is to air out something with someone and then read about it all over social networks five minutes later. Or maybe you want to ask a lot of people their opinion on your situation. Right! Now you have two dozen basketballs to dribble instead of just … [Read more...]
Do You Show Up At 100% Every Time?
Do you show up at 100% every time for everything and everyone? Don’t worry – no one does. It’s not realistic. Sure you are physically present, however, with the demands on all of us, it is unrealistic to think anyone is going to be 100% all of the time at everything for everyone. Think about the distractions we are all dealing with each day on a regular basis. To begin with everybody is going 100 miles per hour – and – that’s before you even get into your car! Then there’s notifications … [Read more...]
Facing Failure on Road to Success
“The more you fail in the direction you wish to take toward success, the closer you are actually getting to achieving the success you desire.” Mitch Tublin When I said this at a workshop for an organization in 2010, one or two of these Senior Executives and High Prospect Managers attending nodded in agreement and acknowledgement. The others in the group, about two dozen, looked either in shock or grimaced at the thought of failing as a positive. “It’s okay”, I thought to myself, “this is … [Read more...]
