Do you have someone or a group that keeps you accountable? You say you will do certain things or get a project done. Is anyone reminding you or checking in with you on how it’s going? Are you going to meet the set date for completion? We all need some type of accountability in order to stay on track don’t we? On one of my first positions aboard a Merchant Ship we were on the Mediterranean run. One of the Officers had been working aboard ships bringing supplies to Vietnam. Which, right away … [Read more...]
Did You Give Up Too?
Have you noticed no one is talking about New Year’s Resolutions any longer? Did you give up too? Well it is the middle of February and this means more than half of the people who made that New Year’s Resolution to lose weight, go to the gym, eat healthier, quit smoking, save more money – have either not even started or have already stopped. Did you give up too? How can we resent the life we've created for ourselves? Who's to blame, who's to credit, but us? Who can change it, any time we … [Read more...]
It’s New Year’s Improvement Time
In only a few days aren’t we all sick and tired of hearing about the top New Year’s Resolutions people make in the USA and the statistic that barely 9.2% of people will keep them long enough to become part of the statistic that they kept theirs. The top favorites in the annual tradition of reviewing the list, talking about the list – making jokes about the list include: Lose Weight / Healthier Eating Life / Self Improvement Better Financial Decisions Quit Smoking Do More … [Read more...]
Everyone May Have A Second Chance!
It is not often in life you are given a second chance once you have ignored or have otherwise destroyed your first chance. If you really work at it you may have a second chance at many things you may have not done well by the first time around. You will have to work at it though. Odds are you had something to do with everything not working out the first time around. A relationship at home or at work A project you were working on A person you manage An interaction with a person … [Read more...]
Setting Your 2018 Goals
If you have not set goals yet for 2018 – what exactly are you waiting for? “Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results.” – Attributed to Albert Einstein We all know we must set goals for ourselves, our family and in our careers or business. This should never be a once a year activity. In reality we have our why – our big dream or wish. Our goals should be set to help take us toward our why. My good friend, Paul Martinelli, the President of The … [Read more...]
Don’t Fall For It!
August started this week - did you notice? In North America it is easy, too easy to kick back and say, “Everyone is going on vacation this month so I am going to chill out.” Don’t Fall For It! Seriously Don't! Really! Here is one calendar fact to take note of - if you take August on the slow bell and decide to start picking up the phone again after Labor Day - that is September 5! Three working months left in the year (assuming you also think no one is going to be working in most of … [Read more...]
