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...]
How Much Do You Want Your Dream To Come True?
If you read the recent article on attitude you know how important your attitude is. How much do you want your dream to come true? Do you have this attitude – Not to be denied! As in – “I will not be denied!” The reality is one fact from the Covid-19 virus is that more entrepreneurs started a business from home or multiple ones than ever before. How many will make it? Don’t know…I’m here to help. Here is another fact – the attitude needed to carry you through the rough patches, the … [Read more...]
How Solid Is Your Foundation in Business and Life?
Here is a question for you – when you started out in your business, your career, your adult life awareness that it is all on you... Did you begin with your focus on building a strong foundation? It’s okay, most people probably say, “No. not really”, and a few may say, “I already had one”. For the few there’s a good chance the basis of their strong foundation is from their faith, their family and their values. FFV if you like. Now to have FFV you don’t have to have these starting out … [Read more...]
You Need To Plan!
You need to plan. A plan is a starting point – a guide. Plans are made to change. At times a small change makes a big difference. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” - Benjamin Franklin Now it is okay to fail. As long as it is done along an intentional path you planned. From the failure you learn, you make adjustments and you have another go at it. You learn from failure. That’s a lot different than setting yourself up for failure. The planning process must be done … [Read more...]
Does Anyone Keep You Accountable?
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...]
