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...]
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...]
