Goals & Planning
Lessons Learned from Failure (and success!)
If you don’t want to read a personal story about my professional life over the past few years, stop here. No hard feelings....
How to Handle the Someday/Maybe Projects
In a prior post, we discussed the importance of reviewing your annual goals at mid-year to see whether you should stay the...
The Brutal Reality of Setting Goals
The purpose of setting goals is to achieve them and usually realize an even greater end result. However, obsessive pursuit...
Success through Strategic Ignoring
Starting a business is exciting. It’s an opportunity to do engaging work, fulfill your dreams, and make billions of...
An Em-POW-Word Way to Set Goals
In previous posts, I’ve whined that goal setting is both uncomfortable and boring but oh, so useful. Denise Reed, president...
Mind Map Your Way to Productivity
Many of us set goals to help determine the direction of our lives for the foreseeable future. But here’s my problem:...
How to Manage People You Don’t Manage – Jason’s Story
https://youtu.be/VWAqDlIPt7Y The success of Jason's department depended on people that did not report to...
The Discomfort of Setting Goals
It is an annual tradition: the setting and eventual abandonment of New Year’s Resolutions. Typically, around 12% of...
Preparing for a Leave of Absence from Work – Amy’s Story
https://youtu.be/WGmWsm5-69Y Amy got pregnant - yay! Amy needed to leave her law firm in the hands of others...
How to Train Yourself To Do Great Things…
I recently attended a Healthy Savannah luncheon entitled “How to Train for a 5K.” If you know me especially well, you may...
How to Maximize Life’s Unexpected Surprises
Life is full of surprises and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of...
How to Get Lucky
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. ~Seneca Are you prepared for opportunity? ...
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