Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in a rut on your road to success? Or worse … do you feel like you’ve hit a dead end? Or even worse … perhaps you feel like you’ve taken a U-turn. Instead of traveling the road to success, you’re journeying down a path towards failure. Related posts:…
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Personal success is easy as long as life goes according to plan. But what happens when life throws you a curveball? When instead of sunny days, the forecast holds stormy clouds? Sure, it’s easy to live it forward as long as everything is going smoothly. But when you hit a few bumps along the way,…
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One of my heroes passed away several years ago. Although I never met Dr. Stephen Covey, he has been one of the 5 most influential people in my life via his writings and speaking. To honor his life and legacy, here are 5 Keys To Success I’ve learned from Stephen Covey that I strive to apply…
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The Bullhorn of Your Actions — The #1 Key To Success The following phrase is definitely a key to success: What we believe in is evidenced by the steps we take, not just by the words we say. Did you catch that? What we believe in is evidenced by the STEPS we take, not just by the…
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Turn ME Upside Down − Key to Success in Leadership About 35-40 times each year, I have the privilege of being the opening or closing keynote speaker at conferences across the United States. Recently I spoke at a leadership conference where the theme was: Turn ME Upside Down! The idea was, as leaders, one of our main roles is…
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Keys for Success for Entrepreneurs — 3 Roadblocks to Avoid! If you’ve read this blog for any amount of time, you know I’m passionate about entrepreneurship. What’s more, I’ve written quite a bit about the keys to success for entrepreneurs in blogs like this one. So, if you desire to be an entrepreneur…CONGRATULATIONS! The path you…
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I speak and write a lot about real success. Not just fame or fortune, but personal, professional, and relational success. I often refer to this concept as experiencing true success in the most important roles of your life. A favorite key to success that I focus on in my speaking and writing for achieving this type…
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Many of us have seen fighting movies. The Rocky series. Cinderella Man. Million Dollar Baby. Southpaw. Karate Kid. Whether it’s boxing or karate, the thrill of the physical fights keeps audience members on their toes. But the real fight is not in the ring. The real fight is behind the scenes. Rocky was fighting his…
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There is a lot of focus on goal setting during this time of the year. How to set personal goals and professional goals. How to short-term goals and long-term goals. If you’ve set goals in the past, you possibly used the SMART goals acronym or something similar. SMART stands for: Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-Bound…
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According to Jerry Seinfeld, the real secret to success is simple…just do the opposite. George Costanza: “Every decision I have ever made in my entire life has been wrong…Every instinct I have in every aspect of life, be it something to wear or something to eat, it’s all been wrong.” Jerry Seinfeld: “If every instinct…
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