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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I’m a professional speaker, which simply means a good portion of my business revenue comes from speaking at conferences and events. There are many reasons I enjoy being a professional speaker. I like traveling and seeing different parts of the country and the world. The revenue is good. I enjoy being on stage. I love energizing an…
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If you want to move from DREAM to DO in your life and business, it’s important to push yourself in SMART goal setting. Why? Because success does not come to the most talented or gifted. It comes to the ones who are willing to push forward and make improvements day after day after day after…
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