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Jim Collins is credited with saying, "If you have more than 3 "top goals", then you will not make any a priority." Review your goals list. Narrow it to your Top 3. No more. Stay focused on those. We know from research tinto successful people that they ALL have an...
There are only 2 times each day when you are alone with your thoughts. No distractions. No chaos... 1. when you wake up and think... 2. when you go to sleep and think... So, it should be no surprise that, throughout recorded history, wise people have urged people...
The Reticular Activation System (RAS) is that part of our brain that registers when we hear / notice something familiar amid distraction. Imagine being in a crowded supermarket. Then you hear your child cry out your name. Your RAS immediately kicks in. Endorphins...
Thomas Jefferson described "The Pursuit of Happiness" as an eternal truth. He wrote amid revolutions in France and the unformed United States. Recent research in neurobiology demonstrates that HOW we choose to live enervates different parts of the brain. Yet so many...
Bryan Tracy is famous for the "30-Second Goal Setting Test." Here you go: 1. Think about your goals. 2. Write them down in the next 30 seconds. [pause and write...] Virtually everyone would lump their goals into 3 categories: 1. relationship goals (family,...
Hello fellow book lovers... Perhaps you have read or know The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. If not, I heartily recommend it for a book discussion group. Or as a gift for loved ones. Great combination of self-disclosure, research, wit, personal development. I...
Distinctive client service separates you from everyone else who talks about professionalism but doesn't deliver on it. You can use these 10 tips from a recognized, distinctive financial professional. They are relevant for any service professional, from consulting to...
In some business sectors there is mystery about what works. Consider medical research. Consider financial projections. There is little mystery in the safety profession. You may work in insurance, preparing audits or claims. You may work in construction,...
There are many approaches to safety, depending upon your training or job title or perspective. Some are listed below. But before looking at this data, answer this question: How powerful are your co-workers? We know that peers influence us. Look at Fantasy Football....
...is as smart as eating pasta without a fork. You can get something done. But it's messy. Assessments define coaching success for several reasons. At an organizational level, we define patterns, norms, needs, oddities. At an individual level, we determine job...
Reason #9. Rock climbing. I love to lead climb. In my 20s I spent several months rock climbing the best cliffs in the United States. For 3 months I lived in a car with several friends, and we travelled to Boulder, CO and Devils Tower, WY. We ate granola. And...
Reason #11. Graduate School. When doing my graduate research at Dartmouth College I was obsessed with risk-taking behavior. Key questions included: Why do we intentionally embrace a known risk? What causes us to embrace more risk in academics or business or...