Reach Your Goal By Staying in The FLOW I need to pass along a way to achieve your goals faster than you thought possible. If you are ready for success to arrive, here are three simple rules to help you realize your dreams: 1) Play to your strength. Do what is comfortable for you. Stay in the FLOW. 2) Only commit to activities that will lead you to your goal. Stay in the FLOW. 3) Never let a day pass without reminding yourself of your strengths. Consciously direct your focus. Stay in the FLOW. Yo...
Nov 17, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4705
Why Thursday is The Best Planning Day I have a saying - “Next year begins THIS year, next month begins THIS month, next week begins THIS week, and that happens on a Thursday.” If you want to stay on track, accomplish your goals, and enjoy life - you MUST take control of your calendar. It’s easier than you think: 1) Life will come at you FAST! Schedule any significant and can’t-miss life event at least one year in advance. Put it on the calendar and block it out. You can always change your mind. ...
Nov 16, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4704
Reach Your Dreams By Avoiding Resistance Does this happen to you? A great idea pops into your head. Your heart fills with excitement. Nothing can stop you - except that you feel like you are stuck in quicksand. The more you fight, the deeper you sink. The only way out seems to be to give up on your dream - again. Let’s not do that this time. Feeling inspired to make a change in your life is terrific. It can also be scary. The result is nearly always feeling a sense of resistance as you move forw...
Nov 15, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4703
Practicing the Focus-Finish-Focus Model Wouldn’t it be great if you could create more time in your day? One way to think about it is to prioritize the projects already on your plate. That requires a simple understanding: 1) Working on multiple products simultaneously only delays completing all the projects. Your mind can only focus on one thing at a time. 2) What makes this such a great practice is that when you complete a project, not only is it off your plate, but it begins producing your expe...
Nov 14, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4702
Opportunity Cost Decision Making Do you have too many options and are having difficulty choosing? You may have heard of a concept called "Opportunity Cost." Some consider it a fancy term for "trade-off." In other words, every time you choose, there is a trade-off to consider. I find it easier to use extreme discrimination to weed out less-than-ideal opportunities. And you can do that with one question - "Does this opportunity provide the fastest and most direct path to reach my goals?" Before we...
Nov 13, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4701
Letting Mentors Find YOU You've set a goal and are working hours to get what you want. Why is everything moving so slowly? Larry was a mentor of mine when I was in my twenties. He owned a business, made an exceptional living, and, after hiring me to work for him, took me under his wing. It was a relationship that lasted for years - although I'm sure I didn't make it easy. That's the thing about being a young, bright-eyed dreamer with lots of talent and little patience. It's easy to see what othe...
Nov 10, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4700
Don't Become a Negotiating Underdog I was rushing through Atlanta Airport after an entire day of negotiating with a client. My flight was in 30 minutes, so I was beginning to think the deal would not happen. That's when things got interesting. I've spent many days negotiating over the years and have grown confident in closing deals. I always think I'm going to win. Still, today's game wasn't over. As we approached the Gate area, my client guided me into the Food Court. He pulled out the contract...
Nov 09, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4699
Leadership in Times of Conflict I know that you want to be a better leader. I also know that you hate and don't want anything to do with conflict - especially since I can hear you saying — "Why can't we all get along?" I get it. Saying the word "No" is hard enough. Sometimes, saying "Yes" when others agree or disagree with your choice can be even more difficult. "Why can't we all get along?" The answer is that we can. However, the truth is that conflict will always happen whenever more than two ...
Nov 08, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4698
Happiness Is Learning Something New In my work, it's not unusual for somebody to seek guidance. Most are contemplating a change or frustrated with the status quo. Every conversation begins with me asking — "What are you trying to figure out?" To which people say, "I don't know, that's why I'm talking to you! I want to start over." Now, there’s a funny thing about living inside of your own head for your entire life. You probably already know what you want and just won’t admit it. Usually a combin...
Nov 07, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4697
How Passion Creates Motivation Motivation is always lurking in our minds. Even if we're not thinking about it. My wife, Joi, is a good example. Take one look at her, and it's easy to see Joi takes care of herself. She gets up every day and eats a healthy breakfast. Then, she dresses in her workout clothes and, without exception, exercises. No matter how late she went to bed or how late I slept in, Joi gets out of bed and heads to the gym. Since it's evident that Joi walks her walk, it's not unco...
Nov 06, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4696
Some Things Are Not Optional It happens to all of us. We're going about our day, hot on the trail of checking off items on our never-ending To-Do list. Then, we discovered that we didn't get everything done before time ran out. When my Son was entering the workforce, we would often find time to catch up on weekends. He was trying to navigate the business world while balancing his life. He had a fast-paced job and had become a productivity ninja. He was proud of his color-coded To-Do list and cal...
Nov 03, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4695
Are You Pushing Too Hard? Have you ever found yourself in a motivated state of mind and pushing through the day? Do you feel like everybody is hitting you with everything they have? Blocked. Stalled. Frustrated. It is easy to want to push harder. When I was a teenager, I liked to play football, not with the school team. Uniforms and protective equipment made that too easy. It was more fun to get together after school for a rough and tumble. A game of shirts and skins with the same guys who typic...
Nov 02, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4694
Self-Inflicted Changes ROCK A couple of years ago, the world changed when we were all introduced to Coronavirus. It was as if we were racing down the Interstate at 75 miles per hour, slammed on our breaks, and directed off the nearest exit on an undefined detour. It all seemed to happen in an instant. The pandemic caused real pain and loss for some. Fear and stress for others. Still, as surreal as it was, it wasn't long before most people began to notice the craziness of our previous lives repla...
Nov 01, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4693
Powerful and Purposeful Goal Setting I've always believed goal setting is the heartbeat of our lives. Goal setting is one of the most powerful tools you have to create your best life. My question to you is… do you know what your best life is supposed to be? I came upon my belief not from a book or a guru but from a realization I had many years ago. I found I was happy when I was chasing something bigger than myself that was also in alignment with how I felt on the inside. I was unhappy when I wa...
Oct 31, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4692
What? The Best Death Ever? You are a goal-setting machine. That’s not to say you are setting, working toward, and accomplishing more goals than anybody else. It’s the way your brain is wired. If that’s the case, why is it that reaching your goal can leave you feeling lost? In 2006, I had a life-changing moment that happened in the middle of the night. My wife, Sheryl, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and my world crashed. Even worse, they told me there wasn’t anything I could do about it. In ...
Oct 30, 2023•14 min•Season 17Ep. 4691
Knowing Your Why AND Why Not Getting what you want in life will be two things… It will be easier than you can imagine or harder than you ever thought possible. The journey will be exciting and scary. Looking back, you will be glad you did it, yet wonder if you will ever do it again. That's why WHY is so important. You must know WHY you are doing anything to sustain your efforts. And it must be YOUR why, not somebody else's. You must own your WHY, understand your WHY, and live your WHY. Many folk...
Oct 27, 2023•14 min•Season 17Ep. 4690
Leveraging Life Cycles My friend Louis Gates introduced me to his Life Cycle theory years ago. I’m in an inspiring year. Where are you? Cycles begin at birth and advances every nine years like this: Year 1: You decide what you want and start asking for it. Year 2: As the pieces come together, you narrow your focus. Year 3: The resources you need begin to arrive. Year 4: You find yourself moving toward your purpose in life. Year 5: Re-evaluation begins. Toss out what you don’t need and keep what ...
Oct 26, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4689
Life-Changing Success Habits Whatever results you want in your life will be produced by your thoughts, actions, and daily habits. Most people work hard every day to make their world better. But, no matter how hard you work, life will get in the way. That’s life. That’s life’s job. That will always be life’s job. No matter how much you try, life will get in the way - and you may have noticed - you can’t think your way out of it. But what if you didn’t have to? What if you could stop life from get...
Oct 25, 2023•15 min•Season 17Ep. 4688
Focusing ON Focus Here we are, entering the most distraction-filled time of the year. How can you keep moving toward your goals when everything else is in the way? With Singular Focus. Singular means extraordinary, remarkable, and exceptional. Focus is a central point of attraction, attention, or activity. It’s time to focus on one activity that will move you forward. You simply won’t have time for everything else. How do you get Singular Focus? 1) Reduce your things-to-do Universe. Choose an es...
Oct 24, 2023•14 min•Season 17Ep. 4687
9 Success Principles You Need You may have heard that you will elevate your station in life to the degree that you elevate yourself. Since you are reading this today, consider yourself elevated. Even more so if you do these: 1) Acknowledge that all emotions come from within you. 2) Seek out someone you respect. Let them keep you honest. 3) Recognize there is life after failure. 4) Read purposefully. Apply your knowledge. 5) Challenge yourself to be brutally honest in everything you do. 6) Reflec...
Oct 23, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4686
Waking Up With Gratitude I woke up this morning with an incredible zest to expand my feeling of gratefulness. Well, there is not so much to expand as to recognize all the things I am grateful for but haven’t thought about lately. That’s the thing about living in a fast-paced world where our daily activities, big and small, fly by and are quickly forgotten. It’s always been that way. There is nothing new in the world. That got me thinking about one of my favorite quotes — “Enjoy the little things...
Oct 20, 2023•14 min•Season 17Ep. 4685
You Will Change When You Wear Yourself Out Many have said, "Life is a marathon, not a sprint." But what happens when you find yourself doing both at the same time? If you've been living on this planet for any time, you've figured out life is a long game made of day-to-day sprints. You make small deposits over time if you want a big bank balance. If you want to lose weight, you make small reductions over time. If you want to get a promotion at your job, you do well every day. The challenge happen...
Oct 19, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4684
Why You Should Set Impossible Goals I recently attended a conference where I enjoyed a presentation by Psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy. Honestly, I’ve been a fan of his work for a couple of years and am familiar with most of his working concepts. This time… one stood out. In my day-to-day work, it’s not uncommon for clients to struggle with narrowing a goal to one with enough meaning to propel them into action. In most cases, it’s a struggle between the important and the impossible. A goal must ...
Oct 18, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4683
How Purpose and Passion Make a Better Life From the time I was very young, I've been drawn to living a passionate life - no matter what gets in the way. I've also had a solid purpose to impact people's lives while living a passionate life positively. Something can be challenging to archive 100% of the time. But isn't that the point of Passion and Purpose? Isn't it something that you just DO? Amazingly, for all the focus on living a purposeful and passion-filled life, there has been very little r...
Oct 17, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4682
Start With Definiteness of Purpose The more days that I leave footsteps on this planet, the more I realize that everything we need to know to become a better version of ourselves has already been invented. Not only that, but everything that you could use to improve yourself has been tested by millions over thousands of years. It has either proven to be effective… or not. Napoleon Hill’s The Law of Success is one of those that works. While it is filled with action steps to achieve whatever succes...
Oct 16, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4681
Unleash Your Potential with Anticipation I love how kids live in the moment while also getting excited about the next fun thing coming. Maybe it’s time we all begin acting like kids again. Since you were young, special events excited you enough that sheer anticipation would drive you all day and keep you up at night. Would you like that back in your life? The trick to harness the power of anticipation is to keep a steady stream of exciting moments in your future. I call this the Anticipation Eng...
Oct 13, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4680
Embrace the Power of Goals and Live with Purpose Are you feeling excited to be alive today? It might be an excellent opportunity to become an intentional goal-setter. Goals are the heartbeat of your life. They are tangible expressions of your Values. There's nothing more satisfying. You will always enjoy pursuing goals that align with the most significant Values. Goals are also automatic. Others will set them for you if you don't set them for yourself. You haven't set meaningful goals if you're ...
Oct 12, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4679
Invisibility to Prominence By Tooting Your Own Horn When I was a teenager, I was a weekend moviegoer. It was the age of Rocky and Star Wars, after all. While the experience was fun, something has stuck with me. The movie theatre always ran a commercial during the previews before the film. They wanted local business owners to buy an ad before every show. It went - "What happens when you don't advertise? NOTHING!" Yes, that's a great lesson for business owners. But what about YOU? If you want some...
Oct 11, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4678
You Should be Unapologetically Unreasonable Are you a reasonable person? Maybe it is time for you to change. A reasonable person settles for the mundane and says, "It IS what it IS!" An unreasonable person says, "That's fine, but I don't like it that way, and I don't accept it!" They change people's perception of what is. They create a different reality. They don't accept the norms. Someone once told an off-color joke at a dinner party being held by Maya Angelou. She stopped the party and said, ...
Oct 10, 2023•10 min•Season 17Ep. 4677
Proven Methods for Maximum Productivity With only so many hours in the day, let’s start the week with a few ideas for being more productive. 1) Avoid meetings if possible. If you must, keep them short and sweet. 2) Incoming communication is nothing more than somebody else’s to-do list. Do your stuff first. 3) Organize your daily interruptions. They will never go away. You might as reasonably expect them. 4) Never schedule more than 50% of your day. That way, you can finish what you started. 5) N...
Oct 09, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4676
