Goals

Alex Blackwell of the wonderful blog The Next 45 Years recently took some well-deserved time away from the 'net and asked a few of us to help him by putting up some worthy content on his site. I was happy to help Alex out, and given the forward-thinking name of his blog, I came up with a post entitled Fortune Telling for the Goal Setting Impaired. If you've ever set a goal - or NOT set a goal - it's a post worth taking a look at! It came out great, and I invite you to head on over … [Read more...] about The Next 45 Years

Well, here we are again. Yet another New Year is dawning, and most of us are taking a look back at the previous year, and a look ahead at what the next 12 months will bring. Taking inventory of what you've done in the past is always a good idea, and proper goal setting for the future is the most effective tool that you have at your disposal for future success.  Here's the thing though: Most of you will not accomplish what you set out to accomplish. Doesn't seem right does it? … [Read more...] about Time for Another Year in the Cage

People have been saying for years that writing down a goal is one of the best ways to ensure success in attaining it. However, as with so many success systems, it sounds so simple that people don't really believe that it works. Well, it DOES work, and by understanding the process, you will gain confidence in this simple, yet very effective method of attaining your goals. There are 3 ways that writing down a goal will help you to accomplish it, and the beauty of this system is that you benefit … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Accomplish Anything by Writing it Down

There is a hilarious part of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home when Dr. McCoy asks Spock: Are you telling me that I have to DIE to discuss your insights on Death? When Todd Goldfarb over at We the Change asked me to write my own Eulogy, my insights on death immediately came to mind. I have seen value in this type of exercise in the past, so I agreed to share the concept with my readers. In a nutshell, the point behind the exercise is to write the eulogy that would be read about you at your funeral. … [Read more...] about How to Grow a Life by Writing a Eulogy

Every single person wants their life to be the way they want it to be. If you can get past concepts such as selflessness, altruism, charity, etc., you will realize that every single person on planet Earth wants it their way. Yes, there are selfless, altruistic, and charitable people, and more power to 'em if that is their thing. However, that doesn't change the fact that they are selfless, altruistic, or charitable because that is the way they want to be. All throughout history, every saint, … [Read more...] about The Fast and Easy way to Build an Empire

No matter who you are or what you do, there will come a time in your life when you have the opportunity to tell the world in general to just take a long walk off of a short pier. These moments are the crossroads in our lives when we decide to stop playing nice in the sandbox and we give a person, an organization, or an employer a very distinct message: No. I am not willing to do that anymore. Unfortunately for a lot of people, these opportunities come at a point in their lives when they lack the … [Read more...] about Telling the World to Take a Hike