Goal Setting
Be a Rainmaker!
To be truly successful in business, you have to drive revenue. This may sound like too much of a blanket statement, but it’s true in both practice and theory. Even if you’re not in direct sales, you have to think ... Read More »
Handling Saboteurs
Thus far, we’ve covered setting goals, visualizing success, preparing for possible failure, and rewarding yourself along the way. What’s left is realizing that this journey is not going to happen in a bubble, and unfortunately, other people will set you ... Read More »
Build in Rewards
Next in our series about New Year’s resolutions is something I’m personally passionate about – Build in Rewards! Theoretically, you’ve set a goal it will take you some time to achieve – maybe the whole year, maybe a few months, ... Read More »
Prepare for Failure
One of the biggest keys to success in keeping your New Year’s resolutions is to understand you will fall off the wagon once or twice, maybe even a few times. To be realistically dedicated to your goals, you have to ... Read More »
Visualizing Success
Close your eyes. Take a moment to think through your list of “This is the year…” items. Can you see yourself achieving those goals? Can you see yourself boarding a plane to go on that trip you’ve always wanted? Can ... Read More »
A Letter to Me…
Country singer Brad Paisley wrote a song recently called “Letter to Me.” Its touching lyrics focused on what a grown man might say to his naive, younger self. And while the notion is tempting, clearly time travel just isn’t possible. ... Read More »
This is the year!
I put this bracelet on the Career Girl Christmas list, even though I’d already bought it for myself. I’ve been wearing it for a few weeks, but truthfully, the sentiment behind it is all about next year. “This is the ... Read More »
5 Things a Week
We’ll all go through times where we love and are excited about our jobs. And we’ll inevitably have periods of time we are annoyed and puzzled by the work we’re doing. Maybe it’s the week you finally need to catch ... Read More »
Put Me In, Coach
No, not Coach purses. Not the football coach. What kind of coach might I be talking about? The kind not many people take advantage of. The professional coach. The highest level executives have been utilizing the services of executive coaches ... Read More »
Take Time to Plan
It’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day activities of our jobs and our lives. What we’re doing today trumps what we need to plan for a month or a year from now. One of the best business books ... Read More »
