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Excellence is not an act…but a habit.           -Aristotle We are a direct result of our daily habits whether we like it or not.  We have earned the situation in life that we are in through our repeated actions. We have to make the choice to throw away excuses, not giveContinue reading “Take Positive Action – Do Something”

It is our direction, not our intention that determines our destination. Now that we have planned our work; it is now time to work our plan.  So far in our goal setting process, we have been dealing with our intentions.  In the “Do It” phase of the goal setting process, it is time to transformContinue reading “Do It! Take Action and Achieve Your Goals”

In his book “Outwitting the Devil,” Napoleon Hill said that a person with definiteness of purpose and definiteness of plan perseveres until he has success.  In writing goals, we state our purpose definitively and know what we want.  It is equally important to create a definitive plan to accomplish our goals.  Our written goals areContinue reading “Plan It! Create a Map to Your Goals”

Once our vision or dream is in our mind vividly, it is time to act or nothing will happen.  It is time to make dreams real.  When we write down what we want, we have goals instead of visions, dreams, wishes and wants.  We turn our dreams into something tangible by writing them down.  TheContinue reading “Write It! – Transform Dreams into Goals”

What you do speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you say. Great teammates work in humble service to others and lift the team up by giving their all for the good of the team.  When we serve, we display that we are putting others first and build trust amongst the team.  Acting inContinue reading “Servant Leadership – A Reminder of How to Bring People Together”

Success always starts with a vision. It is the first step to turning a dream into a goal and then transforming that goal into a reality.  We must know what we want and be specific about it. Our vision is a launching point to getting what we want out of life. A major pitfall thatContinue reading “SEE IT – Success begins with a Vision”

What do you want? Why do you want it? How are you going to accomplish it? What are you willing to do and sacrifice to get it? Napoleon Hill declared,  “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind of man can achieve.”  This is an essential element of goal setting and beingContinue reading “Shoot for a Star – Make Dreams Real”

My least favorite modern quote dejour is “Perception is reality.”  When I hear someone say this, I cringe and want to call out the person that said it as a fraud. A few years ago, I was on a committee for a local initiative and the lead person told us to focus on perception ratherContinue reading “The Perception Lie”

I had a friend back in high school that was extremely talented intellectually and athletically.  He never had to work very hard to be good at something or to understand a concept.  He had tremendous potential to be successful in whatever he chose to do with his life.  However, he had one big problem.  HisContinue reading “Shoulda, Woulda and Coulda”

Rise above the crowd and be great!   This is one of the most difficult things to do in our society because we live in a world that promotes mediocrity.  Our society is set up to promote mediocrity because being average is safe and comfortable.  From our schools to our government, we promote being mediocreContinue reading “Rise Above the Crowd”