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Achievement

Success … Guaranteed

March 14, 2010

If you were guaranteed success doing whatever you wanted, what would you do? Evolutionary psychology tells us that our brains like to sabotage us when we think about making changes in our lives. You see, our minds enjoy the status quo. They prefer situations that are “expected” and actions that “normal.” According to evolutionary psychologists, this [...]

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Five Ways To Make Sure You Accomplish Your Goals in 2010

January 4, 2010

Break it down — You’re not a super hero, but if you’re like me, your task list sure makes you look like one. Do yourself a favor and break down your goals into easily manageable chunks. Trust me, if you accomplish small objectives each day, you will reach that all-important, capital “G” Goal much quicker [...]

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The Secret to Achieving Perfection

May 22, 2009

“Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time.” – Mitch Axelrod in an interview with Paul Hartunian. I love the simplicity and zen-like nature of this statement, and I have been doing my best to embrace this idea in my daily life. We all battle certain fears and preconceived notions when we look to make our [...]

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Build a Superstar Brand Like Michael Jordan

May 5, 2009

Did you know that the NBA calls Michael Jordan “the greatest basketball player of all time” even though Jordan isn’t statistically the greatest player? Even Magic Johnson once said, “There’s Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us.” So why is it so accepted that Jordan is the greatest player of all time? [...]

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Making lemonade

March 27, 2009

I heard a woman interviewed on the radio the other day about how she lost her job, has no idea how she is going to pay her bills, and yet she is happier than she has ever been. It turns out this “making lemonade out of lemons” attitude is somewhat common for the newly laid [...]

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Just be-eeeeee yourself

March 16, 2009

Do you remember the sage advice Genie gave in Disney’s Aladdin? Aladdin wanted Jasmine to like him and Genie (transforming into a bumble bee) said to him, “Just be-eeeeee yourself.” Aladdin was trying to be someone he saw as grander than himself, but in pretending he was a rich prince, he only alienated those he [...]

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Downshift

March 9, 2009

These are stressful times for just about everyone I know. The perpetual news about job losses and a deepening recession can cause our minds to speed up and many of us put blinders on to get us through another day. It’s easy to lose sight of our goals and motivations, and we instead become mentally [...]

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Energy

February 26, 2009

Whenever my week gets hectic or I feel like I’m too busy, I just think about my 78-year-old grandfather, and I realize that I don’t know what busy is. Case in point, he wanted me to show him something on his computer a few days ago (he’s a Mac guy), and when I said I [...]

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Anxiety = Growth

January 30, 2009

Update March 5, 2o1o: Anxiety has become something that I generally welcome, although it’s not always enjoyable. What I have learned to do is train myself to recognize the feelings of panic or nerves and realize that it’s just because I’m doing something that is important to me that I haven’t done before. This typically [...]

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The Year of Execution

January 17, 2009

For those of you who know me, I have been saying that 2009 is my “Year of Execution.” So what does that really mean? It means that this is the year my “some day” ideas start becoming today realities. It means that ideas are cheap, and only execution is priceless. It means put up or [...]

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