Category Archives: Setting Goals

A-Z Or Z-A?

Nugget:  “Ability is of little account without opportunity.”~ Napoleon Bonaparte Reflection drill: Get More Specific About WHO, WHAT and HOW — Now! To map future steps, you can think it through starting at the end and working backwards, or from top to … Continue reading

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Need A Break?

“Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.”~ Earl Nightingale Reflection drill: Watch Your Posture — Move About Energetically — Listen to Your Body Deep breathing is the best way to promote mental stimulation. Take a brisk walk, do knee bends … Continue reading

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Will This Get You Closer To Your Destination?

Nugget: “If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got.”~ Lee Iacocca Reflection drill: Maintain “To-Be-Done” List — Prioritize it by value Work smarter today, not harder. Why … Continue reading

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Why Do It The Hard Way?

Nugget:  “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs … one step at a time.”~ Joe Girard Reflection drill: Create a unique place for everything. Simplify, simplify. If you’re going to need it later, then … Continue reading

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Do You Have Respect For Their Time Too?

Nugget: “Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.”~ Ted W. Engstrom Reflection drill: Create systems to maximize time — yours & others. Be the person everyone … Continue reading

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All Work And No Play?

Nugget:  “There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.”~ Douglas Everett Reflection drill: Give Proper Time to Each Role … To … Continue reading

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So, Just What Is Proper Nutrition?

Nugget:  “Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves — to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.”~ Stewart B. Johnson Reflection drill:  Eat Healthy — Avoid Quick-Hits … Continue reading

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K. P. A. (Keep Plunging Ahead?)

Nugget “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out…”~ Robert Collier Reflection drill Three words: Know. Plan. Act. Know what you want to do. Plan how to do it. Act on your plan until you … Continue reading

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What’s The Best Way To Create The Reality You Want?

Nugget “In life, as in football, you won’t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.”~ Arnold H. Glasgow Reflection drill Turn dreams into targets by identifying objectives and goals that are specific elements of your vision. Why it … Continue reading

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Are You Avoiding Your A1’s?

Nugget “Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.”~ Carl Sandburg Reflection drill … Continue reading

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