One of my favorite blog writers, Michael Hyatt, has just had published his book, Platform, Get Noticed in a Noisy World. This book is a must read for solo-entrepeneurs, authors, speakers, executives...for that matter, for anyone who desires to increase their impact and influence by getting their wisdom spread far and wide. Over twenty years ago, the fabulous thought leader, Tom Peters, introduced us to the notion that we all needed to protect our vocational future by … [Read more...]
Wrong Vocation? Or, Wrong Situation?
April 19, 2012 By
Hardly a week goes by that someone doesn't express concerns to me about whether they are in the right vocation. I hear the concerns from friends, from mentees, and from people inquiring about my Accelerate Success mentoring program for high performers. I hear these concerns from people from all walks of life. From lawyers, doctors, preachers, tradesmen, etc., etc. When I probe as to why they have their concern, I often learn that the concerns emanate from the fact … [Read more...]
101 Ways to Transform Your Life by Dr. Wayne Dyer
February 11, 2012 By
Maintaining inner peace is important for everything that I do. It is important for my health. It is important for my relationships (including my long partnership with my wife of close to forty years). And, it is important for my vocational success. Everything in life goes better when we are able to maintain a sense of inner peace. We see better. We hear better. And, we appreciate better all that life serves up to us. For me, inner peace is so important that that it … [Read more...]
Is Fear of Hearing “No” Holding Back Your Venture?
January 26, 2012 By
Almost all of us have some level of fear about being rejected. Fear of getting told "no" so often keeps us from achieving all of that with which we are capable. This fear can impact us in our business activities, as well as in many aspects of our personal life. Few people in business need to be more capable of being able to tolerate hearing "no" than the founder of a new venture. Even the most successful of founders will hear "no" far more often than "yes" from capital … [Read more...]
Step 30 Celebrate! Celebrate! Celebrate!
December 31, 2011 By
Wow! We have come so far together. At last, we cross the finish line together. Congratulations! By now, you should have a high quality plan (completed in Step 23) that you have tweaked into a thoughtful “final” plan. You hopefully have gotten some constructive feedback from your Board of Advisors (Step 25), with potentially more feedback still to come. You have taken the plan to the next level by creating your Magnificent Milestones (Step 26). And you have identified … [Read more...]
Step 29 Pile on the Support for Your Success
December 30, 2011 By
Wow! We have come so far together. By now, you should have a high quality draft plan (completed in Step 23). You hopefully are starting to get constructive feedback from your Board of Advisors (Step 25). You have taken the plan to the next level by creating your Magnificent Milestones (Step 26). And you have begun identifying your support structures with your selection of an All Star Support Team (Step 27) and your scheduling of Supporting Events (Step 28) you plan to … [Read more...]
Step 28 Plan to Attend Events that Support Your SMART Goals
December 29, 2011 By
The finish line is getting so close. One step today and one tomorrow and you will be well positioned to celebrate on New Year’s eve knowing you have in place the elements to lift your performance in 2012. Congratulations on your diligence in completing the steps that have preceded this one! By now, you should have a high quality draft plan (completed in Step 23). You hopefully are starting to get constructive feedback from your Board of Advisors (Step 25). You have taken … [Read more...]
Step 27 Put in Place Your All Star Support Team
December 28, 2011 By
Can you believe it? We have journeyed through 26 steps together. By now, you have hopefully created a 2012 Plan that inspires you and have sent your draft plan to your Board of Advisors for their feedback. And, with your completion of the previous step (Step 26), you should now have Magnificent Milestones created for each of your SMART Goals. You are poised for a great year. But, being poised is not enough. I want you to have a great year. And, I believe there is one … [Read more...]
Step 26 Create Your Magnificent Milestones
December 27, 2011 By
Home stretch! Just five steps more steps. Just five. The next step in the process is to convert each of your annual SMART goals into monthly "Magnificent Milestones." Seldom does progress come in one giant step. More often it occurs because we take a series of steps that cumulatively result in a big step. Think about the “mountain you have moved” in getting to this point in this planning process. Those of you who have gotten to this point did so because you took a … [Read more...]
