We live in a world where every day we see people proclaiming one thing, and then acting very differently. We see examples in the news, we experience examples in the workplace, and we even see examples with behaviors among family members. The failure to not "walk one's talk" seemingly occurs in every vocation from politicians to preachers, from school teachers to doctors, from business executives to shop foremen. And, it ioccurs not just with individuals. We see … [Read more...]
“No More Excuses, The Five Accountabilities for Personal and Organizational Growth” by Sam Silverstein
January 23, 2011 By
This blog post was written by Dave Carpenter. Dave is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, and well-known consultant to professional service firms. Besides writing regularly for this blog, Dave’s writing can be seen in leading business and personal development publications. He is the creator of the Accelerate Success program which helps high performers to improve results in any aspect of one’s life, while also uniquely benefiting one’s favorite charity. You can follow … [Read more...]
“Everything Counts, 52 Remarkable Ways to Inspire Excellence and Drive Results” by Gary Ryan Blair
November 19, 2010 By
This blog post was written by Dave Carpenter. Dave is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, and well-known consultant to professional service firms. Besides writing regularly for this blog, Dave’s writing can be seen in leading business and personal development publications. He is the creator of the Accelerate Success program which helps high performers to improve results in any aspect of one’s life, while also uniquely benefiting one’s favorite charity. You can follow … [Read more...]
Just Do It! ™
September 18, 2010 By
I have long been a lover of the Nike trademarked slogan Just Do It! The slogan is the epitome of the "take responsibility for one's outcomes" life philosophy in which I so believe. Recently I came across a YouTube video of the end of a speech by the fabulous entrepreneur Art Williams, where Williams drives home the point as to just how different doers are from dreamers and big talkers. Watch this powerful, short video which makes the point about getting things done … [Read more...]
“Today Matters, 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow’s Success” by John Maxwell
June 17, 2010 By
This blog post was written by Dave Carpenter. Dave is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, and well-known consultant to professional service firms. Besides writing regularly for this blog, Dave’s writing can be seen in leading business and personal development publications. He is the creator of the Accelerate Success program which helps high performers to improve results in any aspect of one’s life, while also uniquely benefiting one’s favorite charity. You can follow … [Read more...]
5 Steps to Reversing the Slide to Mediocrity in Your Personal Life
April 5, 2010 By
So you have decided, based on my last post, that that you may have mediocrity creeping into your life. Welcome to the club! Few among us don't begin to experience, and even accept, mediocrity in some aspect of our life, at some time in our life. Winners know that slide to mediocrity can be such a slippery slope. So they challenge themselves to do something...to arrest the slide. They commit to liberating the soul from the lies we so often tell ourselves that it really … [Read more...]
“Excuses Begone” by Dr. Wayne D. Dyer
November 1, 2009 By
Wayne Dyer has long had a profound effect on me. His advice that "teachers will appear" helped me to see the possibilities with Scotty when the little guy entered my life and became my guide. Wayne's latest book, Excuses Begone, again came at just the right time for me. I have an exciting, but challenging, year planned for 2010. I need to move into the no excuse zone. And this book lays out a path for becoming a no excuses person. Highly recommend this book, which is … [Read more...]
