How do you expect to finish if you never start?
Brief History If you haven’t figured that out yet, I’m a big advocate of goals. I set them all the time, I achieve them as often as I can, and it brings me clarity to go through the process of setting goals. Just as in life, there is just as much we can take away from the journey to our goals as we… Continue reading Why I’m Going to Dominate 2014
A few days ago I started a series called ‘Leaving my Comfort Zone‘ that I’ll be adding to about once per week. I have always heard amazing people and entrepreneurs talk about growth, and they never seem to mention being comfortable. They always use words like, “terrified” or “nervous” or “unsure” when describing pivotal moments. I want to share these… Continue reading 6 Lessons I Learned from Running a Marathon
I’m not sure what I expected to get from this blogger meetup I kept hearing that in order to have a highly trafficked blog, networking with other bloggers is necessary. I didn’t really know why, but I figured it was because we could send traffic to each other from time to time. After Googling “blogger meetup + Charleston” I landed… Continue reading Blogger Meetup: How to leave the Comfort Zone behind
Wednesday was the beginning of our series on goals and I wrote of the importance of goals as well as how to come up with them. Today I want to elaborate on how to set them in stone, what to do with them once we’ve set them, and how to actually achieve them. The point of setting goals is to complete… Continue reading Follow Through – Goals Won’t Just Attain Themselves (2/3)
One of the very first topics I wrote down in my idea roll for blogging was about goals. I have always been a huge believer in them and I have always implemented them in my life and work. Plus, every time that I hear about them I am inspired to revisit and renew my own goals for the coming weeks,… Continue reading Goal Setting (1/3)
As I was watching football on Saturday as CSU beat Coastal Carolina University, I couldn’t help but draw parallels to the work world. The team played well as a unit and there was no overcompensating for each other, allowing each individual to their jobs to the best of their abilities. The CSU defensive coordinator was making bold moves to stifle… Continue reading Overcompensating
Most sales people have quotas and goals that must be met. A quota for X amount of sales and a goal of X + Y amount of sales. The quotas are often requirement, meaning if that particular sales person doesn’t make their mark for a succession of two or three periods their job is in jeopardy. However, at the opposite… Continue reading Leave it all on the field
When faced with choices, there are the safe ones and there are the best ones and they are rarely the same thing. In sports we have a popular saying: “You play to win. You don’t play NOT to lose.” When we play “not to lose” we are making timid choices. We coach scared, we play scared, we don’t take risks with… Continue reading Play to Win