I’m going to tell you a story and you tell me if it sounds at all familiar… You’ve got your goal. You’ve mapped it out. You are ready to go. You go to sleep. You get up the next day. You go about your life just like you did before and absolutely nothing changes. Then … Read more
Most of the time I try to keep things simple and stay away from acronyms and playing business jargon bingo. However, I’ve found that MSP is one acronym worth knowing and practicing. MSP stands for minimum standard of performance. Once you have your goal set and your milestones figured out you can work backwards until … Read more
A few months ago a friend asked me if I would consider becoming a board member of a non-profit. I really wanted to say yes. I like the nonprofit, I enjoy volunteering, it would probably have been a good networking opportunity, and I love my friend. At the time I was working on a draft … Read more
Ever listen to a motivational speaker and get all fired up? By the end of their talk you’re ready to conquer the world. Everybody better move out of your way because you can NOT be stopped! Then two weeks later you’re back to the same old routine and pretty much nothing has changed. That was … Read more
If you recently set some goals you’re probably busy trying to do them. If you set a whole bunch of goals and then started trying to work on all of them, you might be starting to feel like you’re being pulled in a bunch of different directions at once. At some point you’ll get overloaded … Read more
A world of possibilities lies ahead. Let’s pretend you’ve just set a bunch of goals and you’re excited to get started on absolutely everything. For the best chance at success, before you start, narrow down and prioritize your goals. I recommend limiting yourself to working on 1-3 goals at a time depending on how big … Read more