Tagged: Goals

Building Success Through Determination

Posted on April 14, 2009 By: Laura

Do you find yourself creating goals andoning them before they come to fruition? Do you often give up after the first few tries when learning something new? If so, this may seem like a normal reaction when you feel defeated by something. You may even say to yourself: “I’m just not good at this”. But what if you realized that the frustration was a normal part of the process? Would you keep moving along towards your goal?

W.S. Howell, author of The Empathetic Communicator, created a theory that helps explain how, when, and skills in an area but are unaware of [...]

Small Steps Equal Big Results

Posted on March 31, 2009 By: Laura

My blog last week was about the knowing-doing gap, knowing what you need to do to accomplish your goals, but getting stuck in the “doing”. I gave some suggestions of how to find your way out of that gap. In writing that blog, something funny happened: I realized I was in middle of the knowing –doing gap myself.

I had a programmer create a temporary website for my business to serve as a basic informational and yes, no movement. Stuck.

I needed to break it down into turtle steps. Turtle steps are steps so small that the feeling of [...]

Feeling Stuck? Tips For Achieving Goals

Posted on March 24, 2009 By: Laura

I often encounter clients who claim they know what they want to accomplish with their lives and doing it, they are paralyzed. It’s not enough to just know what you want; you have to figure out a way to get it done. This is where many people fall short when setting goals. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. We all find ourselves stuck in that place at certain points in our lives.

So the question becomes: How do you push through it? In their book, “The Knowing Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge Into Action”, Jeffrey Pfeiffer [...]

Creating a Vision For A Successful Career

Posted on February 10, 2009 By: Laura

I’ve been blogging a lot about getting to know your strengths and mind executed it perfectly because he had already experienced it.

So how does this relate to us, the people behind the desk and career you are looking for.

Take a few breaths and get in a comfortable spot. Think about what you would have in your life if you were able to create an “ideal” life. Focus on these concepts:

Where do you live?
Where do you work (at home, in an office, outdoors)?
Who do you work for?
How many hours a day do you work?
Do you travel for your job?
How [...]