Why SMART Goals Don’t Work and How to Fix Them

This is a guest post by Maria Gajewski from Never the Same River Twice

ac69c1f8 7b5f 4159 95b0 f20c98d20a87 Why SMART Goals Dont Work and How to Fix Them“Where will you be in 5 years?” I’ve always hated this interview question. The truth is none of us has a clue where we’ll be in 5 years. We may be in Phoenix, Antarctica, or Bali. We may be healthy or sick, single or married. Yet, so many classic self improvement books instruct us to create …

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How to Become Remarkable in One Easy Lesson

This is a guest post by Susan Kuhn Frost from Recession Proof Thinking.

10f5cbed 13fa 4068 8bee 41ec063ea829 How to Become Remarkable in One Easy LessonThe 2009 recession will clear the decks of average businesses in favor of remarkable ones.

The best small business CEOs are actively working on improving all aspects of their businesses. The best overarching idea I’ve seen is Seth Godin’s: Lead a Tribe by Being Remarkable.

Don’t waste time being cool, being unique, or being cheap.

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Improving Your Life: Incremental Changes One Step At A Time

improve steps Improving Your Life: Incremental Changes One Step At A TimeDo you have a plan for improving your life? Positive change takes a concerted effort and a definite plan. However, we can often overwhelm ourselves by trying to tackle too much change all at once.

The key to successful self-improvement is to focus on incremental changes one step at a time.

The trap we fall into when planning life changes

You have probably heard it asked, “Where do you want …

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Improve Your Life: Things I Love From The Disney Movie BOLT

disney bolt Improve Your Life: Things I Love From The Disney Movie BOLT It isn’t often that you can learn things to improve your life from an animated Disney movie.  However, I think BOLT has a lot to teach us about success, excellence and relationships. 

BOLT is about a dog that is raised on the set of an action-packed television show.  He believes he really has the superpowers to do the things he does on the show.  He’s never known any other life.  …

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Seth Godin Tells Us To Quit!

climbing Seth Godin Tells Us To Quit! Sometimes quitting is the best thing you can do.  Knowing when to quit and when to stick is what separates the winners from the losers.  Seth Godin, in his book The Dip Seth Godin Tells Us To Quit!, tells us that we should quit more often than we do.  In fact, Godin states that strategic quitting is a secret of success.  Hanging on too long to something that is going to fail simply drains you …

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How To Move Past The Obstacles That Hold Us Back

obstacle wall How To Move Past The Obstacles That Hold Us Back Good outcomes in life are the result of having the right thoughts.  If our actions are not producing the results we want, it is because we are not looking at the situation correctly.  Trying harder will only lead us to fail faster, because we are not following the right map.

Changing our attitude and beliefs toward an area of life that is an obstacle to our success will change our …

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