Say these four statements out loud. 2012 will be a great year. It doesn’t matter what happens in the economy or in politics. I will have myself and my business prepared for success. I am excited about 2012! It is easier to prepare for something defined rather than something vague, so you have to define [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Self Mastery'
Excited About 2012? You Should Be!
January 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Planning, Process, Self Mastery
Tags:business help·business owner·GrowthCLUB·Plan·Planning·profit
“There is NO WAY to Happiness…”
December 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Positive Thinking, Self Mastery
I had a chat, earlier today, with an unhappy teenager. I lick my chops at such an opportunity. I’m hoping that sharing some of what I’ve learned somewhat later (okay a bunch later) in life will give them a chance to really enjoy themselves earlier than I learned to enjoy my life. She made a [...]
Two Good Books and a Great Gadget!
December 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Process, Self Mastery
This is the best book on team building I’ve read in an age! Thanks to coach Kelli Hoskins for the recommendation. How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers, and Project Teams Stop interfering with your own success. This is a great guide to coaching. Thanks to great friend and client Don [...]
Tags:business coaching·coaching·team building·team coaching·Teams
The Most Important Word
December 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, Self Mastery
A dear friend recently said this to me in a bit of an angry and frustrated tone, “I’ve been trying to change this for 40 years!” Not being a mind reader I’ve thought and thought about what those words and tone actually meant. He said that, because being an unreasonable friend, I was pushing him [...]
Crazy Busy? Here is What Successful People Do…
December 23rd, 2011 · 6 Comments · Planning, Positive Thinking, Self Mastery
There is a very strong element to the thinking of really successful people that is very, very uncommon. Here are examples of how most of us think. Failure Mode 1 ‘I don’t have enough time’ ‘I need more time’ ‘There just aren’t enough hours in the day’ This is failure mode thinking. A now failed [...]
Tags:GrowthCLUB·Plan·Planning
“Everyone is Leaving Northeast Ohio”
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Fear, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking
If you are a business owner in Northeast Ohio like I am, then you have had conversations like the one I had yesterday. Here is what to do about it. The “things are so bad…” conversation. Yesterday, this well educated and scarily smart business owner leaned closer over the table and whispered, “I think the [...]
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I Didn’t Know the Answer – Do You?
February 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Planning, Process, Self Mastery
The smart-alec consultant had asked what seemed to be a simple question. I had just arrived in the meeting room with the rest of the leadership team to find that the owner had hired a quality expert to help us. I wasn’t happy. I didn’t think we needed any help. We were growing and profitable [...]
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“I Crushed Fear from Every Part of My Life”
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Fear, Self Mastery, Uncategorized
I called up one of my mentors within ActionCOACH because over past two years he has risen to the top 10 in our global rankings. Considering that we are approaching 1500 coaching offices in over 25 countries, being in the top 10 is pretty darn good. Fewer than 1% of our coaches make this list. [...]
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Ruthless, Intolerant & Demanding
July 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Positive Thinking, Self Mastery
To have real fun, there are a few things you must do. Here they are; Be ruthless with your time. Be intolerant of your fears and weaknesses. Be demanding of yourself. Business (and maybe, life) is about the great feeling of accomplishment, not the temporary good feelings you get from self indulgence. One cannot be [...]
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