Posts Tagged ‘success’

Are you Satisfied?

In September of 1960, J.F. Kennedy engaged Richard Nixon in the first presidential candidates’ debate. Kennedy’s opening statement in that debate has now become the famous “I am not satisfied” speech. What Kennedy’s team rightly strategized was that in any competitive environment, political or businesses, sustainable success starts with focusing on your own house. You will not win the race by focusing on the competition. There are a number of reasons for this... Continue reading

June 16 2009 | By Clemens | Tagged: branding, business, coaching, competition, customer, entreprenuership, leadership, Management, marketing, success | 6 comments»

The Five Reasons Why You Are Not Fulfilling Your Potential.

Very few people can claim that they have achieved all that they are capable of. In the Western world most of us do moderately well. We get an education and a succession of jobs; we have some relationships that work; we are well fed; we avoid penury and destitution. We can take comfort in modest achievements. But for many people there is a nagging feeling that… Continue reading

May 12 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: achievement, comfort, discipline, fulfilment, goals, lazy, risk, self-belief, success | 21 comments»

3 Areas You Must Invest in During an Economic Recession

The global economy is plummeting and people are starting to lose hope, faith in our government practices and in their ability to be successful during these challenging times. With millions of job losses and the media poisoning our minds with information that may be only half accurate, we need to start taking the time to invest in three main areas: our financial education, our personal brands and building strong relationships… Continue reading

May 1 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: finance, invest, Money, personal brand, personal branding, self-promotion, success | 26 comments»

Social Proof: The Worst Enemy That Lives in Your Head

The concept of “social proof” (or informational social influence, if you’re a sadist for typing) tells us that, often subconsciously, individuals will look to the other people around them in ambiguous social situations to determine the appropriate way to behave. It’s a result of the subconscious mind assuming that those around us are better informed on what is acceptable and appropriate. Unfortunately social proof became a bit of a buzzword for… Continue reading

April 13 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: action, goals, progress, social, success | 8 comments»

How to Find Your Entrepreneurial Passion and Purpose

A few weeks ago, I wrote a few articles about starting a business based on something you love doing and are passionate about. I received several responses from people saying they weren’t sure how to go about figuring out what they were most passionate about or how to find their true purpose. So I’m dedicating this week to these issues. When I work with a new client, the first thing we… Continue reading

March 31 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, entrepreneur, life, Lifestyle, motivation, passion, purpose, small business, success | 6 comments»

How To Do What You Have To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing It

How often do you get that lazy feeling? You know the one. It’s that heavy feeling that weighs down your entire body so the only things you really feel like doing is watching TV, surfing the Internet, or playing your Wii. Or, maybe you just feel like doing something fun instead of working, when you know you really need to get some serious work done. These are serious productivity killers… Continue reading

March 26 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: Add new tag, business, entrepreneur, Lifestyle, motivation, Productivity, small business, success | 17 comments»

How to Stay Motivated and On-Track When You’re Struggling

Maybe you’ve been trying to kick-start your business and it just hasn’t worked yet. Maybe you’ve just started but you’re already frustrated. Or maybe you’ve wanted to hit that next level for years and haven’t been able to get there. Regardless of your situation, getting motivated and on-track isn't difficult. It's staying that way that's the trick. And when you’re struggling to “make it,” sometimes it’s even harder. You find… Continue reading

March 19 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: entrepreneur, Lifestyle, mindset, motivation, Productivity, small business, success | 21 comments»

In Praise of Small Success

Everyone these days is chasing after the billion-dollar idea. We look at the giants in the technology industry – Google, Yahoo, eBay, even Microsoft – and see companies that only a few years ago (or a couple decades ago in Microsoft’s case) were tiny startups struggling to get by. When they hit, they hit big, and made their owners more money than anyone on Earth had ever dreamed of having. Good… Continue reading

March 2 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: artist, business, community, corporation, success, true-fan, wealth | 17 comments»

Change The Way You See Fear And Change Your Life

When was the last time you took a risk? Not something major and life-threatening, but something that represented a step outside your comfort zone. Can you recall a time recently when you did something that felt uncomfortable for you? If not, get ready to take a major step forward. Frequently, in business and in life, we get too comfortable. We find solid ground - a place that feels safe - we… Continue reading

February 13 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, coaching, entrepreneur, failure, fear, life, success | 20 comments»

Barack, Change and Spiderman

I'm a lot like Obama. Well, now I think about it, I'm not that much like him. In fact, about the only 2 things we have in common is our love for good pizza and being big fans of Spiderman. I've been a superhero nut forever, and just love the fact that Obama is too. As far as I'm concerned, that means he understands some fundamental principles about life and courage - "With… Continue reading

January 30 2009 | By Steve | Tagged: change, obama, personal-development, self-help, success, superhero | 9 comments»

The 80 Best Lifehacks of 2008

And so we arrive yet again at the end of another year. 2008 was at best a mixed bag – while the world was electrified by the US election and it’s promise of change, the global economy was shaken to its core as a decade of financial mismanagement and willful blindness finally caught up with us. Gas prices spiked, leading us all to ask some difficult questions about sustainability, efficiency… Continue reading

December 31 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: 2008, achievement, app, back-to-basics, Communication, creativity, goals, gtd, habit, iphone, networking, new year, Productivity, review, success, web | 39 comments»

Achieve Your Goals by Focusing on Critical Activities

What are your critical activities? Critical activities are those activities that directly move you towards your goals. Every goal has critical activities. The problem is that most of us spend significant amounts of time doing things that are not critical. Often we convince ourselves that they are something we ‘need’ to do to be successful, but usually they are things that are not critical. Step #1 – Identify your goals You can’t… Continue reading

December 8 2008 | By Danny | Tagged: accomplishment, critical_activities, goal, growth, planning, success | 8 comments»

Set Yourself on Fire

Have you heard of a guy called Fred Shero? No? Until recently, me neither. I'm not a big sports fan and Fred was a hugely successful Canadian NHL player and coach with a string of many hundreds of wins and numerous awards and accolades to his name. Pretty good going, but it's not his sports record that I admire. What I love Fred for is something that he once said: "Success is… Continue reading

November 27 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: coaching, confidence, goal setting, motivation, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement, success | 15 comments»

6 Simple Steps to Make Progress Towards Achieving A Goal

Every day that goes by you either move closer towards achieving a goal or you move further away from that goal. If you take specific steps you can be assured that you are moving towards our goal. If you do nothing you are moving away from the goal. By being still, you lose momentum, and the level of inertia of our current position increases. Following these steps will guarantee… Continue reading

November 26 2008 | By Danny | Tagged: achievment, development, focus, goal, growth, planning, success | 17 comments»

Why All the Best Marketers Know Each Other

Photo by docpi First, the title's meant a touch colloquially. Second, that doesn't budge the fact there's a lot of truth to it. Third, if you're into lifehacks (presumably that's why you're reading this blog), particularly marketing ones, I'll reveal why the best marketers knowing each other matters to you. There's no shortage of self-help books that claim to help you get what you want. Some… Continue reading

October 17 2008 | By Torley | Tagged: connected, connection, fame, followup, godin, humor, idea, kawasaki, marketer, marketing, media, meme, Money, social, success | 14 comments»