How to Overcome Setbacks and Really Accomplish Your Goals
How do you respond to setbacks? Do they derail you completely, or do they only momentarily prevent you from making forward progress? Learn 5 tips to stay on track.
Could This One Mistake be Limiting Your Career?
Leaders are called upon daily to solve problems - sometimes across organizational boundaries. But, are you really solving problems, or are you committing career suicide? How does your leadership view the way you approach solving problems?
The Secret of Executing a Great Plan
Get more mileage out of your plans by following this one principle. Stop wasting time and start achieving results.
How to Overcome Setbacks and Really Accomplish Your Goals
This week has been grueling for me, both physically and mentally. For the first time since starting my Ironman journey in October, I had serious negative thoughts to overcome that threatened to derail me completely. Since I started my 30-week training plan, I’ve been traveling nearly every week, and this week it caught up with me. I thought back to my original plan I developed at the start... [Read more]
Could This One Mistake be Limiting Your Career?
I hate whining. Especially from leaders. I’m not talking a mild dislike either. I truly believe that whining is the most unproductive use of anyone’s time, especially in a business setting. I sometimes describe whining as taking your dirty laundry hamper out of your closet and spreading the contents across your front lawn. You’ve successfully identified the smell, but you’ve... [Read more]
The Secret of Executing a Great Plan
When you set out to plan something, whether it’s a strategic initiative for your organization or a weekend trip with the family, when do you stop planning and start executing? Believe it or not, the answer to that single question can be the difference between success and total failure. Understanding when it’s appropriate to execute or continue planning is a critical decision that even... [Read more]
What Everyone Should Know about Time Management
Feeling Overwhelmed? I’ve felt overwhelmed in recent weeks. You know the feeling. Between several major projects, the demands of my personal commitments, and trying to find my own quiet time, I’ve been struggling to stay afloat. On top of it, even though I’ve been busy, I feel like I haven’t gotten anything “Important” done. Perhaps you’re there now, or... [Read more]
What do the Ironman and World Bird Sanctuary have in common?
This is a guest post by Catherine Redfern. She is the Director of Development at the World Bird Sanctuary. If you want to guest post on this blog, please contact me directly. World Bird Sanctuary is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that works to protect threatened bird species and their habitats. We do this primarily through environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation. At the forefront... [Read more]
