Posts under ‘values’

Only when you have future focus and use future pull can you leapfrog your challenges.  Otherwise, the best you can do is to fully meet your challenges head on.  You will always be moving uphill when you use this approach.
There are many peer or forum groups formed all the time to bring a group of [...]

Long-term Strategic Planning is a thing of the past. At least it is in the form that it took in the 20th Century. Many of the components of a long-term strategic plan are still important and relevant today but some aspects of the 20th Century strategic planning process are now antiqued. The strategic planning process [...]

You start a new year. You have New Year resolutions. You have goals for the year. You have plans. You know where you’re going and you are committed to getting there.
 
Then, out of the blue, just as you start to make the real progress, life gets in the way. Something unexpectedly comes up…a significant problem [...]

Each of us needs to take responsibility for the momentum and results in our life.  We need to be proactive with our personal actions to change our momentum and results.  However, there are times that we can look outside our immediate circle of influence to build on the momentum established by other momentum changers out [...]

This being the first full week of the New Year, I thought I would share three specific lessons of success and excellence I experienced or observed during the previous two weeks of the Holiday Season. Although the economy still appears to be quite stagnate to start 2009 and might be causing some uncertainty, the following lessons provide certain direction as to where you can invest your time and energy to create lasting success during any economy!

1. Everybody Loves Wegmans
2. Adventures with L.L. Bean Retail Stores
3. The New Ole Miss Football Tradition

In my previous article, I described the two chasms that entrepreneurs must cross in taking their entrepreneurial venture to significant business success. In this article, I provide detail on the biggest mistakes small businesses make in navigating their journey.
Some entrepreneurs start with the vision of creating a significant business success from the start and thus [...]

This is a common underlying question that I find with many prospective coaching clients (especially during this down economy). Unfortunately, I don’t know how to answer that question. It is not a game I have played previously in my life, nor is it a game that I studied with the intention of getting better. I [...]

Over the last few months, I have written several articles on the importance of the first two components that drive long-term success; the compelling future vision and the sharply focused purpose. There is a third and finally component that must also be present to drive long-term success. It is vital in activating vision [...]

Many people are struggling in business and life these days due to the down economy and rising costs of fuel, food, and other necessities. Yet, these challenging times could be handled with greater peace, happiness, confidence and success when approached properly.
The key elements to successful living in any economy are vision (a burning future desire [...]