Tag Archives: Emotional Intelligence
What ever happened to those 2011 goals? (Part 2)
In my previous post we discussed the need to set specific goals. According to author and professor Heidi Grant Halvorson the second important factor in achieving our goals is to do what is called “mental contrasting;” What this involves is … Continue reading
What ever happened to those 2011 goals?
As February roles around if you are like most people those goals that you set for yourself at the beginning of the year are now a distant memory. Washed up in the day to day craziness. On to new ideas … Continue reading
Why Emotions matter more than Goals.
By calling on the person most likely to say yes, he was creating an environment where he would have success and feel good about it. There are hundreds of ways to create the proper emotions, here are a few. … Research has shown that just by saying to yourself how you want to feel will activate that emotion in the brain. what this means is that just saying to yourself; “ I feel emboldened” your brain will access that emotion and you will begin to feel that way.
Big Problems Need Small Solutions
Problems can overwhelm us to the point that we become paralyzed. We get stuck in the problem and can live there for a long time. Sometimes years! Think about the small business owner who has built a successful business but … Continue reading
Do you jump in or plan first
Over the weekend I put together a 100-piece puzzle of Lizzie McGuire with my 6 year old daughter. I wanted to open the box, dump out the puzzle pieces and jump right in. She insisted on organizing the pieces into … Continue reading
Growing your business is like brushing your teeth
Here is a very simple way to double your business in one year. Pick three things that you can do every single day that will grow your business. It doesn’t have to be something huge. It could be as simple … Continue reading
The Entrepreneurs Curse
The qualities that make an entrepreneur successful are also the same qualities that cause them to struggle. The excitement that we get from a new idea keeps us from staying with the things we need to do the most to … Continue reading
It’s Your Garage Moment…. Enjoy it.
How many times have you heard about a business being started out of someone’s garage? When I first graduated from college I worked for Russ Berrie, the stuffed animal company. Russ Berrie, the founder, started the company out of his … Continue reading
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Are you focused on your why?
Do you know why most people don’t achieve what they really want? It’s not because they are not disciplined enough. I believe the main reason they don’t achieve their goals is that they are not focused on their why. What’s … Continue reading
Obstacles are there to show us how much we care about something
There is a great video titled ” The last lecture”, which features a professor, Randy Pausch, who is dying from a brain tumor and is giving his last lecture. It is a highly inspiring video. In the video Randy Pausch … Continue reading
