Be SMART About Creating and Achieving Your Goals – part 1

May 14, 2014 | Comments Off on Be SMART About Creating and Achieving Your Goals – part 1

SMART is an acronym – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound – and a simple tool used to create actionable plans for results for both personal and business goals.   SMART goals simply summarize your performance expectations and outline measures to determine when the goal is met.  Let’s take a quick look at each part of a SMART goal: Specific:  Goals must…

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It’s time to GROW

May 7, 2014 | Comments Off on It’s time to GROW

As we continue the focus on our motto, LEARN, GROW, ACHIEVE and PROSPER, we are going to focus on the second word – GROW.  The definition of GROW is to become better or improved in some way, or to become more developed and mature. “Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those…

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Learning by Effectively Listening

April 30, 2014 | Comments Off on Learning by Effectively Listening

With organizations and individuals so fervently focused on the bottom line, it’s easy to ignore the softer skills, such as listening well.  “All that touchy-feeling stuff is a waste of my time,” you might say or think.  On the contrary!   A focus on listening can lead to more effective teamwork, higher productivity, fewer conflicts and…

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When is the last time you invested in yourself?

April 23, 2014 | Comments Off on When is the last time you invested in yourself?

I am going to ask you to be a student of you – to improve and invest in YOURSELF.  This time, you are the subject, and you get to create your own lessons.   And here are a few easy tips for ways that you can do just that. Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, and decide…

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What Are Your Blind Spots?

April 16, 2014 | Comments Off on What Are Your Blind Spots?

Imagine that you are in a car, driving toward your intended destination.  You are keeping your focus forward because that is where you are headed. Suddenly, you are almost pushed off the road by a car that seemed to appear out of nowhere and swerved into your lane.  The offending car was traveling in your blind spot. Every…

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