Blog: Innovation
Finding Momentum in the New Year
A couple of years ago, a friend introduced me to his “January Attack Plan.” It was a system designed to create extreme velocity at the beginning of the year, with momentum he could ride toward bigger results and expanding opportunities as the year progressed. He put his plan into place months before the holiday shutdown, … Continued
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
The start of something new brings the hope of something great. For nearly half of us, the passing of another year comes with the resolve to make some meaningful changes. Getting healthy, saving money, and making more time for friends, family, travel and hobbies continue to top our lists of top resolutions year after year. And … Continued
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Making New Year’s Resolutions for Impact in 2013
I received an e-mail this morning inviting me to join the Resolution Revolution. I’m all in. I have been writing about resolutions for a few years. Resolve 2010 Accelerate 2011 Breakthrough 2012 Notice a pattern developing? The resolution theme this year is Impact 2013. In doing a little resolution research it seems that most resolutions … Continued
Blog: Personal Growth
Advance Confidently in 2014
I’ve been relaxing, reflecting and doing a bit of celebrating. I hope you have also. Tis the season! This is the week where that often gives way to making a few commitments for 2014. I have been writing about resolutions for a few years: Resolve 2010 Accelerate 2011 Breakthrough 2012 Impact 2013 I’ve covered the … Continued
Blog: Leadership
Resolve 2010
With another year passing and new decade upon us comes a moment of opportunity unlike most any other throughout the year. It’s a time that mandates real reflection. Individuals and organizations taking inventory of decisions and assessing opportunity on the horizon. A fresh start. Clean slate. Optimism. And for many of us that means resolutions. … Continued
Blog: Personal Growth
How to Have More Courageous Conversations
What year-end conversations are on your calendar? What’s your plan to make those conversations matter? The end of the year is often a time for reflection. How can you make a plan to grow, learn and improve? How can you think differently about the future? How can you make an impact? Year-end conversations are a … Continued
Blog: Innovation
How to Make This Year Truly Epic
“In 2014 at the Marine Dealer Conference Expo, Ryan Estis encouraged and inspired me to make a “Take Action Now” plan. Part of my TAN plan started that day: To fully engage myself with the people around me, more than the “thing” I wanted them to buy from me. It’s amazing how many people like … Continued
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Turning Off the TV
We recently had some serious water damage in the loft, and the repair process has required dismantling the electronics feeding the entertainment system. I was thinking about how to best reconfigure that system when I decided to hit the pause button. What would happen if I just tried turning off the TV for a few … Continued
Blog: Personal Growth
My Journey Home
I arrived on the doorstep of Cabin #5. This tiny cottage in the woods was going to be home for the next nine days. I noticed a small plaque next to the door. It read: “Everything is a choice. Look closely inside of you. If you see a behavior that you do not like, be … Continued
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Living with a SEAL: My Conversation with Jesse Itzler
‘How many pull-ups can you do?’ I did 8. After 30 seconds, I did 6 more. After 30 more seconds, I did 3 or 4 more, barely getting over the bar. I was done. He told me we weren’t leaving until I did 100 more. I thought that would be impossible. Jesse Itzler passed that … Continued
Blog: Personal Growth
Who Are You Becoming?
I have accepted and surrendered to the understanding that the world isn’t going back to the way it was before. Neither am I. Instead, I am asking myself: Who do I want to be in this “next normal”? That was the journaling prompt I used to move my focus back to the things I could … Continued