by admin | Mar 7, 2014 | Creativity, Energy, Goal Setting, Motivation, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Productivity
I had the opportunity to hear Brian Tracy (of “Eat That Frog” fame) speak recently and he asked a very insightful question: “What is the #1 most important goal in your life?” In other words, if you had to boil down everything that you’ve got on your plate to one...
by admin | Feb 19, 2014 | Creativity, Employee Engagement, Energy, Goal Setting, Motivation, Performance Improvement
We live in a world that has been optimized for distraction and short attention spans (squirrel!). Finding focus in this environment is definitely an uphill battle, but it’s the difference between being a lamp and a laser. Focus is essential to becoming more...
by admin | Feb 2, 2014 | Goal Setting, Motivation, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Productivity
Most people who make New Years resolutions are not successful. In fact most resolutions never even see February. If, like the majority of people who made New Year’s resolutions, you are seeing your goals and aspirations circling the drain or about to go on...
by admin | May 29, 2013 | Energy, Motivation, Performance Improvement, Personal Development
Last week at the Oregon Entrepreneur Network awards there was an impressive parade of success stories from companies of every stripe – tech, clothing, construction, you name it. In hearing the stories of leaders behind these remarkable successes, I noticed one common,...
by admin | Feb 5, 2013 | Creativity, Employee Engagement, Energy, Motivation, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Productivity
Truth in advertising: Today’s video selection is not actually a TED Talk. Hopefully, you won’t feel cheated. Today’s video is the RSA animation of Daniel Pink’s “Drive” presentation. One of the coolest, most original presentations I’ve seen in a long time. I thought...
by admin | Jan 29, 2013 | Goal Setting, Motivation, Personal Development
Ok, Matthew Cutts is no Jill Bolten-Taylor (if you haven’t seen her TED talk, you must), but the reason I like this guy’s talk is that it fits perfectly with my main message – small changes lead to dramatic results – and it’s less than four minutes long. The...
