
The previous post, “Do SMART Goals Suck?’ created some really cool conversation in the comments and some strong opinions and well thought out arguments. Today I wanted to take some time today to dispel some of the myths, or at least what I think of as myths, of goal setting. I think some people quite naturally got wrapped up…
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This is a somewhat unusual approach I’m taking today because I’m running a guest post that if I’d read read on Raj’s own site The Positive Life I’d probably be diving into the comments to disagree vehemently with. My initial reaction was to say thanks, but no thanks, but then I started thinking, what if I’m wrong, what if…
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I have never met a client that didn’t hold themselves up to higher standard than they did others, even those closest to them. I don’t think this is simply because I’m a Life Coach and my view is skewed because people come to me to change, I honestly believe it’s about as close to a universal truth as possible.…
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Since writing my post ‘Dream Big Or Go Home’ for the How To Be Rich and Happy website I have been giving a lot of thought to goals and dreams. I got to wondering how many brilliant discoveries, inventions and breakthroughs the world has missed out on because people were worried about sharing their ideas through fear of ridicule?…
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You’re about to read about what I will almost guarantee is THE Biggest goal you’ve come across this week in an Internet drowning in resolutions, goals and good intentions. So if you like wussy resolutions, such as dropping 25lbs, earning an extra $25k or quitting smoking, then you may want to keep right on moving because this is the…
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I was pondering some goal setting stuff for ‘How To Be Rich and Happy’ this week when it dawned on me that I hadn’t really spent much time explaining goal setting here. Yes I demonstrated the structure of the SMARTER method of goal setting that I use with some clients, but not really tied in the stuff that goes…
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As you prepare to wave goodbye to yet another year and greet 2009 with hopefully a sense of optimism and excitement, I’m betting that you’ve got a goal or two up your sleeve for the New Year, haven’t you, you cheeky monkey? It may or may not be a New Years resolution per se. In fact, it may not…
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This is a short and somewhat lazy post from me today, so I hope you’ll forgive me. I wrote a post on the psychology of blogging that I was tempted to post here. On reflection though I reckoned that most of you that read here aren’t bloggers and may be put off by the title. With that in mind…
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