Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor. – Brian Tracy
The rudder of a sailboat doesn’t control the sea, but it does make a huge difference in where the boat goes.
Goals are much the same.
Without goals, one is rudder-less, blown about by the sea.
But, with goals, one has a direction and a means of managing forward progress – a way to steer one’s ship.
Leadership is inspiring others to be more and do more through your character and message. * * * Thus, we are all leaders. Leadership is not reserved for heads of organizations or government, it’s something we all must cultivate and practice. Managers are leaders. Individual Contributors are leaders. Co-Workers are leaders to each other. Parents…
I subscribe to one of Brian Tracy’s newsletters and in just the first paragraph of his latest missive I was inspired to write a blog post. The line that got me thinking was: “When Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” he was saying that the emotion of…
“Until you commit your goals to paper, you have intentions that are like seeds without soil” – Anonymous I hear plenty of people say that goal-setting and planning are unnecessary or limiting. That if they narrow their focus or thoughts to a particular outcome that they might miss out on something better. Or, people say that…
Change is a door that can only be opened from the inside. – Terry Neil Any change that doesn’t come from within, that isn’t freely chosen and authentic, is coerced, and will be resisted. Even if one successfully sustains a coerced change, some form/amount of misery will ensue. * * * Decide who you want…
“Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.” – William James While the author of that quote may not have used the salty language in the title, I hope it got your attention. If I do have your attention, please allow me to invite you to get off your back-side in…
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. You don’t have charge of the constellations, but you do have charge of whether you read, develop new skills, or take new classes. – Jim Rohn You can…