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Five Steps to Overcoming Fear »

No matter who you are and how well versed you are at goal setting, there are a number of experiences we have all encountered at one time or anotherĀ  when en route to our goals. One of the most common is fear. The bigger your goals are, the greater the fear you are likely to [...]

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The Most Depressing Day of the Year? »

Today January 17 is allegedly the most depressing day of the year. Really. It’s quite scientific.

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The Amazing Story Behind White Christmas »

Back in 1939, a Russian Jewish immigrant songwriter was working on location for a movie in Beverly Hills. He was separated from his family and wrote a few notes of a song and placed in in a song trunk where it sat for two years. There came a time he dusted off the song, finished it and it went on to become the #1 selling song of all time…

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Why You Must Set Goals »

Most high achievers I have studied took 100% responsibility for
their life and made a concerted effort to learn the art of goal
setting. Most goal achievers invest their own time, energy and
financial resources. Many have joined clubs, communities,
organizations and hired a coach or mentor to further instill the
mastery of this crucial life skill.

There are literally hundreds of ways goal setting benefits your
life. I have identified the top ten to serve as a reminder the
many ways you can gain more control over your life and why it is
crucial that you do whatever it takes to learn and master the art
of goal setting.

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Dear Jill… I’m Overwhelmed! HELP! »

Dear Jill is a new series we have created to answer the questions that come in to our inbox and in working with clients so that you can benefit from the lessons others experience en route to their goals.
Bring us your biggest questions or most pressing issues by either commenting below or emailing us through [...]

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How to Reach the Next Level…Give Me One More »

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Goal Setting: Ten Lessons I Learned While Climbing to the Top »

The only way to grow your courage muscle is to use it. The only way to overcome a fear is to face it. Sometimes when you are afraid to do something that you know you are capable of, it means you MUST do it. I could spend my entire life avoiding things that scare me but then I would never grow. I would miss out on so many delicious experiences. When muscles and skills are not used, they atrophy, the fade, they shrink. You increase and grow your capacity whenever you pursue your potential.

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How to Follow Through on Your Goals Whether You Feel Like it or Not »

Have you ever found yourself making a commitment and when the time came to follow through and do what you said you were going to do, you failed to follow through just because you didn’t feel like it?

One of the primary distinctions I have discovered between people who habitually achieve their goals and create the results they desire is that successful people follow through whether they feel like it or not.

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How to Create New and Empowering Habits in 21 Days: Change that Lasts a Lifetime »

From the moment you wake up to the moment your eyes close at night, most of your thoughts, words and actions are habitual. Once you have identified your dominant habits, identify the source of those habits. Most of your habits were programmed into you at a very early age without you even realizing it. Many of your habits come from observing your dominant parent or caregiver. If you are habitually late, perhaps this trait was modeled for you by someone you admire. Not always but often enough. From the brand of car you drive to the brands of food you purchase, many of these habits were modeled for you and you practice them subconsciously.

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Goal Setting and The Power of Priorities »

One of the most common complaints today is overwhelm. In a world where information overload is a daily occurrence, the solution to overcoming overwhelm lies in knowing which information and which opportunities truly matter. And you cannot know the answer to that until you examine your values and determine your priorities in life.

You need to learn The Priority Principle. The Priority Principle means knowing your values & priorities & arranging your life so that you spend your time, energy and money on what matters. It means you qualify each Goal and action by ranking the order of importance in advance. In a world where your potential is infinite, but your time is limited to 24 hours each day, the only way to navigate intelligently through life is to know what is most important to you and then act accordingly. Only when you have taken the time to examine your values and priorities carefully, can you know which opportunities, people, inputs and actions align with them.

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