I found this recently in Forbes. It’s a question asked of Stephen Covey and it’s good. If you had to write The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People over again, would you change anything? Explain. I would not. The sequence of the habits is the important thing. To win a public victory, you first need [...]
Good goals have to be SMART. You’ve probably seen that many times. Specific; Measurable, Actionable, Relevant and Timely. They also have to suggest what your Priorities are. A good goal will let you know what to do more of, what to do first and what to be thinking about in your quiet time.
You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘low hanging fruit’. It refers to the fruit that’s easiest to pick when harvesting, because the picker doesn’t have to reach for it. It’s the same in business where we generally want to be as efficient as possible. In my coaching practice my job is often about helping clients identify [...]
I’ve been wanting and trying to lose weight. My regimen includes daily exercise including the very difficult ‘pushing my plate away’ and weighing myself every morning. I admit to a competitive mentality so I like to get the score on my weight each morning to see if I’m winning. More importantly weighing in each day [...]
There’s much in the news these days about how professional service firms must evolve. The necessary change will be difficult for many. Here are some hints that may help you if you are managing change. 1. If change is in the works plan to tell people well in advance what is planned. Then when it’s [...]
I saw an interview the other day with two people who had played the “30 Days to Live” game. They asked themselves what they would do with only thirty healthy days to go and then did so. When I thought about it my first instincts were to re-do a couple of travel things I had [...]
As I write this it is a surprisingly warm early March day. I’m reminded that for the next six months my schedule is going to include lots of golf which, while pleasurable, is going to eat up a lot of hours. About 15 each week if I play twice. That means I’m going to have [...]
