10 Tips to Achieve Your Goals

By Amanda BouchNo Comments
The start of a New Year is a time for new beginnings and traditionally a time to make a commitment to achieve a goal.  How many people do you know who set goals and talk about big plans, but then they quietly let them slip? Do you find the New Year stimulates new thinking and you are excited by your goal, but when you get back to work and the day-to-day challenges, you find no time to pursue the goal? Have you set yourself goals for this year?  How are you progressing?  This year make your goals commitments you will achieve by following these 10 tips. Decide on something you really want, not something other people say you should do.  Give this serious thought. Spend time visualising what it will be like when you have achieved your goal – does this excite you? If not, this is not the goal to strive for. Test your motivation to achieve this goal. On a scale of...
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The first time people look at any given ad, they don’t even see it

By Nigel TempleNo Comments
In 1885, Thomas Smith wrote a guide called Successful Advertising. He wrote: The first time people look at any given ad, they don't even see it. The second time, they don't notice it. The third time, they are aware that it is there. The fourth time, they have a fleeting sense that they've seen it somewhere before. The fifth time, they actually read the ad. The sixth time they thumb their nose at it. The seventh time, they start to get a little irritated with it. The eighth time, they start to think, "Here's that confounded ad again." The ninth time, they start to wonder if they're missing out on something. The tenth time, they ask their friends and neighbors if they've tried it. The eleventh time, they wonder how the company is paying for all these ads. The twelfth time, they start to think that it must be a good product. The thirteenth time, they start to feel the product has value. The fourteenth time, they start to remember wanting a product exactly like...
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Where’s your BHAG?

By Jacqui-HoganNo Comments
Do you have a Big Hairy Audacious Goal? “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” ~ John F Kennedy. 1961 Looking back from our technology enriched world, you may not remember the impact of this bold statement. The world had barely begun to put men into orbit, something the US had yet to achieve at all. Yet Kennedy had the audacity and boldness to set a goal that would challenge every area of technology for almost a decade. Many people said it could not be done. Yet, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the lunar surface. Many people dismiss the idea of setting big bold audacious goals. Some, because it is difficult to predict what might be around the corner. Some, because of fear that they cannot achieve such goals. Some,...
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Do You Ever Wonder – The Power Of The Human Mind!

By Christine Thompson-WellsNo Comments
Your Human Mind Do you ever wonder why you say the things you say and do the things you do? The above two questions baffled me and then I realised - it's my amazing human mind working either with me or against me! I can't say it was a simple answer but it was profound enough to make me dig deeply into my mind to look for a way forward and to write a book that would  help people, the world over, and to give them some simple guidelines of how to move forward, even from the most dire of circumstances, to make life work for them. Adam's Mind - Eve's Psyche - a book I have written, has taken the last six years to write. I too, have experienced tough and very difficult times in my life but I have always understood that: 'tough times can only last so long!' It was the information from the tough times that I needed to extract the experience that...
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Top Ten Tips – Time Management

By Jacqui-Hogan1 Comment
Do you feel that you could be using your time more effectively? If answer is "yes", here are my top ten tips for time management: 1.     Write things down Always take notes. No-one’s memory is perfect. Everyone forgets stuff, especially when stressed. Write random ‘stuff’ down too. It will distract you otherwise. Use a notebook, Post It notes or a tool like Evernote:  http://evernote.com 2.     It’s normal to have days when you can’t work & days when you want to work for 12 hours Work more when you are in the zone and relax when you're not. We all have both kinds of days, so don't beat yourself up about it. 3.     Respect your time and make it respected Delegate everything you can. But remember, delegation means finding the right person, briefing them thoroughly and then (most importantly) letting them get on with the task. Do not forget to take a break occasionally. Do not always say yes. 4.     Not all tasks are created equal Prioritise the important over the...
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Fear of rejection – is it holding your business back?

By Nigel Temple3 Comments
Fear is a strong emotion, isn't it? Its purpose is to protect you from harm. Fear stimulates a 'flight or fight' response, which can be difficult to control. From a business perspective, fear can set invisible parameters to your success. In business, fear of rejection can stop you from asking for help, requesting a meeting, asking for the order or even chasing payment. I have asked thousands of seminar delegates how they feel about rejection. For some business owners, the fear of rejection is so strong that they have simply stopped asking. They rationalise this behaviour by saying that they "don't want to expand their business", or that they are "quite happy with things as they are." The challenge is that a business is either growing or slipping backwards. Here is a mantra for you. More customers = more cash = more choices (which may include taking a well earned holiday, supporting a family member or donating to charity). “Failure is only a temporary...
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