There are two major mistakes people make when evaluating the goals they want to set. The first is that they underestimate what they are capable of. Looking at the future people tend to project much of their present. It can be difficult to imagine being a millionaire when you are currently broke, but looking out […]
Break the Rules
Understand the rules so you know how to break them. Everyone operates under a set of rules and expectations for themselves. If you plan on being more than mediocre you need to notice these rules and learn which ones to break. Creative and innovative solutions generally come because someone decided to break a hidden assumption. […]
Set Worthy Challenges
What are you more likely to achieve, a goal to earn twenty thousand dollars a year in sales or a goal to earn a hundred thousand? Rationally it would seem obvious that setting the smaller goal makes its attainment more likely. Recently, however, I’ve started to have my doubts that this seemingly logical conclusion holds […]
Imitate Your Way to Success – Osmosis
You become part of your environment. Surround yourself with certain values, behaviors and skills and you start to pick them up yourself. Like a sponge, your mind soaks up what ever it is repeatedly exposed to. This process can allow you to passively adopt more empowering behaviors and beliefs. But, just as a sponge repeatedly […]
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