Posts Tagged ‘Goal Setting’

New Years Resolutions Gone Bad

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

I have often been asked why I don’t believe in New Years Resolutions…

After telling someone I think resolutions are bogus, I’ll witness the clocks spinning in their head as their thinking, “Huh? But Why? Why wouldn’t you want to set goals every year?”

Allow me to explain through a short, but very powerful story… (more…)

The Downside of Unwavering Commitment

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Have you ever had the attitude of, ‘When I commit to something, I STAY committed and I will stick with it until the end no matter what!!” ?

Is that attitude a good one to have?

Most I imagine would say yes! How couldn’t it be? It demonstrates the incredible quality of commitment!

While commitment can indeed be great, I encourage you to consider another perspective for a moment…

See, commitment can actually be dangerous. So can persistence, dedication and other qualities that on the surface appear to be grandeur.

To demonstrate this point, I’ll share with you (more…)