5 Steps for Readjusting Goals to Fit Reality

Wall with the word "GOALS" on it

The holidays are nearly over, and we are facing the end of 2011. Are you where you want to be professionally? That question may be a source of shame and frustration for some. You may have set goals, and subsequently, resolutions at the beginning of the year to achieve said goals. But things got in [...]

Procrastination | The “Splinter” that Holds Us Back

Splinters on the side of a tree

“Splinters: Tiny things commanding way too much attention ~ …Pull them out and be done with it!” ~Mark Oakes We all get splinters from time to time. And they’re nasty little buggers, aren’t they? Burrowing in under the skin — too small to simply pluck out with our fingers, yet big enough to cause a [...]

Should You Always Follow Through on Goals?

Herd of sheep blocking road

Over on the JibberJobber blog, Jason Alba talks about a goal that he had set to walk 500 miles in 2010. But he had some setbacks that affected his progress toward that goal, and he ultimately fell short. Is that really a failure? If you just look just strictly at the fact that he made [...]

Not a New Year’s Resolution — a New Life Resolution!

A great post by career/business consultant and certified life coach Phyllis Mufson said that people usually keep their New Year’s resolutions for only 12 days. Wow — 12 days! That’s… really sad. I mean, what’s the point of pinning all our hopes for change on something we’re only going to stick with it for less [...]

Diversifying Your Network of Supportive People

Jake LaCaze posted on Facebook this really interesting TED video by Derek Sivers: The concept put forth here is certainly thought-provoking. If a person is all talk and no action, that appears to prove the point that telling people your goals will make you less likely to actually carry them out. That doesn’t do you [...]

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