Making It Happen
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Accomplishing your goals takes more than just inspiration. Find out how to keep yourself on track and actually achieve those goals for the new year.
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Reviewing Last Year? Approach it Like a Bullfighter
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Successful individuals and organizations regularly review progress and evaluate how to do better. Here are some tips for improving that process. Plus, it’s more fun!
Read MoreTry this: The “Magic” Behind Discipline
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Recently, my clients have been asking me for pixie dust. Boy, do I wish I had a magic wand or super power that could keep people motivated and effortlessly on track with their goals. Despite my regrettable lack of supernatural powers, that is, essentially, one of the reason’s that people hire me, to help them stay on top of their business development activities. They see themselves as undisciplined. Clients get distracted by billable work, partnership issues, firm management, etc.
Read MoreDragons, Fire & Miracles
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Context is everything. The attitude and underlying beliefs with which we approach projects or circumstances determine the outcome far more than any specific words we say or actions we take. When we put on green glasses, the world looks green. Red glasses turn it red. Whether you succeed in your business development efforts (or any other goals you may have) will depend largely on the lens through which you are viewing the situation. Consider this example. The other day, I was talking with a client about her business development plan, and she was terribly uninspired. Sometimes, we can focus on the activities that inspire us, but sometimes we just need to buckle down and take the actions that we would normally avoid like the plague. In this particular case,
Read MoreYour 2014 Goals: An Easy Trick to Stay Inspired
/Happy New Year!! You are probably still feeling excited and motivated about your business development goals for 2014. Hurray! Now, the key is to keep that enthusiasm from fading over time. Last year, my clients who tried this exercise reported that it made a huge difference in keeping them motivated and on track throughout the year. Regardless of whether you are a true rainmaker or a total newbie, whether you wrote a thirty-page plan for 2014 or haven’t yet committed anything to writing, this exercise is for you. (Note for those who skim, this is a two part exercise. Part one focuses on goals and part two addresses planning.)
Read MoreAccountability Buddies
/One of the most effective ways to keep yourself on track with a new commitment is to get a buddy to check in with on a daily basis. Most of us are pretty unreliable to keep promises to ourselves, but will go far our of our way to honor commitments to other people.
Read MoreChanging Your Self-Talk: What Would Superman Do?
/Has that post-New Years malaise set in yet? You know, I'm referring to that time period when the initial energy has worn off and that resolution starts to feel more burdensome than inspiring. Rather than just getting resigned or angry with yourself, do what a superhero would do. Look for an antidote. Like so many things, the antidote for the New Year’s blahs is simple but not always easy. The key is to focus on revising how you think about yourself rather than focusing on changing behavior. Human beings resist change.
Read MoreOde to Persistence
/You may just need more time for the results of your efforts to start manifesting. So, when is persistence worth it and when should you just go home and eat ice cream? You first need to identify whether you are experiencing temporary setbacks or if there is a fatal flaw in your goal.
Read MoreA Surprisingly Useful New Year's Activity
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Last year on New Years I sat down with a few friends, a stack of magazines, glue sticks and a big piece of cardboard and created a vision of what I wanted in my life for 2010. The interesting thing about vision boards is that they provide access to beliefs, ideas, or desires that you may not otherwise be aware of. Last year at this time, I was completely focused on my coaching practice in the U.S. It had not occurred to me to me that I might soon be living abroad. Yet this was the vision board I created:
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