Category: Goals
How to Manage Time & Follow Through on Your Goals
Several years ago, I moved to Silicon Valley to pursue a healthcare-related postgraduate degree. The first six months or so of school was the most rigorous academic experience I’ve ever had. Forty plus hours in the classroom per week plus study time crammed into short quarters was much more thanRead More
How to Achieve Contrary to the Popular Beliefs
This is an inspiring story of an unusual pursuit of passion. It’s a great model of how to achieve against the odds. Are you passionate about something unusual that has never been done before? Are you passionate about something that is contrary to the popular belief or trend? If yes, thenRead More
Songs to Get You Motivated for Work
When I graduated from college just a few short years ago, I was one of the very few out of my immediate circle of friends who secured a job right out of school. Even then, the job market was unstable (especially in my field) so I was extremely thankful forRead More
Make Time for the Not Urgent
Originally developed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, promoted by Stephen Covey’s top-selling book 7 Habits of Highly Effective people, and echoed in Dave Ramsey’s book Entreleadership, are four areas of which people spend their time. The answers can be determined by asking two questions about a particular task: 1) IsRead More
When It’s Time to Go Home: The Pitfalls of Being a Workaholic
With 25 years of business experience under my belt, I’ve seen enough and experienced enough to know that success attained through luck or happenstance is usually fleeting and that hard work is the ultimate key to true, long-term success. For that reason, any budding businessperson is likely to find thatRead More
How to Overcome Perfectionism
In job interviews, there is always that fateful question, “What is your biggest flaw?” To which I used to answer, “I’m a perfectionist.” Many people consider a perfectionist to be someone who is focused, who takes care with the details and who strives for excellence. Perhaps that’s what perfectionism meantRead More
5 Olympian Habits to Help You Achieve More at Work
Aristotle said it first: “Excellence is not an act, it’s a habit.” When it comes to the high stakes of Olympic competition, it is no surprise that many athletes develop some strange habits around their practice and performance. But what they’ve learned can also help you reduce stress and achieveRead More
Job Hunting with Confidence
“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” — Vince Lombardi Sometimes we find inspiration in the strangest places. A couple weeks ago I found myself transfixed to a CD recording of The Unemployed Millionaire by Matt Morris. At a certain point in the book, Morris recalls a conversation heRead More