by dustin | Mar 20, 2018 | Goal Setting, Success
In a recent episode of David Kadavy’s Love Your Work podcast, Stanford behavioral scientist BJ Fogg shared a method achieving an aspiration. He calls the exercise “Swarm of B’s.” Write Down Your Aspiration You start with an outcome you hope to...
by dustin | Mar 27, 2015 | Decision Making, Goal Setting, leadership, Personal Development, Professional Development, Success
There’s a big reason we have so many issues trying to accomplish important work. We aren’t clear about what is the main attraction and what are simply distractions. When you think about your daily activities, how many of them could be classified as a...
by dustin | Mar 4, 2015 | Decision Making, Goal Setting, Personal Development, Professional Development, Success, Teamwork
Knowing when to quit and when to press on can be one of life’s toughest decisions. When things get tough, the tough get going… but do they go straight ahead or in a different direction? When I wanted to quit football in high school, my father taught me a...
by dustin | Dec 23, 2014 | Goal Setting, inspiration, leadership, Personal Development, Professional Development, Success
Crossing numerous small hills doesn’t make you a mountain climber. Dousing millions of lit matches one at a time won’t qualify you as a fire fighter. Running a quarter mile every day for four months won’t make you a marathon runner. The tedium of...
by dustin | Nov 7, 2014 | Business Management, Goal Setting, leadership, managing people, Success, Teamwork
Last quarter, your team didn’t reach their goals. You chalked it up to market circumstances or a seasonal anomaly. Halfway through another quarter and things aren’t looking any more optimistic. It’s obvious this is a trend and something has to change. Before you...
by dustin | Feb 14, 2014 | Goal Setting, human spirit, inspiration, leadership, Personal Development, Professional Development
Risking failure and choosing failure are not synonyms. In fact, they are almost always antonyms. Recognizing this is a step (perhaps a significant one) toward courage.
