Choosing What to Focus On
We have established the importance of focus; however, it is equally important to know what to focus on. You need to select the target of your focus very carefully. A dog might be intensely focused on the car he is chasing but what good does this intense focus bring? He will [...]
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Pop quiz…..What is the most effective way to cause a skilled, hard working, motivated person to fail to achieve a goal? Answer….Distract the person with another goal.
No matter how talented and driven you are there is still a limit to how much work you can complete in a given amount of time. In today’s multitasking [...]
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Last time we saw some great ways to become more diligent. Now we’ll take a look at how to apply diligence in your every day work life.
There is a cost to diligence. In order to be truly diligent in a task you will usually have to increase the amount of time you spend on it. [...]
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Last time we saw the importance of diligence to career success. Today I would like to cover 5 great ways to become more diligent and thereby begin reaping the rewards that diligence has to offer.
Do what you love and love what you do
The first secret to being diligent is to genuinely like the work you [...]
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Whether you are an entrepreneur running your own company or an employee looking to move up the corporate ladder, one of the most powerful forces for increased success I know of is diligence. A diligent person has a huge advantage over the average worker because most people are only willing to put in the minimum [...]
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Is it really better to give than to receive? Does what goes around really come around? Is it possible to actually become more successful in your career by giving generously to others? I believe the answer to all three questions is a definite yes. In today’s post I would like to share a few reasons [...]
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Last time we took a look at the dangers to your career and your finances of having an unsustainable personal business model. Today we will look at some tests you can apply to see how sustainable your own business model is
Sustainability Test #1 - Is your success dependent on certain market conditions remaining unchanged?
If so, [...]
In the last post we saw the need for having great advisors to help you make great decisions.
Now here is an interesting problem. Suppose you find a few moral, wise people with deep expertise in the matter you are inquiring about. You pose your question to your trusted advisors and they disagree about the [...]
Do you want to make really good decisions? I’m not talking about lucky guesses or decisions that turn out to be just OK. I mean really shrewd choices. I’m talking about the type of smart decisions that make the difference between success and failure - the kind of effective choices that can save years of [...]
Do you need to find a new job? If so, stay tuned because in today’s post we’ll be looking at some very effective strategies you can use to get a great job. You may also be interested to know that the Bible has some useful tips to help your search for openings.
The first strategy is [...]
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