Category Archives: Goal Setting

How to stay on track with your goals

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Newton’s first law, states that a body in motion tends to stay in motion and a body at rest tends to stay at rest. Of course, Newton is talking about objects like a ball or a chair. If these things are at rest, they tend to stay at rest unless some outside force moves them. I was thinking about how this law as it applies to life and how the disciplines we apply in our lives have the same “first law” effect. For example, I know I should exercise. I know this is an important discipline which is part of being healthy. I've gone through periods where I’m exercising a few times a week. It’s tough to get up at 5am, but I do it. I've noticed it’s easier to get up at 5am when I’ve Read more [...]
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Personal Goals for April 2011

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I've thinking about goals lately. At Astonish Results, I require all our managers to submit quarterly goals. I use what's called a "business alignment template" to help facilitate the process. This template makes sure that all the goals are SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and timely). You download the template by going here. I recently got away with my wife for a weekend. I love going to bookstores. I love to learn and what better place to find some new ideas. I sort of had a mini epiphany. There is so much for me to learn. So much I can learn. All I need to do is be purposeful about learning. So, what I thought I would do is post some of my personal goals for everyone to Read more [...]
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