If you’re a reluctant goal setter but want to reach for something more this next year, hold onto these four truths to overcome resistance.
Personal Development
2 Actions to Avoid When Creating Compelling Goals
It’s possible to break the cycle of setting goals you eventually give up on. To create compelling goals, avoid these two actions.
How to Find the Balance You Need for the Life You Want
To get the life you want, you need balance. Get clear on where you are right now across the 10 life domains by taking the LifeScore Assessment.
3 Truths for When Your Goals Feel Uncomfortable
If you want to experience your full potential, you will have to get comfortable with discomfort by remembering these 3 truths.
6 Steps to Trade Limiting Beliefs for Liberating Truths
We all have limiting beliefs, but we don’t have to be hemmed in by them. You can trade them for liberating truths with these 6 steps.
How Gratitude Makes Us Resilient
Gratitude increases our efforts in the pursuit of goals, because being thankful makes us resilient. Here’s how.
2 Questions to Ensure Your Rituals Work for You
Rituals can become an obstacle rather than a path to more freedom. Ensure your rituals are working for you by asking these 2 questions.
How to Stay Happily Married As An Entrepreneur
How do entrepreneurs achieve their dreams without sabotaging their marriages? You can invest in your marriage with these 4 gifts.
A Pathway Through Crisis for Entrepreneurs
Success in a time of disruption is about being proactive rather than reactive. Here is a 4-step process for working through a crisis.
3 Benefits of Self-Automation
To ensure you take an action consistently, you need to tap the automatic part of your brain. Here are 3 benefits of self-automation.
8 Traits of the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Entrepreneurial success is more about mindset than position. Here are 8 traits of the entrepreneurial mindset essential to long-term success.
5 Tips for Starting a Journaling Habit
Journaling leads to personal reflection and growth, but few actually do it regularly. Here are 5 tips for cultivating a journaling habit.
3 Tips for Creating a Vision Script
The only reliable way to reach your goals is to start with a vision. Here are three tips for creating your Vision Script.
4 Pitfalls of a Vision-Deficit Leader
Passion can fuel mission, but vision is the North Star to get you there. Leaders who undervalue vision stumble into these 4 pitfalls.
3 Ways to Create More Margin in Your Personal Life
Just like at work, we have long to-do lists at home. You can end overwhelm at home and create more margin by applying these 3 tips.
The Key to a More Productive Day
We often start our days with a laundry list of things to do. How do you banish the overwhelm? Start with establishing a Daily Big 3.
The Cure for Burnout
The costs of burnout culture are devastating, but the cure is within reach. Here are 5 steps to get you back to your best.
3 Key Benefits of Daily Rituals
One way to handle daily demands is automation, putting yourself on autopilot. Here are 3 key benefits of establishing daily rituals.
3 Ways to Prepare for a Good Night’s Sleep
Productivity suffers tremendously if you’re not adequately rested. Here are 3 things you can do to make sure you get a good night’s sleep.
Why You Need White Space
The cult of overwork suggests we should always be busy. But that means we miss the creative benefits of stepping away.
How to Delegate Even If You Don’t Have a Team
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by everything on your plate? It’s possible to delegate tasks, even when you don’t have a team. Here are 3 ways.
How to Create Meaningful Habits that Encourage Gratitude
Habits tend to become ingrained in our routines without us ever intending for them to be. Whether we realize it or not, humans center their lives around routines. But without taking the time to step back and create intentional habits, we could be allowing our lives to become centered around the wrong things. I want […]
Making Vision Stick
To lead others, you need a compelling vision. But lofty words are not enough. A vision statement must draw a crystal-clear picture of the future that guides action. In 2000, I took over Nelson Books, a major division of Thomas Nelson. I quickly discovered that it was the least profitable of the fourteen units in […]
New Coke: Anatomy of a Terrible Decision
The Coca-Cola Company’s own website admits that it was probably “a day that will live in marketing infamy.” On April 23, 1985, Coke Chairman and CEO Roberto Goizueta announced to 200 reporters that the company would be changing its formula. It would be still be called Coca-Cola, but this “New Coke” would taste better and […]