TIP #4. Take Action Remember your vision? Be sure to write it down. It can be a simple statement. Put it in the present tense and specific. Now think it through. “What do I need to be doing to make it a reality?” Setting milestones will provide the focus that will help keep you headed [...]
Stable Footing in Shifting Sands: Tip 3
TIP# 3 Believe in yourself. Believe in your dream. Have you ever noticed that misery, unhappiness and hard luck follow some people around while others seem to effortlessly attain success? Our lives are very much directed by the beliefs we hold. The old phrase ‘Living up to our own expectations’ reflects the impact our thoughts [...]
Stable Footing in Shifting Sands, Tip 2
TIP #2. Visualize a situation that will bring you the thing you desire. Having an idea of where we’re going, a dream, gives us a sense of direction and purpose. Take a little quiet time and close your eyes and picture yourself at work 3 years from now in 2012. Picture yourself entering your place [...]
Keeping Stable Footing in Shifting Sands, Tip 1
The sands we’re standing on are shifting every day it seems. The standard rules for running a successful business are shifting as well. It is key that we, collectively as business people, find a way to keep our heads turned positively toward building (or rebuilding) our businesses and not buy into the panic that pervades [...]