• Using a New Way of Thinking to Achieve Different Results

    Using a New Way of Thinking to Achieve Different Results

    Many people try all kinds of things to get new results in life. Whether you’re working toward personal goals, family goals or business and financial goals, it’s hard to achieve new results if you don’t act in a new or different way. Our mindset and perspective shape the meaning we give to our experiences and…

  • 6 Steps to Help You Slow Down to Go Faster

    6 Steps to Help You Slow Down to Go Faster

    In last week’s article, we discussed the importance of “slowing down to go faster” and how this can create more opportunities to embrace what you already have in life and focus on your priorities. Now let’s walk through a few practical ways to put this practice into action.   1. Dedicate Time to Slow Down:…

  • Slowing Down to Go Faster in an Age of Acceleration

    Slowing Down to Go Faster in an Age of Acceleration

    Taking the time to deliberately appreciate the present moment can greatly support your overall well-being. In a world that keeps moving faster and faster, we have a new disease to be wary of: The Busyness Disease. Often, we move through life so quickly that we don’t take the time to pause and acknowledge our successes.…

  • What Are You Giving Power to in Your Life?

    What Are You Giving Power to in Your Life?

    People who focus only on “what is” will create more of “what is” in their life: more of the same old, same old. People who focus mostly on “what could be” — possibilities and opportunities — will begin to create more of “what could be” in their lives. The language you speak to yourself and…

  • The Power of Inner Speech and How It Can Enhance Our Decision-Making

    The Power of Inner Speech and How It Can Enhance Our Decision-Making

    In the fast-paced world of business, making sound decisions is crucial for success. However, amidst the hustle and bustle, we often overlook a potent tool right within ourselves: our inner speech. Understanding and observing this internal dialogue can significantly enhance our decision-making abilities and overall well-being as small business owners. Research suggests that inner speech,…

  • Incorporating the Principles of Personal Leadership into Your Life and Career

    Incorporating the Principles of Personal Leadership into Your Life and Career

    No one ever becomes truly great by accident; success is a choice, a commitment to constructive action. Peter Drucker said that “the best way to predict the future is to create it.” Your goal is to challenge yourself to think deeply, to look at your belief system through a different lens, encourage yourself to dream…

  • Are You Acting Like a Child? The Benefits of Embracing a Childlike State of Being

    Are You Acting Like a Child? The Benefits of Embracing a Childlike State of Being

    We often use the phrase “acting like a child” as an insult for adults who may be seemingly irresponsible or immature. However, in business we need to take risks and be able to adapt quickly to change, so as a business owner, it can be helpful to have childlike faith and embrace a childlike state…

  • Are You the Lid? Leaders’ Personal Growth Determines the Growth of Their Organization

    Are You the Lid? Leaders’ Personal Growth Determines the Growth of Their Organization

    As a leader, you’re growing your organization and your people. Or … You’re reactive and not proactive, you’re regressing instead of progressing, you’re disintegrating instead of creating. Ask yourself a number of questions: Do you have a growth mindset? Are you moving forward every day or backward? Do you understand the importance of personal growth?…

  • Imagination Is More Powerful Than Knowledge: The Big Secret About Setting Goals

    Imagination Is More Powerful Than Knowledge: The Big Secret About Setting Goals

    In my many years of helping clients, I’ve noticed many people underestimate the power and value of effective goal setting. The truth of the matter is that what you focus on expands. What you focus on changes what you notice in the world around you. That’s the first step. With a new set of smart…

  • Personal Leadership, Winning Behavior, Successful Living Are Learned Processes

    Personal Leadership, Winning Behavior, Successful Living Are Learned Processes

    Amidst today’s ultracompetitive business landscape, personal leadership mastery is critical. Becoming the best version of yourself is a competitive strategy that enables you to reach the pinnacle of success, and it begins by helping you to see the world in a way you have perhaps not seen it since you were a child. Unfortunately, as…

  • Great Leaders Serve a Purpose That Reaches Much Further Than Their Own Self-Interest

    Great Leaders Serve a Purpose That Reaches Much Further Than Their Own Self-Interest

    Personal Leadership Mastery is essential on the path to success, but what does it really mean in the present moment? Peter Drucker said that “real leadership is the lifting of a man’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a man’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a man’s personality beyond its normal…

  • The Only Way to Change Your Results Is to Change Your Thinking

    The Only Way to Change Your Results Is to Change Your Thinking

    If you have goals that you’ve been struggling to achieve, the missing piece may be in your thinking. As human beings, our attitude is essentially a habitual pattern of thinking. When you transform the way you think, it’s an effective tool that can change your behavior, which in turn can lead to better results. Marcus…

  • Are You Chasing Magic Bullets or Transforming Your Mindset for Success? Unveiling the Key to Achieving Exciting Goals

    Are You Chasing Magic Bullets or Transforming Your Mindset for Success? Unveiling the Key to Achieving Exciting Goals

    After years of working with many clients to help them achieve their goals, the most common mistake I see people make is trying to find a magic bullet for better results without first changing their thinking. Only by transforming your mindset and emotional state can you take new action leading to new habits that will…

  • You Can’t Bring Your Old Self with You to Achieve New Goals

    You Can’t Bring Your Old Self with You to Achieve New Goals

    Are you off to your best year yet? Have you clearly defined your three top priorities for 2024? Have you created written and specific goals to achieve those priorities? Are you reviewing your goals every day and identifying the most important activity to move that goal forward? These questions are just the beginning. To achieve…

  • Who’s Leading You? Personal Leadership Entails a Continuous Journey Toward Personal Excellence

    Who’s Leading You? Personal Leadership Entails a Continuous Journey Toward Personal Excellence

    As the leader of your own life, you face a daily choice: lead or follow. Personal leadership and mastery entail a continuous journey toward personal excellence, where you intentionally strive to become the best version of yourself. To live a life aligned with your dreams and passions, you must be deliberate and intentional about your…

  • What’s Your Why? A Journey into the Power of Purpose

    What’s Your Why? A Journey into the Power of Purpose

    Motivation is the driving force that propels you toward achieving your goals. It serves as the compass guiding you from point A to point B, infusing you with the courage and energy to tackle the challenges that lie ahead.  Top achievers, the top three percent, are motivated by commitment through systematic goal setting. These extraordinary…

  • From Auto-Pilot to Purpose: Daily Practices for Lasting Change

    From Auto-Pilot to Purpose: Daily Practices for Lasting Change

    Just because the calendar simply switched from 2023 to 2024, it’s not enough to magically motivate us to achieve goals. If you want to achieve bigger and more exciting goals than ever before, you cannot take the current you with you. So, the question is who do you need to become, who is your future…

  • From Inbox Overload to Goal Success: Morning Habits That Work

    From Inbox Overload to Goal Success: Morning Habits That Work

    In last week’s article, we talked about the importance of mindful media consumption and the power of remaining in the present moment. This week, let’s dive into how critical it is in the pursuit of success to reassess our daily habits, especially in the early hours when you have the opportunity to set the tone…