Set Your Goal, Listen To Yourself

This TEDx video from the TEDxWomen event I organized has one of my favorite thoughts within it…Marcia, who swam the English Channel, notes when people discourage a goal, call it crazy, etc., it equates to “leveling the field” – the notion that if they can’t do what you are aiming for, then you can’t either.Continue reading “Set Your Goal, Listen To Yourself”

It Depends How Bad You Want To Hit Your Goal

Do you want it bad enough to have to work for it, struggle for it, sweat for it, maybe even suffer for it?  If not, don’t waste your time. “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.”  ~Edward Abbey

IF You Belive In Your Plan Do WHATEVER It Takes

I was coaching someone at a Fortune 100 company recently when the conversation turned to what Seth Godin refers to as “the dip” (he has an excellent book about it.)  We were talking about the time we all confront in our careers where we have to push through to reach our goals. This concept isContinue reading “IF You Belive In Your Plan Do WHATEVER It Takes”