Do you ever hear yourself starting sentences with, “If only,” or “When I,” or “After I?” They sound like this: “If only I had a doctoral degree, I could get the job I really want,” or “After I make my first million, I can travel to exotic lands,” or “When I lose five pounds, I’ll reward myself with a beach vacation!” These sentence starters sort of sound like goal setters, but don’t be fooled. They can really be tricky little non-starters. Five pounds may as well be 500 pounds, because, in … [Read more...] about Five Pounds to Perfect
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Benefits of Obtaining Help in Day-to-Day Life
For some reason, it is extremely hard for many of us to ask for help, or even to recognize when we need help. Part of our nature is to be independent and to be helpful to others, but it is extremely difficult for some of us to recognize the fact that we might need help ourselves. I am not talking only about the group of people in their agedness or with a physical condition that prevents them from completing most day-to-day tasks. I am talking about overwhelmed parents and overworked … [Read more...] about Benefits of Obtaining Help in Day-to-Day Life
Setting Goals for Success
It has often been said that unless we have goals in our personal or business lives, how do we know when we have had success? Many of us work hard, but our lives still lack fulfillment. What can we do to invoke change in our lives? Before you can change your life, you must change your thinking. It starts with visualizing what we want from life and setting goals that resemble that vision. Your vision is a detailed description of where you currently are and where you ultimately want to be. Your … [Read more...] about Setting Goals for Success
Harnessing the Power to Not Give Up
Have you ever heard someone say that they grew up with strong family values? I have to say that I did. They were a bit unusual, however. My father, a blue-collar man, always instilled the power in my siblings and me to press on and give it our best. Whether it was with school, sports or jobs, my father always demonstrated a can-do mindset and that neither giving up nor failure was an option. Thankfully, I have found that as an adult, I am grateful for his leadership in our family. Now, we … [Read more...] about Harnessing the Power to Not Give Up
Leaders Focusing on New Year Goals
The strategy of the Prescott Chamber of Commerce remains consistent each year. Prescott Chamber CEO Dave Maurer, now entering his twelfth year in that role, says the board has three main goals. They are: 1) helping to make Prescott business-friendly; 2) supporting efforts to improve the Prescott Municipal Airport; and 3) being involved in elections for the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, Arizona Legislative District #1, and Arizona Congressional District #4. “Things don’t change a whole … [Read more...] about Leaders Focusing on New Year Goals
