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Work – Satisfying Goals

24th September 2009
Every business talks of goals. No business can run without goals and no business can achieve anything without goals. The goals give direction to the business about where to head and what to achieve. Therefore for every business, goals are most important. ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

The SMART Way to Set Goals

24th September 2009
Goal setting is equal parts art and science. Many people create goals that simply don’t work. If you’re in business, you don’t have the luxury of creating goals that don’t work. You need to work effectively and you need goals you help you do it. ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

7 Essentials for Success with an Online Home Business

03rd September 2009
To be successful with any home business there are certain traits that you must possess or acquire. Despite what many people will tell you, running a business from home is not necessarily easy, especially if you have other commitments such as family or a... Read >
Author: Richard Harley

Financial Abundance: 4 Strategies for Increase

28th August 2009
We are living in the best of times to become millionaires. Even if you grew up in poverty or had a very modest upbringing, the possibility is still there. It is yours for the taking as long as you can recognize and capitalize on each and every opportunit... Read >
Author: Shanshera Quinn

Improve Employee Accountability for Goals in Your Organization

03rd August 2009
It is common for employee goals, set as a part of an annual performance review, to be forgotten during the year. Goals get written down on a paper form that is filed away, and only consulted when it's time for the next performance appraisal. An employee's... Read >
Author: laurentandbenon

Want to Improve Productivity? Then Quit Being Dumb When It Comes to SMART Goals

03rd August 2009
Many people know that SMART goals is an acronym for specific, measurable,attainable, realistic, and timely goals. Here is the question - if these goals are so smart why do so many people have a hard time achieving them? Here I dish the real reason. I ... Read >
Author: Kim Brevard

How to Wholesale a Hot Smoking Deal for 5 Figure Profits

17th July 2009
5 Figure Assignment Fees may be hard for some people to believe in today’s Real Estate Market. Believe it or not, they are still out there for the active, persistent and methodical real estate investors, even the first-timers! Wholesaling Wholesal... Read >
Author: Karen Roberts - The Deal Maker

What is SMART Goal Setting?

01st July 2009
The method of SMART goals has been the basis for sound goal setting for a long time. It is one of the best used tools by high achievers to reach their goals realistically and consistently, giving them enough room to adjust for unforeseen circumstances. ... Read >
Author: Sarah G.

3 Do It Yourself Email Marketing Consulting Tips

28th June 2009
Sometimes the cost of email marketing consulting can be too expensive even for small businesses and individuals who really want to make a difference in the success of their email campaigns. So instead of breaking the bank on some expensive advice from an ... Read >
Author: Jake Emen

1, 2, 3s of Time Management

11th June 2009
Time Management is similar to money or diet management. If you are looking to make a change, you need to catch a new vision of yourself, monitor your behavior and let go of bad habits. Unlike money and food, there is no way to get your time back. In this ... Read >
Author: billygee

Time Management Techniques

08th June 2009
Time management skills are an essential tool for effective people. People who use these techniques are known to be the highest achievers from business to public service and sports. If you manage your time well, you will be able to function effectively e... Read >
Author: Susan Hutson

Goal Setting from the Heart

18th May 2009
If you are a goal setter, you may be thinking about how you're progressing so far. Is life getting in the way? I know it usually does for me. I have my day all planned out, and then I get interrupted by any number of things that all seem important at t... Read >
Author: Inner Clarity Life Coaching

Make SMART Goals for Weight Loss Success!

12th May 2009
When you’re looking to lose weight – whether five, ten or fifty pounds, the key first ingredient is setting your weight loss goal and developing a realistic plan to get there. It may be worth your time to sit down with a nutritional consultant or a fi... Read >
Author: JasonMCCR

Lose 10 pounds in 3 days Is It Really Possible

12th May 2009
Overweight people often choose crash diets to lose some pounds, trying to ignore the starvation problem that they bring along. And who wouldn't want to lose weight within the blink of an eye? There are promises of diets that will help one lose 10 pounds i... Read >
Author: Pius Ephenus

A Balanced Life With Ease

17th April 2009
Everyone should try to live a balanced life. The fine line between job; career and personal life is a fine one that needs to be monitored so one does not have greater emphasis than the other. However, this is not just the domain of executives and professi... Read >
Author: goalseeker

SMART Goal Setting - Fast-track Your Success

24th March 2009
You may have heard the adage, "When you fail to plan, you plan to fail." The SMART goal setting process allows you to fast-track your success by setting specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely goals. As you proactively work through your ... Read >
Author: Madisen Harper

Lose Weight, Keep it Off with a Weight Loss Plan

13th March 2009
Why Losing Weight and Keeping it Off is Critical! Losing weight is so important to our health and our longevity. To live longer healthier lives we may need to lose weight and keep it off. This means no fad diets that do not help in the long run. No sup... Read >
Author: louisjeffries

Affiliate Marketing - Make Your Online Marketing Business Work For You

11th March 2009
There are many ways to make money online - even in a recession. Affiliate Marketing, in my opinion, is one of the best. This system of income an income on the internet keeps to attract persons from around the world because of the large money making probab... Read >
Author: Vanson Tan

Smart Thinking: Saving Money for the future

10th March 2009
While we are all aware of the importance of putting away money for the future, the reality is that saving doesn't come naturally to most of us. When it comes to putting money away, setting “smart” goals is the first step in finding the motivation to s... Read >
Author: Vicky Cochrane

What Is Personal Development?

23rd February 2009
There is confusion at times over the term Personal Development, a term that has different meanings depending on who you listen to and which particular 'Guru' is in vogue. We were born with unrealized potential and most strive through their lives to mak... Read >
Author: goalseeker

Plan for Success

03rd February 2009
The new year is such an exciting time for businesses. Owners normally find themselves rejuvenated after the holidays and ready for an even BETTER new year. The desk gets cleared, the blank pages come out, the pen is poised and the first question that co... Read >
Author: Cidnee Stephen

Instead of New Years Resolutions, Set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goals

17th January 2009
Why do new year's resolutions usually fail? Why do you start with guns blazing on January 1st, but by February, you're losing motivation, cheating on your diet, skipping workouts, and slipping back into old patterns? John LaValle, a master trainer of Neur... Read >
Author: Tom Venuto

The Secret of Online Business

03rd December 2008
Quite a number of online business investment programs have been in existence for a long time. Online business can be done both at home and in the office depending on personal preference. Success in each program engaged in however remains the underscoring ... Read >
Author: Divya

SMART Goals Reduce Ambiguity and Increase Commitment

13th October 2008
One of the core competencies for leaders is the ability to deal with ambiguity - that condition where things are not what they seem. And the higher in an organization a leader goes, the more ambiguous things become. Leaders know ambiguity is the enemy of ... Read >
Author: Andrew Cox

Is Coaching Worth the Investment? How to measure your return on investment.

06th October 2008
Having worked in training and coaching roles for so many years, I've often heard the question of how to measure its return on investment. But to my mind there is one simple measure - providing of course you set goals at the outset. Let's take the Olym... Read >
Author: Caroline Cooper

Smart Goal Setting For Your Career

09th September 2008
Smart goal setting involves writing down your aims and ambitions, reviewing them, setting a course of action and a time frame and then getting down to the hard work. Irrespective of the amount of quality time on hand that you may have, there is no doubt t... Read >
Author: Sharon Alexander

How To Set SMART Goals - Start With The End In Mind

02nd September 2008
Setting worthy SMART goals can be a real challenge. SMART is the acronym for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic/Relevant and Time framed. For a lot of people, getting to goal statements that meet those criteria is tough. So where to start in t... Read >
Author: Andrew Cox

Goal Setting Advantage - Legend or logic? Part 4 of 4

15th August 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 GainMore Advantage In the first three parts of this series we have looked at goal setting, the process and the real research behind this to find out what makes a difference. It seems that there is considerable support for the idea... Read >
Author: John Kenworthy

Goal Setting Advantage - Legend or logic? Part 3 of 4

14th August 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 GainMore Advantage In this part 3 of the article, we look at some real research to find out what makes a difference in goal-setting. In Part 2, we found that there is support for the concept of SMART goals - but not why is it so i... Read >
Author: John Kenworthy

Goal Setting Advantage - Legend or logic? Part 2 of 4

13th August 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 GainMore Advantage In this article, we consider the goal-setting process and support for the concept of SMART goals. Part 1 of this article considered the myth of the Yale study on goal setting and we discussed what a goal is and ... Read >
Author: John Kenworthy

Goal Setting Advantage - Legend or logic? Part 1 of 4

13th August 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 GainMore Advantage For far too long, consultants, trainers, guru's and leaders have been misleading us about goal setting. We keep hearing the same myth that people with written goals achieve greater success in life. I fell foul of t... Read >
Author: John Kenworthy

Big Changes Start Small

11th July 2008
My message has always been that health changes do not have to be (and probably should not be) drastic to be effective. Many people assume that to improve their health they must spend five days a week at the gym and cut all foods out of their diet that th... Read >
Author: Lukasavige

Qualities Of Resourceful Leaders

07th July 2008
Resourceful leaders get more done with available resources than less resourceful managers. It results in outcomes that far exceed expectations. It's critical for organizations challenged by competition, technology, suppliers, customers and the economy. ... Read >
Author: Andrew Cox

The Top Ten Things to Be Clear On

26th June 2008
Clarity leads to power. These are the top ten things I think are worthy of you becoming and remaining clear upon. Here they are in no order of priority . . . 1. What You DON'T Want. As important as it is to know what you want, it's also important to... Read >
Author: Success Net

Maximize your Marketing Returns

21st May 2008
Marketing is a hard job, no matter what you're selling. But when you're working with big-ticket items like commercial real estate, those with a small target audience that you must locate out of a huge number of people, it can feel like the proverbial sear... Read >
Author: Tony Seruga, Yolanda Seruga and Yolanda Bishop

5 Steps To Creating A Life You Love

20th May 2008
You're probably reading this because you want to make changes in your career or another important area of your life. Maybe you don't know exactly what those changes should be - or perhaps you know but are having trouble actually carrying them out. I'd ... Read >
Author: Sarah Cooper

But How Do I Get from A to B?

02nd May 2008
Many of us are pretty familiar with the process of how we should formulate and write down our goals. We have heard, learned and studied all about SMART goals. In fact, we are all getting very adept at making sure we write down our goals following th... Read >
Author: Jan Malloch

When Goal Setting Fails

26th March 2008
We all have dreams and wishes. However, when you learn to only hold yourself accountable for MASTERed goals, you will become less distressed by the actions of others and more likely to achieve your objectives. I have been teaching goal setting for over te... Read >
Author: Lynn Marie Sager

Pick up the pieces of Winning, Develop your personal perspective

07th March 2008
Many of us are probably at the stage of the ugly duckling’s story when we try so hard to belong in the group. We do the uncanny acting, talking, dressing, etc. Why? Because we crave so much for acceptance, in order to be one of the crowd. But what is in... Read >
Author: Dominic Tay

Take Control of Your Own Fitness Future

03rd March 2008
You may be familiar with the concept of SMART goals. SMART is an acronym used in the fitness world and beyond to consolidate aims and objectives. For an increased chance of success, your goals should be. Specific Measurable Achievable Realisti... Read >
Author: David Jones

Systems and Goals Make Your Home Business Successful

22nd February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Colorado Creative Solutions LLC A repeatable system is critical when choosing a business model to follow. All you need to do is to look at McDonalds, Subway, KFC / Taco Bell, - you name it, and they all have a system which is repeata... Read >
Author: Bob and Cindy Floyd

3 Tips to Keep You on the Path Toward Your Dream Real Estate Investing Career

19th February 2008
I know from personal experience that gender issues, societal issues and wanting to do everything well - the perennial myth of the superwoman - can be barriers to women who want to have successful careers in real estate investing. You have a husband, a fam... Read >
Author: Brenda Cote

10 Commandments of Successful People

15th February 2008
Do you ever wonder why some people are successful at everything they try? Do they posess some special powers? Are they just lucky? Are they smarter? Are they better? Well, the answer to all of these is an emphatic NO! Successful people are just the same a... Read >
Author: Maryanne

On Task For Success

07th February 2008
All you need for a successful business is a system and model, which can be duplicated. The first step to launching your own business is to develop your daily method of operation, or DMO. This will keep you scheduled on a track toward success. A DMO s... Read >
Author: www.achievepuresuccess.com

Achieve Success by Improving Your Office Productivity

06th February 2008
How many documents could you finish in an hour? Or how many emails you could read in an hour or so? In the businessworld, quality production is the key goal in earning benefits for the company. Despite this fact, many companies are also aiming for the equ... Read >
Author: Dominic Tay

PURE and CLEAR Goals

02nd February 2008
Goals. I have talked about having SMART Goals in the past. Here are two more fun acronyms to use to make sure you have set great goals. Is it a PURE Goal? Answer the following: Positive – Is your goal positively stated? Our brains are trick... Read >
Author: Cheri Alguire

Do You Have SMART Goals?

24th January 2008
By Cheri Alguire Whether it's January, or any other time of the year, you must set SMART Goals. When you use the SMART goals process, you're that much closer to achieving the results you want. While part of me had thought my past client might forget... Read >
Author: Cheri Alguire

Time Management for New Self-Employed Entrepreneur

21st January 2008
Everyday, more employed workers choose to work as self-employed entrepreneurs. However, one of the greatest challenges to them is managing their time. All the while they have been following the daily routine working hours set by their employer (i.e. 9am t... Read >
Author: Lawrence Ng

Become More Effective - Keep It Simple

20th January 2008
Keeping it simple and becoming more effective go together. It occurred to me while doing my 2008 goals, that I was making things a lot more difficult and complicated than I had to. Then it occurred to me: my Number One Goal for 2008 is to "Keep It Simp... Read >
Author: Andrew Cox

SMART Moms

06th November 2007
My smart Real Estate Moms understand that it’s not how much we do, but what we get done that counts. Top producing Real Estate Moms understand that if they are clear about what they have to do to hit their goals and concentrate on those things, they wil... Read >
Author: Cheri Alguire

Currency Trading Systems - Building a Profitable One in 4 Steps

06th November 2007
My smart Real Estate Moms understand that it’s not how much we do, but what we get done that counts. Top producing Real Estate Moms understand that if they are clear about what they have to do to hit their goals and concentrate on those things, they wil... Read >
Author: kelly price

Barrier to Effective Goal Setting- Lack of Clarity

11th September 2007
You are working hard. You are doing more, running faster, achieving much.. but have you ever felt that there may be something missing? You may also be setting goals and accomplishing them. But there is the still that nagging feeling there is something mor... Read >
Author: may

Setting Smart Goals: Get What You Want!

20th August 2007
"Set a specific goal and take action. Goals are nothing without action." Colleen Kettenhofen Everyone dreams of achieving success. Whether you want to increase sales, grow your business, take a long-deserved vacation, or lose weight. Greater success is... Read >
Author: Colleen Kettenhofen

Managing Goals - Leaders Know How To Trim The Tree

25th July 2007
Managing goals, leaders and trimming trees? Hang with me. Let me tell you, I am a goal junkie. I constantly set goals for all kinds of things in my life. They are all SMART goals - they meet the criteria for good goals - I know how to do that. The only pr... Read >
Author: Andrew Cox

SMART GOALS

23rd May 2007
SMART GOALS “One cannot be content to creep when one has the urge to soar.” Helen Keller As we are now well into the second half of the first decade of the New Millennium, many of us look back at where we’ve been and where we’re going. ... Read >
Author: Dr. Nancy B. Irwin

Weight Loss After Pregnancy - The Importance Of Setting Goals

15th May 2007
One of the best things you can do is set some goals for yourself. Goal setting is an important aspect of any successful weight loss strategy. The type of goals you set will depend on the amount of weight you have to lose and your personal fitness goals an... Read >
Author: Alien

The ABC's of Career Transition

11th May 2007
Please consider the following items, A to Z, before and during a career transition. A: Accept that you are responsible for your career and your life. B: Believe that change is possible and that you deserve to be happy. C: Clarify what you want ... Read >
Author: Abundant Success Coach

Increase your Business Success through SMART Planning

21st April 2007
Rosemary Hossenlopp © 2007 All Rights Reserved Do you dream about actually having a weekend off? You get time back into your schedule when you are SMART. No, this isn’t about intelligence. You don’t create stress and emergencies that steal you... Read >
Author: Rosemary Hossenlopp

Goal Setting For Better Soccer Team Performance!

28th March 2007
Having goals can increase effort because the players have a means of measuring their performance and contribution against. SMART goals have long lasting motivation benefits. When you review performance against set goals and the player has shown an i... Read >
Author: Neil

Steps to Success in Life Coaching

16th November 2006
What is the best way to move forward when you are stuck? When every area of you life seems to be deficient in some way, who can help you find the way forward? A good Life coach may be able to help. Ideally choose someone who has a number of credentials so... Read >
Author: People Building

Is Your Time Management Directed by Your GOALS?

12th July 2006
It is not how much we do, but what we get done that counts. Top producing Real Estate Agents and Managers alike understand that if they are clear about what they have to do to hit their goals and concentrate on those things, they will achieve so much mor... Read >
Author: Cheri Alguire

Top Ten Tips for Lazy Dieters

20th June 2006
There are people everywhere (you may be one of them) who know that they need to and want to lose weight. But have the 'yeah, I'll probably start tomorrow' syndrome. On top of that, let's face it; many people are simply too lazy to change their lifestyles,... Read >
Author: Tom Eveliegh

5 Steps to Accomplishing Your Goals

12th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Red Ladder, Inc. It is June, and the we're almost half-way through the year. Like most people, you probably took inventory at the beginning of the year and made plans and goals for the year. Yet, the experts say that 30 percent of the p... Read >
Author: Regina Barr

Failure Is Harder Than Success

06th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Nikki Mhlanga For most people, the belief is that it's easy to fail than to succeed! Well, I have great news for you This is not true. It is actually easy to succeed than fail! The experience of being successful is simply wonderful... Read >
Author: Nihkie Mhlanga

Satisfying Goals

14th April 2006
Every business talks of goals. No business can run without goals and no business can achieve anything without goals. The goals give direction to the business about where to head and what to achieve. Therefore for every business, goals are most important. ... Read >
Author: CD Mohatta

Get Smart with Goal Setting

28th March 2006
What do you want to achieve? Do you dream of more time pursuing your interests? Do you want more money in your pockets? Do you desire better health and more energy? Maybe in the past you have set New Year resolutions. These are okay but are they ever g... Read >
Author: Ritchie Hale

Setting Mutually Developed Performance Goals with Employees

12th March 2006
Performance goals should be set with employees, not for employees. The purpose of setting performance goals is to give employees targets on which to focus. If the employee has not participated in the establishment of these goals, they are less likely to ... Read >
Author: Marnie Green

The SMART Way to Set Goals

05th March 2006
Goal setting is equal parts art and science. Many people create goals that simply don't work. If you're in business, you don't have the luxury of creating goals that don't work. You need to work effectively and you need goals you help you do it. Here i... Read >
Author: Jude Wright

What Kind Of Goals Are You Setting For Your Business?

16th February 2006
Copyright 2006 Jennifer Givler Are you setting goals? I used to subscribe to the belief that goals were not important. I mean, you never knew what life would throw at you, so why plan? Well, I started setting goals a couple of years ago, and I can't te... Read >
Author: Jenn Givler

Set SMART Goals

12th September 2005
Set SMART Goals Kathy Gates, Professional Life Coach www.reallifecoach.com Goal setting is a skill -- a skill learned like any other, such as playing the piano, balancing a checkbook, or how to study. It's not something that a few lucky people were b... Read >
Author: Kathy Gates

How to Set and Achieve Realistic and Effective (SMART) Goals (Part Two)

09th September 2005
How to Set and Achieve Realistic and Effective (SMART) Goals - Part Two How to Set the Right Goals to Achieve What YOU really Want out of Life? by Craig Lock Well now is a good time of year to start setting goals for the coming year and put... Read >
Author: Craig Lock