How To Make Important Decisions Quickly

Making important decisions in less time means more power and control over your life.  It also means that you will have the opportunity to gain the trust of others.  Being able to make important decisions will enhance your business and personal life.  It is a skill that must be developed in order to be fully effective but if you understand the dynamics of decision making and apply what you have learned, you are well on your way to becoming an effective decision maker. read

How to Take Calculated Risk

After getting injured in a few amateur motorcycle and race car circuits, actor Steve McQueen was approached by his assistant who pleaded with him to reconsider his decision to do his own driving in the movie La Mans based on the 24 hour sport car endurance race.  “But you’ve gotten hurt doing this kind of thing before”, his assistant reasoned.  McQueen’s reply was [more...]

I’m going to dare to do something.  If you are reading this post you probably have some sort of goal.  Think about that one goal for a second.   Now think about the chances of reaching that goal.  If you are accustomed to goal setting, you’ve probably used some sort of goal setting method that you learned from a book, article, life coach or whatever.

Now think about how attainable your goal is.  I was thinking about goal setting recently and the most common type of goal setting technique used is the S-M-A-R-T goal.  This acronym stands for specific, measureable, attainable, realistic, and timely.  The smart goal makes for a good template for productivity and accomplishment.  I’ve used it several times in my own life.