Personal Development

Small Changes Over Time Can Result In Big Improvements

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I love big ideas. I love big goals. Some folks love to use the word “audacious.” Pile on a few more cool words and you get phrases like “big, hairy, audacious goals.”

I love that, too.

Nobody wants to follow a leader shouting, “Let’s pull together and get that 2% increase this month!” We want Braveheart to lead us. And Braveheart won’t settle for anything small or insignificant.

Braveheart leadership makes for a better movie, but in real life small things can lead to big changes. Watch today’s show and let me know what you think.

A book mentioned in today’s show:

• The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

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Success Is More Than Stuff. It’s Significance!

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The title doesn’t quite say it all. That’s why I recorded today’s show. 😉

Thank you for watching. Thank you for visiting the site. I’ve got 2 favors. Big favors.

1. Stay tuned and go listen to episode 121. It comes out at noon today!

2. If you enjoy what happens here, spread the news amongst your friends. Or enemies. Or both.

I appreciate you.

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What’s Your Lifetime Value & How Can You Increase It?

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Peyton Manning and Jim Irsay held a press conference on Wednesday. Both men are very rich. Both men had successful fathers. I suspect both men will have a high monetary lifetime value. Peyton’s next contract is likely his last, and perhaps will be his highest!

Marketing folks often urge businesses to compute the lifetime value of a single customer. Today, I’m going to encourage you to consider your life in terms of lifetime value.

What do you think?

I’d love for you to share my shows with others. Tell a friend.

Thanks for watching!

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One Reason Why You Should Forgive

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What does forgiveness have to do with careers and business? Plenty, because the focal point of forgiveness is people, or a person.

Whether we’re injured or causing injury – it happens. Sometimes it’s intentional and malicious. I’d like to think that most of the time, it’s not. Maybe it’s just thoughtlessness, or selfishness.

The greater the harm or damage, the greater the effort to accomplish forgiveness. A commitment to harbor ill-will, bitterness, resentment and to seek revenge is exhausting. In business terms, it’s among the lowest ROI propositions going. And because the emotions that fuel it are so high, we often push headlong into bad behavior. Who cares if it pays? We desperately want what we want.

Everybody knows the feeling of wanting forgiveness. What if we could embrace that feeling and flip it over, using it to fuel a desire to forgive others?

I’m not saying it’s easy, but I am saying I think it might be worthwhile.

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If You Don’t Care Enough To Stay Focused

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As a man in search of an epiphany I’m happy to share them when I get them. Especially since I don’t get them very often. 😉

Today’s show was prompted by a familiar story of a frustrated employee dealing with an erratic boss. It dealt with the boss’ control issues and his intense focus shifting to disinterest or indifference. Maybe you’ve experienced a boss like that yourself. I know I have.

But it got my wheels turning as I was working out at the gym. And BAM! I had an epiphany. So here it is.

Thanks for letting me share it with you.

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Episode 119 – I Want Happiness For The Rest Of My Life

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Ah! The good life.

She writes, “I want happiness for the rest of my life.”

She’s in grand company. Who doesn’t want happiness? Okay, maybe she’s greedy for wanting it for the rest of her life, but there are far worse things to wish for.

Sorrow, sadness and failure have been on my mind recently…brought about by the people in my life who are suffering. And brought about by my own sadness and sorrow. Sure, I often experience disappointment, failure and my fair share of gloominess. But lest you feel today’s show is a depressing affair (it’s not), I think these things are part of a happy, productive and wise life.

There’s a benefit to difficulty, challenge and obstacles. They help us grow stronger. They build within us greater resolve. So many areas worthy of conversation, but today I simply hope to provoke you to think and consider a few things that may help you push forward toward the life you want most. Even if what you want most is happiness for the rest of your life. 😉

Would you do me a favor and take a few minutes to leave a review over at iTunes? I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for listening,

P.S. As inviting as that photo is, would you really want to spend the rest of your life at that table? Might get boring pretty quick, huh?

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