Category: leadership

Achieving goals

You can do anything you set your mind to. If you put enough focused time, energy, and (possibly) money into accomplishing a goal, it will get done.

The reason why many people don’t achieve their goals is because they aren’t willing to make the necessary sacrifices of time, energy, or money to achieve it. Or maybe they’re afraid of looking dumb or failing so they aren’t willing to put everything on the line. Maybe they don’t know where to get started, so even though they want something, they are putting their time, energy, and money into the wrong places.

Get a mentor and peers – someone who has done it before (what did they do to get started. Take the principles and apply them to today), who is still doing it (keeping up with what is relevant and working right now), and who is at a similar position (but in a different region so you are not in direct competition with them).

Be decisive. Once you have enough information, act on it. Don’t be an over consumer of information and fail to produce anything.

Be confident. Speak clearly, succinctly, and as an authoritative figure. If people come to you with questions and you want to be viewed as the expert, do these things. Otherwise they will second-guess you.

Risk-taking to stand out

You must be willing to take risks in order to achieve something extraordinary. Even if it is the risk of failing, of putting yourself out there, of not being accepted or of people mocking your views, if you don’t risk showing your unique self, you will never stand out.

Don’t try to “blend in.” You’re unique. You have unique thoughts, abilities, and mannerisms. Embrace your uniqueness. Follow your interests. And don’t be afraid to show your true self, or else you risk disappearing into the crowd, not standing out from anyone because you don’t stand for anything.

Realize that not falling in line and doing what everyone else says/does may make some people feel uncomfortable. Some people will dislike you for your ideas, others will be envious of your success. But if you stay true to who you are and what your values are, you can go to sleep easy at night, all while achieving great things.

Taking risks is necessary to grow and succeed.

Realistically optimistic

Make the best of any situation. That doesn’t mean that you have to view every situation as a positive one. But it does mean that you should not dwell on the negative or on what you cannot change…

You CAN be an optimist and a realist at the same time. They do not have to be mutually exclusive. Being realistic is very important. But a lot of people don’t realize what they’re actually capable of and they view things as being “unrealistic” or out of reach when really they just haven’t found the right way to get what they want yet.

Figure out a way how to make a bad situation better. Do not be easily overcome when things don’t go your way. Stop saying, “I can’t do it.” Instead, ask, “How can I do it?”

Tips on leadership

It is just as important to reward good behavior as it is to punish misconduct.

When an employee’s (or a child’s) negative behaviors are tolerated, it can be detrimental to the health, mindset, and culture of the rest of the business (or family).

Remember to praise in public and to reprimand in private. This is a general rule (some people need to be scolded in public if, after several attempts to talk in private, doesn’t work).

Care about people first. When you show you care about them, that you respect them, they will work harder to achieve a common goal.

Clarity through simplification

Simplify to clarify.

If you can answer a question completely in 7 words, don’t use 8. If you can use the most simple language that even a child can understand, don’t use fancy words to possibly confuse others. If you do so, you’re doing so out of your own ego. You’re signaling to others “how smart you are.” Because if you were truly smart, you would not feel the need to prove it to others. Instead, your main focus would be to pass along information as clearly and concisely as possible, so that everyone listening understands and can put it into practice.