Past experiences sometimes offer future opportunities
In recent weeks, as we enter the winter period and the evenings start to close in, I have been reminded that we are entering the period of the year when it is good to start clearing the decks and planning for the coming year. Reflect on Past Experiences Time is going to pass quickly as […]
Positivity – Positive action and thinking leads to success
Linked with motivation, resilience and patience I have found positivity is essential to complete the full success compass. To be fair it probably underpins the other 3 and is a must have in your armoury. Most successful people state positivity as their ‘must have’ attitude in their lives. They, as well as I believe that […]
Patience is a virtue
We’ve all heard the adage of ‘patience is a virtue’ but the meaning can be a little confusing unless thought about and a productive definition is applied to it. Patience is not passive acceptance On the face of it, it seems to intimate that if you are patient eventually good things will happen to you. […]
Resilience – can you keep going in the face of challenge?
Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, it can also be described as an inner toughness in the face of challenge. Resilience is another ‘soft’ skill that goes hand in hand with motivation when you are trying to achieve anything in life. Without the two working together the route to your goal will […]
Staying Motivated – part of the Success Compass
The first point on the success compass is motivation. I have written about motivation before but not in terms of how to maintain it. Staying motivated is crucial to success If you do not have the motivation to keep on with your strategy (or with anything in life for that matter) you will ultimately fail. […]
The Success Compass – Honing your softer skills for success
In the past few weeks I’ve given you the strategies and tools on how to work out your purpose, target your big shiny goal and how to plan the tasks to accomplish your dream future. Why you need softer skills to succeed There are other ‘softer’ skills that you need to have and/or develop in […]
Final Steps: Monitor Progress towards your Purpose
Monitoring progress towards your goal is not a one-off step but a continuous process. I mentioned in step 6 that there are a few important things that you need to bear in mind and apply alongside the big shiny goal process if you want to succeed. These aren’t strictly part of the process but they […]
Strategy Success – Actions and Accomplishments – Step 6
Continuing my series on purpose and achieving your big shiny goal, we have reached the point where you are taking action and moving closer to your goal. Just a note; this is a process, not a one-off activity as a successful strategy requires refining and tweaking as you implement. A successful strategy keeps evolving As […]
Categorised Strategy & Action Lists – Step 5
Your strategy list after step 4 may be a bit long and cumbersome and a more manageable strategy list is going to be required to a) keep your focussed and b) stop you losing heart. By looking at your full list you should be able to group things together into similar areas. Try moving things […]
Developing Your Strategy – Step 4 – Making Business Connections
Continuing with developing your strategy list in Step 3 where you focussed on your ultimate goal, you should have been able to match up some of your current skills and attributes to what you will need to retain moving forward to your ultimate goal. However, there are going to be things on your strategy list […]