RapidStart Leadership

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

If there is a gap between where we are and where we want to go, often the way across is to construct a bridge. Whether you are building a real bridge, or bridging the gap to your goal you need a span that can withstand the pressures of life; here’s how. If your goal is important, why would you treat it any differently?

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 5, 2017

What happens when you set a goal and fail to achieve it? In January of this year I set a personal goal. Does goal failure make me a failure? The goal was to complete the Mile Run Trail Challenge Half Marathon on April 1 st in under two and a half hours. Set weekly and daily sub-goals. I missed the goal.

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Whether it’s those dreaded group projects in school, or watching a construction crew by the side of the road, some people just don’t seem to be giving it their full effort. Goal Achievability. Those who believe the group’s goal is impossible to achieve are more likely to slack off; they think effort is futile. Goal Value.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 30, 2018

But with this boss, his goal was to honestly find out how to help. He his goal was to learn how to leverage the resources under his control to help me do even better. Together we set the vision and goals, but there was no doubt I was fully responsible for getting it done. He didn’t do my job for me. He made hard decisions.

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 6, 2017

They identify actions that align with their values and further their goals. Lots of passion can be a good thing if you find a way to apply it constructively. Pro-active people reserve for themselves the freedom to choose how they will respond to stimuli. They choose their words and behaviors purposefully. Reduce the pressure.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We are tempted to set up a defense, to construct an alibi, and concoct stories in the attempt to explain why we are failing. “It Viewing the problem as external means it might be different with somebody else, and you have reason to keep trying. Play the Prosecutor. When things go wrong, it’s easy to become defeatist.

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