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Goal Setting: Crash Test Dummy Edition

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But too often these goals fall by the wayside before the snow has had a chance to melt. With all the writing I’ve been doing recently on goals, I thought it might be fun to put my money where my mouth is, set a New Year’s goal of my own in a public way, and see if I can stick to it. Make small sub-goals. Define Success.

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Master the Habit Cycle and Achieve Your Goals

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It’s easy to set a goal. NOTE: This video and transcript are excerpted from the “ Building Habits that Stick” lesson in my on-line course entitled Goal-Getting: How to Build Your Framework for Success. Establishing good habits can be a very powerful way to keep you on track towards your goal.

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The 18th Mile: It’s Not the Finish Line Leaders Should Focus On

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In leadership as in the marathon, it's not the finish line we need to focus on, but the 18th mile, if we want to reach our goal; here's why. The post The 18th Mile: It’s Not the Finish Line Leaders Should Focus On appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Mind the Gap: 8 Ways to Close the Trust Gap on Your Team

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But like boarding a train, there comes a moment when they have to step from the platform into the passenger compartment and join you for the ride. Train to the Coast. My family was visiting Dublin, Ireland, some years ago and we planned to take a train to see the coast. Keep the train clean. Click To Tweet.

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Everyday Winners – How to Build Mental Toughness One Day at a Time

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Goal achievement. Mental Resistance Training. In fact, think of it as resistance training. This is just resistance training for your mind. It means progressing to the next step. It means scoring a win today. Build a string of small successes. Mental toughness. You become a little bit stronger.

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Demotivation: 7 Ways You Might Be Killing Your Team’s Spirit

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Setting impossible goals. ” The problem is that your team may not think that ambitious goal is even remotely possible, given the effort it took to get to X in the first place. . Goals are good, especially well-designed goals. This can be common, especially with a new leader who wants to make her mark.

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How to be a Great Boss: 9 Ways to Get a 5-Star Rating From Your Team

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Every day my teams went “outside the wire” to train and advise the Iraqi Border Police along a 200 kilometer stretch of international boundary. 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.

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