Posts Tagged ‘commitment’
Setting Goals? It’s About How We Play the Game
Life is a contact sport. My second favorite contact sport is American football. I even wrote a book about it. Commitment to our goals is a given. It’s how we play the game that counts. Three football lessons are my New Year’s resolutions. 1. Shake off the bad plays. When a quarterback throws an interception,…
Read MoreMy Mama Told Me, “We. Don’t. Quit.”
Ever notice you barrel through the meat of an assignment, but when it comes to putting on the finishing touches – BAM! Life gets in the way. To achieve most things in life, you must have commitment and discipline. Commitment is the will to see your objective realistically and dedicate your time and energy to…
Read MoreAre You Running Tough?
1983 – the finish line of my marathon. My running partner: Donna, a fellow HR trainer at Northrop Aircraft. Anyone who has run a marathon knows just how tough it can be. And it’s not about how you start, but how you finish. And it’s not even about HOW you finish, it’s just about finishing!…
Read MoreWho Are Your Cheerleaders?
These are dark days. We need a blast of a past blog, updated to remind us of the bright lights in our lives. Time to connect with the people who motivate us. We need them now more than ever. Recall a moment when you were excited. Was it when you started a new project or…
Read More“You Go Girls!”: U.S. Women Take the Gold
So I’m sure many of you watched the Opening Ceremonies for the Olympic Games on Friday night, and I’m sure many of you were as underwhelmed as I was. Even if I felt like being generous, what chance did the Brits have after the Chinese choreographed 10,000 people in perfect harmony in Beijing four years…
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