Accountability Partners

  Do you have an accountability partner? As a Life coach, I hold the client accountable to what they said they wanted. Holding yourself accountable is one of the key ingredients to goal achieving. It does not have to be a pro helping you. Anyone who you like and...

Do you have a Chief Definite Goal?

Napoleon Hill in his seminal work, “Think and Grow Rich” speaks about your Chief Definite Aim.This is the Gold Standard of goal setting. It goes beyond checklists and acquiring stuff. It is what gets you up in the morning.Last fall, I developed Lyme disease, and spent...

The next ninety days

I am going to start seeming to contradict goal setting doctrine. For right now, don’t worry about setting three- to five-year goals. I know, it seems like heresy. So what am I suggesting? Focus on the next ninety days. What one thing accomplished in the next three...

6 out of seven dwarfs aren’t happy

Well, our country is in the middle of tax season. It is also a good time to evaluate where you are, and where you want to be. Did you make what you wanted to? Did that RRSP get contributed to? Are your deductions all neatly organized? No really, some people really...

Values Driven Goals

I just got an insight on true goal setting from Andy Stanley, a noted author, pastor and podcaster. People believe that coaches are to help people get what they want out of life. However, for this to be truly valuable, knowing what they want is less useful than...

Someday Isle

Many people are traveling this winter, so it is appropriate to discuss Someday Isle. It’s not a place, it is a mindset. Originally penned by Dennis Waitley. Someday Isle will go back to school. Someday Isle I will go to Hawaii. Someday Isle will lose that 30 lbs. This...