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Tag Archives: Goal
The Courage to See Beyond the Horizon
Many of life’s greatest possibilities begin long before they can be seen. Every meaningful achievement, every transformation and every breakthrough is first born in the quiet space of imagination, belief and vision. Long before the seed becomes a forest, someone … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Imagination
Tagged Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Courage, Goal, Horizon, Imagination, Muhammad Ali, Plan, Vision, Wayne Gretzky
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Make It One Heck of a Summer
With the beginning of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere, Philip Humbert’s article, “Make It One Heck of a Summer,” and its message of “carpe diem” again comes to mind. I share this at the beginning of each summer as … Continue reading
Learnings from the Story of the Touchstone… Intentionality
In the blog, A Gift of Inspiration, is found the story of the Touchstone. It speaks about a book that survived the burning of the ancient Library of Alexandria. A poor man acquired it and found within it a thin … Continue reading
Posted in Tools
Tagged Allegory, Focus, Goal, Habit, John Maxwell, Mindset, Possibility, Potential, Purpose, Vigilance
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Beyond the Bridge
A friend, a university professor, recently shared a story with me about how a mis-spoken sentence turned into a great learning and insight. Toward the end of his class, he was reviewing the course syllabus about what was ahead in … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond
Tagged Accomplishment, Allegory, Arthur C. Clarke, Challenge, David Russell, Enlightenment, Goal, Insight, Limit
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Great Results Don’t Mean You Are the Best – The Value of the “Soft Stuff”
In his recent blog post, But Are You Doing Your Work?, Seth Godin reminds great leaders that their work is more than simply achieving a goal. He writes: “A doctor might think her job is to cure diseases. But, in … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond, Tools
Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Expectation, Focus, Goal, Growth, Quality, Seth Godin
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Make It One Heck of a Summer
With the beginning of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere, Philip Humbert’s article, “Make It One Heck of a Summer,” and its message of “carpe diem” again comes to mind. I share this at the beginning of each summer as … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Goal, Happiness, Holiday, Philip Humbert, Success
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When Dreams Turn Into Goals
A friend recently shared with me his reflections on his visit to Italy. He wrote: “From this trip, I learned so much about the culture and history of Italy, but also learned a lot about myself. I learned how to … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic
Tagged Allegory, Confucius, Dream, Goal, Greg Reid, Inspiration, Plan, SONG, Tony Robbins
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On the Power of Dreams
Cesar Chavez tells great leaders: “To make a great dream come true, first requires a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.” It is from dreams that visions arise, and from visions strategy;from strategy goals and from goals results. Dreams … Continue reading
Posted in Imagination
Tagged Cesar Chavez, Dream, Eleanor Roosevelt, Goal, Instinct, Perseverance, Persistence, Possibility, Vincent Van Gogh, Vision
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On the Joy of Aspirations
“Aspiration is dissatisfaction with the gap between now and not-yet. Aspiration is dissatisfaction with who-you-are-now and who-you-hope-to-be in the future” writes Dan Rockwell. Another way of saying this is that aspiration is the fiery goal inspired by passion and commitment to … Continue reading
Posted in Imagination
Tagged Aspiration, Commitment, Dan Rockwell, Future, Goal, Henry David Thoreau, Inspiration, Passion, Possibility
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On the Power of Small Wins
Legendary coach, John Wooden, wrote: “When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur…. Don’t look for the quick, big improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That’s the only way it happens – and when … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Tools
Tagged Beauty, Challenge, Demand, Excitement, Goal, Henry David Thoreau, Importance, Improvement, John Wooden, Joy, Karl Weik, Mindset, Opportunity, Skill
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