Goals are for Sissies

It's that same pattern we expereince each year and I am just as guilty. The holiday for December has come and gone and we are cleaning up the home and the life to fulfill the promise that next year will be different, better, even the best one yet. We make the goals (resolutions for some) and we make promises to ourselves, even to others, yet somehow we always forget that making the goals is the easy part. It is taking the action, having the drive, and being persistant that gets most people caught in a snare before Valentine's Day.

Goals in and of themselves are for sissies. It doens't take any courage to think of what one wants or to even take the next step, which is to write it down. Even those who draft on a cocktail napkin on New Year's Eve what their next year will look like, have taken some action, but again it takes more. Those who make the goals and then think that is all it takes have it all wrong. It is action that makes the difference. This year, do more, be more, believe more and take more action. We created a manual to write your goals down, but I venture to say, this is still the first step. Can you make a difference this year? You bet! Can you lose that weight, quit that habit, be a better parent, make that higher income? You bet! In the words of Tim McGraw - "How Bad Do You Want It?" This year, don't just come up with what you want, come up with what you are willing to do to make it happen.

What is Leadership Intentionally?

What if you could lead people with a purpose on purpose? You can. Many people ask me about our current training programs: Leadership Intentionally and Success Intentionally. The questions usually sound something like this:
"Can you really lead or be successful by accident?"
"What does it mean to lead intentionally?"
The answer to the first question is YES and many do, which is the reason you will find one hit wonders and one time successes. Without knowing how to repeat the process, it is luck and timing that helps you succeed. Being intentional with a process that leads to success and successful leadership helps you to achieve your goals in both areas on purpose.

Leadership Intentionally is what we teach aspiring leaders or managers who wish to be leaders how to do. There are many factors involved, yet three of the most important ones include:
1. Desire
2. Skills
3. Practice

With a desire to lead, which we can help you pinpoint and even predict, one will work more diligently to develop the skills and practice them for habit forming behavior. Leadership Intentionally is your key to learning how to lead those you have the privilege of working with to greatness, instead of just goodness. More to come...

Success???

What does your idea of successful leadership look like? What does your idea of success look like? What is standing in your way of achieving it? Think about that now before we come up on January (New Year's Resolutions and Goals) and you will be ahead of the game!