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In Life, “The Excuse Department is Closed”

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“The excuse department is closed” – I got this quote from a recent blog post on TechCrunch by 2X entrepreneur and VC Mark Suster.  I’ve really enjoyed Mark’s blog posts and insights. Is this post, Mark talks about TEDIC and how it relates to sales. I wholeheartedly agree with his comments.

As this applies to life, there are so many things that we can use to excuse us from doing what we KNOW we should do. The successful people are the ones that can say no to what they want to do and yes to what they should do.

Setting Monthly Goals

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What separates those people who are moving their lives forward from those that stagnate? How do some people seem to always be growing, changing, excited about life, looking forward to the future?I've been thinking about this quite a bit lately. Maybe it's because I just turned 40, but I want my life to move forward. I don't want to stagnate. I want to see progress physically, intellectually, spiritually, emotionally. How do I make sure I'm making progress?In my mind it's all about setting goals. I've gotten into the habit of creating life goals. What I realized is that I wasn't defining incremental goals to achieve the life goals I've committed to. They are broadly defined with no real time limit. Read more [...]

Great Insights on Improving Performance

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A recent blog post entitled “Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything” on HBR by Tony Schwartz really caught my eye. Mr. Schwartz points to research which dispels the myth that certain people are gifted for certain things and that’s that. Here’s a quote from the post: “I've accepted the incredibly durable myth that some people are born with special talents and gifts, and that the potential to truly excel in any given pursuit is largely determined by our genetic inheritance. “ This turns out not to be true. There are things that you can do to excel. He are Schwartz’s six keys: Pursue what you love Do the hardest work first Practice intensely Seek expect Read more [...]