Entries Tagged as 'Decision-making'

Don’t quit during training

June 3rd, 2010 · 59 Comments

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” ~Muhammad Ali Many people make decisions when things aren’t going well. They look for relief in the despair of the valley instead of waiting for the clarity that comes from being on [...]

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Tags: Attitude · Character · Decision-making · personal growth

Are you driven by Emotion? Or Character?

April 20th, 2010 · 33 Comments

Earlier this week on Facebook and Twitter, I shared this statement from Dick Biggs: The greatest gap in life is the one between knowing and doing. Life would certainly be easier – and success more simple – if all it took to achieve was to KNOW the right things and DECIDE to do them, right? [...]

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Tags: Attitude · Character · Decision-making · Discipline · Work · leadership · personal growth · success

On priorities: Which ball do you drop?

March 22nd, 2010 · 34 Comments

In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relationship of work to your other commitments: Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them – work, family, health, friends and spirit – and you’re keeping all of [...]

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Tags: Decision-making · Priorities · Work · personal growth · success

More books … at your request

August 5th, 2009 · 12 Comments

In response to your suggestions for future books, I described in my last post how some questions could actually be answered by already-published books. Next month, we’re going to talk about my next book (the one that comes out next spring). But before we do, here are some other published books and some of your [...]

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Tags: Attitude · Communication · Decision-making · Failing Forward · The Difference Maker · Today Matters · books · success

Crises call for critical choices

April 14th, 2009 · 12 Comments

With the economy in its current state, it seems like every time we turn around, a new crisis appears. Bank failures, home foreclosures, business ventures reluctantly abandoned. In times like these, good leadership is especially critical. I recently addressed this in a session for the Maximum Impact program, which will be available in October. One [...]

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Tags: Decision-making