Discard Annualized Thinking

One of the biggest barriers to high performance is annualized thinking. Annualized thinking is the unspoken belief that there is plenty of time in the year to make things happen. If we have a slow start in January, we may be disappointed, but we think, “I’ve got 11 more months to make my goal.”…

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You Were Built to Rise

Like a beautiful hot air balloon rising in the sky, you were built to rise. Rise higher in business. Rise higher in life. But many never rise to their full potential. Some never rise at all. Why? The reason some people never rise to their full potential is the same reason some hot air balloons…

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Sometimes We Need to Hear ‘No’

Most of us sales and business development types don’t like to hear the word “no.” I get it. But sometimes, us management types need to hear “no.” Let me explain. I recently asked our administrative assistant if she would help with a new project. She replied with an emphatic but polite “no.” The truth is that she was correct…

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