“So, what do you do?” We’ve all answered the question before. In fact, many of us have answered it so many times that we could probably recite the explanation in our sleep. For some, the response is simple: “I’m a psychologist.” “I teach second grade.” “I’m in sales for Coca-Cola.” Sure, each one of these…
Accountability Partnering 201: 4 Tips for Choosing Your Partner
Recently, I wrote a post outlining the concept of accountability partnering—a powerful tool for achieving your personal goals. In that post, I made some suggestions for accountability success, but none of those tips will get you far without the right partner. In choosing the best person for helping you achieve each goal, consider these 4…
Accountability Partnering 101: Support for Achieving Your Own Goals
When you tell your boss your job goals, she’s going to check back and see how you’re doing. If you commit to an exercise plan with your personal trainer, he’ll ask how you did last week. We even let children hold us responsible: “Daddy, you promised we could go to the zoo today!” This is…
Back to School: A Lesson in Easy vs. Good
No matter how old I get, colorful trees still get me thinking of back to school. Of summer’s lazy days coming to an end, replaced by the drudgery of classroom life. With September, we say goodbye to the spontaneous, unscheduled days of summer, replacing freedom with strict school bells that order us from one activity…
The Law of Compensation II: How to Increase Your Value
In my last blog post, The Law of Compensation: How to Make More in Any Year, I promised to follow up by answering a simple and essential question: How? How do we constantly make ourselves more valuable? As many of my readers know, I think there’s great power in brevity. So, I’ve selected 3 brief…
