There was an interesting article in today's Times about Jessica Ennis and her training regimes. Based on Malcolm Gladwell's book "Outliers" and Dr. K Anders Ericsson's studies, Toni Minichiello (Ennis's coach) said, "There's a classic study that everyone in sport knows that says it takes ten years … [Read more...]
How Can I Get Motivated When My Team Are Demotivated?
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Here's a question that was asked the other day on my LinkedIn group and I thought that the answer I gave would be of interest to my blog readers as it is a situation that I see fairly often which is impacting both individuals and sales leaders... "How can I get motivated when my team members have … [Read more...]
What Would You Achieve If You Knew You Couldn’t Fail?
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I was meeting with a good friend of mine, Andy Smith (NLP and EI trainer), the other day and, over a tasty Chinese buffet lunch, we were talking about “things that truly make a difference”. Interestingly, and despite all of the training courses that we had both been on, we were in total … [Read more...]
An Interview With Race Across America Endurance Athlete And Executive Coach Jim Rees
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Today I am pleased to share with you some motivational thoughts and ideas from a good friend of mine Jim Rees. Jim is an endurance athlete who has achieved some amazing feats including the Race Across America endurance race in both 2005 and 2007. Jim is also a triathlete, executive coach and keynote … [Read more...]
The Magic Of Thinking Big Or Even Bigger Still
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OK! OK! So I borrowed part of the title but so what, it’s a good one and I like it! If you’ve been following my missives on goal setting so far, you’ll know that I have already alluded to the fact that when setting goals you ought to set them big. So here it is for the record, think big and … [Read more...]
What Should I Set Goals About? Goal Setting Tips & Strategies
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Many people know that they ought to set goals but they don’t for a variety of reasons. One that comes up frequently is that they don’t know what to set goals about. There are three distinct groups of people that this article will be of use to... The first are people who are new to goals, goal … [Read more...]
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