What would you achieve if you knew you couldn’t fail?
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 agreement that you could track back the things that had truly made a difference for us to a handful of techniques... [Read more]
The magic of thinking big or even bigger still
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 set big goals! If you’ve ever read a book on goal setting or personal development you... [Read more]
What should I set goals about? Goal setting tips and strategies
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 setting and personal development. If this is you and you are thinking, “What goals should... [Read more]
Why people don’t set goals when they know that they should
Whether for business, career, health, finance, social or hobbies, everyone knows and understands the power of goal setting. For years, experts and gurus have carped on about the value of setting goals. For decades, authors and speakers have written books and created programmes about goal setting. Everyone knows that they should set goals to help them to achieve their aims and objectives… So... [Read more]
Is this time management? A review of The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris
Review of The 4-Hour Workweek; Escape 9-5, live anywhere and join the new rich. Thus Timothy Ferris titled his new book. And what a book… There has been a lot of hype about this book. Some of it good, some of it bad. Take two conflicting and contrasting review comments on Amazon… * 5-Star highly recommended, "A must read" * 1-Star Shameless Self-promotion, "Please –... [Read more]
Gavin Ingham interviewed by Keybank on successful goal setting
I was interviewed by Keybank on goal setting for students but before you switch off and decide this is not relevant for you, it might well be! The answers are relevant for everyone no matter where you are in your career!! Everytime you see the word student or education below you will see that it can either be ignored or switched to make the answers relevant to you! 1) Why is it... [Read more]
Goal setting with no limitations
I take holidays as a good opportunity to read, digest and think about life and work in general and this week I am in Spain thinking about goals and goal setting. It´s occurred to me that I don´t talk about goals and goal setting enough. I don´t really know why. Certainly, it´s one of the most powerful personal and career development exercises I have ever done. I remember the... [Read more]
Work life balance for sales people� realistic or a pile of steaming dung?
Seems to me that there’s been a lot in the press recently work life balance. So many people have thrown their hats into the ring that I’m beginning to think that it’s the precursor to some sort of twilight world of badly dressed, Brut drizzled, 70’s wife swap party. Even David Cameron has been on record saying that people are more interested in work life balance today... [Read more]
The Bruce Lee Sales Training Academy
"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." Bruce Lee I guess you all know who Bruce Lee was… probably the most famous martial artist that ever walked the earth. Like many film stars who died young and under slightly suspicious circumstances Bruce Lee’s appeal and fame has outlived him and will continue to do so. I’ve been a bit of a Bruce Lee... [Read more]
