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01/05/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Discouraged By Other People’s Negative Beliefs?

Have you ever felt discouraged by the negative beliefs and comments of others –  about your ability to achieve your goals and dreams?  Did you have the courage to keep going? Or did you give up?

No matter what other’s believe, I encourage you to have the courage to go for it!  Believe in yourself and keep striving to fine the pathways, tools and people etc who can help you to increase your capacity to successfully achieve your dreams.

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Here is a short inspirational video showing a number of famous people who had the courage to ignore the negative beliefs of others, and to follow their goals and dreams.

What goals, dreams and aspirations are yearning to achieve?  Have the courage to take action today so that you can bring your dreams alive!

Please share your thoughts on this topic.  Thanks for visiting today.

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29/04/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Courage Is Essential To Achieve Your Goals

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The road to achieving goals can be challenging, especially if it’s a big stretchy goal you’ve set for your self!

There will be times of uncertainty where you’re not sure which path to take.  There will times when your own fears will rise within you.  There may also be times when the people around you, including partners, family, friends, colleagues and others, may be negative or question your knowledge, skills and ability to do what’s required.

Courage Is Essential For Achieving Goals

Courage therefore, is an essential component of achieving your goals.  The courage to keep to keep taking the actions required.  The courage to continue refining and strengthening your habits, attitude and skills, until your successfully achieve your goals.  The courage to move past fears.

Remember courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s the ability to act in spite of fear.

What goals, dreams and aspirations do you need the courage to achieve?  Have the courage to take action today so that you can bring your dreams alive!

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27/04/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
― Maya Angelou

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06/03/2015 by Lisa McDonald

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Hello Friends,

In December I was offered the opportunity to get involved in a special project.  It was a new and exciting opportunity, something as I’d never done before.

It went on to my goals list, and I made my commitment to the organiser.

My bit is now done and the project is being finalised.   Yay!

Stay Tuned!  Next week I’ll be announcing my exciting news!!

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04/03/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

5 Essential Elements To Incorporate Into Your Strategic Planning

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Strategic Planning For Success And Healthy Living

Creating a Strategic Plan is an important aspect of achieving more of your goals; whether that’s for your personal or business life.  It helps you to map out the what, when, how and who aspects of progressing and achieving your goals.

Being strategic is not about trying to do everything.  Trying to do this will drain your time, energy and money, and may even lead to burnout!  It certainly won’t support you in achieving your key goals.

Strategic planning is about mapping out your direction and the things you will do to maximise the outcomes of higher order priorities.  And, about conserving the time, energy and money that you required to achieve your goals.

5 Essential Elements To Incorporate Into Your Strategic Planning

In order to create an effective plan for achieving your goals, which is  based on higher order priorities, it is essential that your have clarity around the following five key elements:

Based on/in line with

  1. your mission
  2. your vision
  3. highest order goals?
  4. highest values?
  5. your offerings – the resources you have available to progress your goals in terms of – skills, knowledge, experience, people to available to assist, things

Do you have a strategic life plan and business plan which incorporates each of the above 5 essential elements?  If not,  I strongly suggest you schedule time to do so if you want to successfully achieve your goals.

Empower yourself today by taking at least one step today that will move you closer to your goals!

If you feel stuck, uncertain or overwhelmed about writing goals that you’d really love to achieve, or want some guidance with implementing your goals, then I’d love to assist you. Take action today by contacting me to have a FREE initial discussion.

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