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"Goal-setting" Blog Posts

October 18, 2023

18 Ways to Be the Best You Can Be

We all want to be thought of as good employees, but if we really want to fulfill our career aspirations, then we need to push ourselves to be the best that we can be! After all, if we only do the minimum required of us, we probably won't get very far. So, if you've set […]

July 19, 2023

You Failed Your Goals... Now What?

I had a lot of resolutions for myself this year. And yet we're now closer to the next year than the last, and I can't seem to think of a single noteworthy achievement to show for it.

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May 25, 2022

Using SMART Goals to Re-Energize Yourself

Goals are a great way to measure progress, define priorities, and expand a knowledge area or skill you're passionate about. But it’s so easy to think about what we want to achieve in ambitious, nebulous terms rather than defining the specifics

December 29, 2021

Replace Your New Year Resolutions With a Hope Letter

You can lump people into two distinct groups: those who set New Year resolutions, and those who don't. But, maybe there's a third way

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February 16, 2021

How to Do What You Know You Need to Do – #MTtalk Roundup

"Delaying the things we should be doing can also become harmful to our physical and mental well-being." - Bill Tucker

January 19, 2021

Rethinking Goal Setting -- #MTtalk Roundup

As we bid farewell to a tumultuous 2020 and look forward to a more stable 12 months, people are slowly but surely starting to exercise more thoughtful control over aspects of their lives

July 4, 2019

How to Show Self-Compassion – Your Top Tips!

How do you react when you make a mistake or fall short of your goals? If you're anything like me, you'll criticize yourself relentlessly. And you'll dwell on the moments before the blunder, picking apart every decision that led you there. But what if the tables were turned and it was your colleague that slipped […]

January 3, 2019

Who Said We Can't Change?

What makes a high performer? Is it hard work and commitment, or a more strategic application of effort? For Marc Effron, it's all of the above, but the second approach is the deal breaker. The subtitle of his new book, "8 Steps to High Performance," says it all: "Focus on What You Can Change (Ignore […]

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July 24, 2018

What Do Top Performers Do Differently? – #MTtalk Roundup

“When you truly study top performers in any field, what sets them apart is not their physical skill; it is how they control their minds." – Tina Brown, British journalist and author An Unlikely Champion The Comrades Marathon is one of South Africa's annual sporting highlights. It's a 56 mile (90 kilometer) ultra marathon that takes […]

January 18, 2018

Your Top Tips for Staying Focused on Your Goals

Your goals are the building blocks of success. Without goals, your career, and even your life, can drift aimlessly. But having a goal is no guarantee of success – a statement of intent is just the start of your journey. You have to know how to define your goals, how to create a plan to achieve […]

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