by Kevin Brimhall | Aug 25, 2010 | Goals / Purpose
It’s not like they suddenly discovered that they were going to have thousands of hours of free time on their hands that needed to be filled. Yet here they were, on the verge of one of those key life moments, looking ready, excited, a little stressed, and a bit...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 6, 2010 | Book Summaries, Goals / Purpose
In "How to Become CEO. The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization," author Jeffrey J. Fox expands on 75 factors to help a person become the head honcho, the top banana, the big cheese, the boss. I’ve selected 21 from Fox’s list to...
by Kevin Brimhall | May 22, 2009 | Book Summaries, Goals / Purpose
In this book, the author takes a contrarian view about how people attain high levels of success. He contends that certainly, although skills, knowledge and a lot of hard work are required, success is also greatly influenced by one’s "ecology"....
by Kevin Brimhall | May 5, 2009 | Goals / Purpose
I have always felt that one of the most important skill-sets that a person can have is the ability to set goals and achieve them. Goals are essential for establishing direction, defining actions, and measuring progress. Similarly, it is critical that businesses be...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 5, 2009 | Goals / Purpose
Humans respond to pain. Of course there’s physical pain, such as a headache or a stubbed toe or a broken arm, but that’s not what I’m referring to. I mean the pain that comes from not being satisfied with how things are going in your life:...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 24, 2008 | Goals / Purpose
The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get. When Andrew Carnegie died, they discovered a sheet of paper upon which he had written one of the major goals...
