You Want it? You Gotta Reach for it! S-T-R-E-T-C-H
I was reminded by one of my new clients this week that everything you want is outside your comfort zone. How do I know this? Because you would have it if it was comfortable. This is not always easy to hear. Many of us work hard, often unconsciously, to become as comfortable as possible. I […]
Commit!
“Until one is committed, there is a hesitancy, the chance to draw back. The moment one definitely commits oneself then Providence moves too. All sort of things occur to help one that would otherwise never have occurred. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” […]
Keeping Agreements – What Best to do When you Don’t
We have covered a number of points in this blog series. We have noted the importance of keeping agreements; that the more you keep them, the more you will stand out to other people and the more you will get what you want. We have noted the importance for trust-building to recognize when you have […]
Keeping Agreements With Yourself
In this blog post I want to make a distinction about agreements. Often when I talk about making and keeping agreements, most people assume I am talking about agreements with other people. And I am. But there is another category of agreement that is equally powerful to look at and that is the agreements that […]
What Happens When You Keep Your Agreements?
What is going to change when you start keeping your agreements on a regular basis? We have been talking over the last couple months about making and keeping agreements. If you have not seen all the posts, here is the first one: http://www.mclarencoaching.com/set-yourself-apart/ You can scroll through to see all the posts in this series. […]
On Making and Keeping Promises
Quotes That Make the Point In the midst of our blog series on making and keeping promises, here are historical quotes that speak to our point: “Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.” ~Jean Jacques Rousseau “The best way to keep one’s word is […]
Step 2 – How to Keep Your Agreements
This may seem a odd “how to” blog, but many people do not keep agreements. In step 1, we invited you to become aware of what you are saying and doing that may be construed as an agreement. In a prior blog, we talked about the prices you pay for breaking your agreements – mostly […]
Do Not Underestimate the Power of Agreements
“All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.” — Stephen Covey As a coach, I once had the opportunity to attend a training that was put on by a school. It was a special type of school. It was a school of last resort – a school where parents who were afraid that […]
Keeping Agreements – Step 1 – Have you Made an Agreement?
Step one to keeping agreements is knowing when you are making them. What is an agreement? This is an odd topic for some people. I believe the question to be one of trust and communication. In other words, if the other person thinks you have made an agreement with them and you break it, your […]
How Do You Get What You Want in 2017?
Answer: Look ahead, decide what it is, commit it to writing. (There is more you can do, but this alone will take you a long way.) When is the Right Time to Get Ready for 2017? Answer: Right now. Here we are – 2 weeks from the end of the year. We are, many of […]