Brian Tracy's Blog, page 6

Why Risk-Taking Is Required To Achieve Your Goals

Your ability to achieve goals is affected by the risk-taking strategies you use in all areas of your life.

Taking risks involves moving beyond the status quo to take advantage of new opportunities and gain more rewards. This often requires overcoming our personal emotions and sacrificing time, energy, and even money to create a better life.

Being a risk taker doesn’t mean you are reckless–when you take calculated risks. Learn more about positive vs. negative risk-taking, the benefits of taking r...

How to Set Long-Term Goals for Success In Business

Your ability to set long-term goals and constantly be thinking about the future of your business has an inordinate impact on the success and profitability of your enterprise.

All top executives are long-term thinkers.

They project forward five years and they think about where they want to be and what they will have to be doing at that time in order to achieve their long-term goals. They are constantly asking themselves how to set goals and better their strategic planning process to further thei...

Potential Ways To Make More Money: 20 Creative Ideas

Although money may not be your primary focus in life, you need to have a certain amount of income to care for yourself and a family.

Housing, food, clothing, entertainment, schooling, and other expenses all add up quickly. In many cases, the income you earn from your full-time job won’t be enough to meet all of your family’s needs.

In other cases, this income can meet your most basic needs, but it doesn’t provide you with the extra money you need to save for retirement or pay for a vacation. For...

How To Achieve Financial Freedom

One goal that we all have in common is that we all want to make more money in order to achieve financial freedom.

However, only a small percentage of us actually achieve the financial freedom we long for.

We all want to have enough money so that we never have to worry about money again. The only question is, “Are you ready to do it or not?”

The good news is that there are more people achieving financial freedom faster today than ever before.

Through proper financial planning and making it a goal...

How To Be Happy In Life

Everyone is in the pursuit of a happy life. Whether we realize it or not, humans seek to be happy. It drives our choices, emotions, and decisions.

But what makes a happy life? The answer is different for everyone, but some common threads apply. 

I want to help you learn how to build a happier life for yourself.

Pursue a Meaningful Life

Everyone’s version of a happy life is unique. Some people are their happiest when serving others, while others find great joy in pursuing their interests. For m...

How To Stay Motivated – Tips And Advice

It is no secret that some days it is easier to find motivation than others. But both your professional and personal success depend on your ability to stay motivated through good days and bad days.

Regardless of what is causing you to lose a little drive, today we are breaking down the most common stressful situations and how you can stay motivated through them all.

In this article, I’ll share with you my best tips on how to stay motivated at work, when you are trying to lose weight, when times a...

Goal Setting – Your Guide To Setting And Achieving Goals

One of the most common questions I am asked on a regular basis is “What is the importance of goal setting?” or “Is it really necessary to set goals?”

I can personally attest to its importance in my own professional life, and I simply cannot overstate the fact that personal goal setting always has been and remains one of the first steps you will take in your journey toward finding your true calling and unparalleled success.

To quote another expert on the subject, philanthropist, and author Tony R...

How To Trust Yourself And Build Real Self-Confidence

Self-trust. Self-confidence. These are the types of buzzwords that we constantly hear being thrown around in today’s society. But what do they really mean? How can we learn to trust ourselves? And why is this so important?

Today I’m going to help you take a deep dive into all things trust and confidence. We’ll talk about what these terms mean and how they can benefit your life. 

Then, I’m sharing a list of strategies you can put into action to get past your fear, mistakes, past trauma, or negati...

Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills – Steps, Processes & Technique

When you are faced with a problem, how do you go about solving it? Do you let it overwhelm you, or do you flex your problem-solving muscles and figure out the best solution?

People who allow themselves to be overwhelmed or ignore complex problems often become frantic and confused. They usually end up taking a haphazard approach to thinking, and then they are dismayed when they find themselves floundering and making no progress.

Luckily, there is a much better way.

I’d like to introduce you to a...

How To Negotiate A Raise The Effective Way

As a job seeker, you may or may not get an opportunity to negotiate your salary before accepting a new job. But once you’ve been working for a year or so, it’s usually time for a pay increase.

Salary negotiations can seem intimidating unless you are prepared.

When you are asking for a raise at the right time, you are armed with the right information to show why you deserve a raise, that you are familiar with salary negotiation strategies, and are able to approach your manager with a positive att...