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December 23, 2013

The 10 Biggest Mistakes People Make in Setting Goals

If you are anything like me, you’re already thinking about the year ahead. How will it be different than this one? What might be possible? What do I want to accomplish?


Missing the Target

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It’s time to begin thinking about goal-setting for 2014.


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December 20, 2013

5 People to Consider for Your Blog Audience

This is a guest post by Joseph LaLonde. He is a youth leader at Oak Crest Church of God and a leadership blogger. You can read his blog and follow him on Twitter.

When I began writing my blog, I wanted to reach everyone. Young, old, and anyone in-between. Choosing everyone as my audience seemed like a wise choice. It would give me the widest reach.


5 People to Consider for Your Blog Audience

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But, man oh man, was I ever wrong. I should have considered narrowing my audience and writing for one specific person.


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December 18, 2013

#077: How to Find a Mentor to Take You Further, Faster [Podcast]

Recently, I recorded a podcast interview with Alex Barker at the Leadership Dojo. He asked me, “So how do young leaders find mentors?” It’s a question I get at least once a week.


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To be brutally honest, your chances of finding a mentor are slim and none. The problem is your definition of mentorship. It’s too narrow.


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December 17, 2013

Habit Is What Keeps You Going [Quote]






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Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

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December 16, 2013

Call Instructions for Tonight’s Teleseminar [Announcement]

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Call Instructions for Tonight’s Teleseminar

In case you registered for tonight’s free teleseminar on goal-setting and misplaced your call instructions or didn’t receive them, you can find them here. I look forward to talking with you soon!

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Published on December 16, 2013 16:41

How to Get Clear, Get Motivated, and Get Started in 2014

It’s easy to get lost in the moment when hiking through a place like the Colorado Rockies. It happened to me recently. After following a winding trail up a flower-covered slope, I returned down the same trail—or so I thought.


5 Days to Your Best Year Ever


It was several minutes before I realized that I was in the wrong place. Things looked different. The landmarks had changed. Somewhere along the way I had taken a wrong turn and ended up here.


I was lost!

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December 15, 2013

Join Me for a Free Goal-Setting Teleseminar

I’m hosting a free Live Q&A Call tomorrow, Monday, December 16th at 9:00 pm EST. We’ll be discussing “The Secrets to Creating Your Best Year Ever.” I want to help you make 2014 extraordinary!


Join Me for a Free Goal Setting Teleseminar



What questions do you have about setting goals?
How can I help you overcome the discouragement and distraction that may have kept you from achieving them?
How can we make 2014 your best year ever?

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December 13, 2013

My eBook, Platform, on Sale for $2.99! [Book]






Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World



My eBook, Platform, on Sale for $2.99! (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012)











For the entire month of December my New York Times bestseller, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World is on sale in your favorite format: Kindle, Nook, iBook, and Kobo. This would make a great gift for some you know who needs to launch their platform in 2014 or take it to the next level.

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December 12, 2013

What You Need to Nail Your Goals in 2014

Unless you’re banking on blind luck, goals are essential to your success. But having goals doesn’t guarantee success. In fact, most people I know have several significant dreams and aspirations but struggle to see them realized. Why?


5 Days to Your Best Year Ever, Video #2


As a business executive, corporate consultant, speaker, and mentor, I’ve seen traditional goal-setting fail time and again in the face of demanding schedules and competing priorities.


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December 11, 2013

#076: An Interview with Gary Vaynerchuk [Podcast]

This is something I have never done on my podcast—an interview. However, this opportunity was too good to pass up.


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image courtesy of Gary Vaynerchuk

Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Gary Vaynerchuk, author of the new bestseller, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook.


This is one one of the best social media books I have read in a long time. In fact, I had a hard time getting through it, because I kept stopping to implement Gary’s step-by-step recommendations.


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