I’m a big believer that how you treat yourself sets the standard for how people treat you. That’s why you’ll want to treat yourself to a lifetime of joy and happiness. Happiness… …is an aphrodisiac; anyone who has experienced it will crave it again and again. …is a choice; it’s an emotion that can be […]
In part one of this series on Achieving Rapid Success, I shared with you the most potent growth hacking strategy there is…the Law of Accelerating Returns and why it’s in your best interest to learn everything there is about it. In its simplest terms…the Law of Accelerating Returns states that technological change is exponential and […]
By the end of this series, I’d like to convince you that serendipity can be engineered, that lucky breaks can be manufactured, convention can be defied, and that the best path to success—no matter how you define it—are different today from what they were yesterday. We’re all familiar with the law of diminishing returns where […]
If the goal does not challenge you, it cannot change you. If the only goals we set are easy, fun and convenient there will be no growth, no great reward and certainly nothing worth bragging about. That’s precisely why you need to take on your Goliath and slay it. And, the bigger your Goliath, the […]
We can choose to “give back,” or we can simply choose to give. Therefore, why not view your life, career and company as a platform for giving, for caring…for intentional acts of generosity? To build a great live…we must individually and collectively replace the pursuit of success and materialism with the pursuit of contribution, caring […]
As you work towards finishing the year strong… Be mindful that the most challenging part of ACHIEVING a goal… Is overcoming resistance. Resistance prevents writers from writing, painters from painting, runners from running, and coaches from coaching. I know of no enemy, competition or opposition force more insidious or vicious than resistance. That’s why it’s […]
Finishing Strong… The last part of any project or race, the final ten percent is in many ways the most critical, the most character defining, and also the most taxing. The last ten percent thins the herd, and separates the great from the merely good. The commitment required to finish strong is mentally and physically […]
You don’t get extreme talent, fame, or success, without extreme actions. Nor do you get six-pack abs, well-disciplined kids, or become salesperson of the year. The number one reason why most people will never enjoy extreme results…is because they are just not sufficiently motivated to engage in the extreme actions necessary to drive extreme results. […]
All of us tell stories about ourselves. Stories define us. And to know someone well is to know her story, the experiences that have shaped her, the trials and turning points that have tested her. When we want someone to know us, we share stories of our childhoods, our families, our school years, our first […]
Every day, month, quarter and year presents you with an identical question… Are you going to finish strong or not? It’s your call to make. Every day. Every month. Every quarter. Every year. Now that the 4th and final quarter of the year has arrived… You must decide if you’re going to grind it out […]
Gary Ryan Blair is the President of The GoalsGuy, a highly focused training organization whose mission is to help their clients build and sustain superior performance.
