Posts Tagged ‘Success’

Over and Over

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

How much thought, energy, and effort has gone into helping others find some mystical key to success? If you were to scour the internet looking for resources on how to become successful in your work or in your life, you would undoubtedly find thousands of ideas, strategies, tactics and suggestions.

I must say that I am often skeptical of such advice, partly because “success” never seems to be defined the same way by any two individuals. For many people, success is some number, some amount of money. For others it is some level of achievement or stature or title. For still others it is a feeling of peace, or a belief that you are helping people.

However you define it, one key element has got to be consistency.

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Back to the Start

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Success carries with it an insidious problem. One of the core tenets at Building Champions is that we coach people to enjoy success in business and in life. Yet success itself, once achieved, often has to be released, and we find ourselves in a position of starting over.

Some people have the type of vocation that calls upon them to start over every month. Others have to go back to the beginning annually. Still others will have a circumstance in life (because life seems to be full of circumstances) that forces them to begin things yet again.

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Peace in Opposites

Friday, September 9th, 2011

I love a good paradox. Two seemingly opposite concepts that are equally true. Perhaps the reason I like them is because they can make sense out of our world that seems to buy into extremes.

Today, I simply want to lay out a paradox for you to consider. You can choose to embrace it or ignore it.

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