by Mark Mason | Apr 11, 2011 | Articles On Motivation
If you’re like most people, you don’t make a conscious effort to prepare for each day. You grudgingly roll out of bed, shower, eat breakfast, and then head to work. All of your actions are automatic—and come naturally after years of repetition. You don’t even have to...
by Mark Mason | Apr 4, 2011 | Articles On Motivation
As with most things in life, flexibility is a continuum. On one side, there are people who tend to be rigid and unchanging, regardless of the circumstances; and, on the other side, there are people who are willing to jettison any plan or project as soon as news of a...
by Mark Mason | Mar 28, 2011 | Articles On Motivation
Setting deadlines is an important part of accomplishing your goals. Without deadlines, you cannot know if you are making progress. And without deadlines, you cannot see what parts of your plan you are accomplishing; and what parts of your plan either may not work or...
by Mark Mason | Mar 21, 2011 | Articles On Motivation
Often, when we know we won’t accomplish something, we give ourselves excuses for losing. We tell ourselves that it doesn’t matter if we don’t lose the weight now. We can lose it next year. Or it doesn’t matter if we don’t get the promotion. We’ll figure out some other...
by Mark Mason | Mar 14, 2011 | Articles On Motivation
One of the best ways to accomplish goals is to sit down, make a short plan, and then begin working immediately. Don’t give yourself time to doubt your plan, to meander about other options, or to debate whether or not your approach is correct. Instead, begin work...
by Mark Mason | Mar 7, 2011 | Articles On Motivation
Like most people, you have many goals. Some of them relate to work. Others relate to your spouse and children. And others might relate to physical fitness, hobbies, or goals you have outside of work. Whatever your goals may be, it is useful and important to unify them...
