“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” — Benjamin Franklin Success is hard. Everyone wants it. Not everyone has it. Whatever success means to you today, you’re likely striving towards it, reaching for your goals in an effort to improve your life and take care of your family. Most people are. But …
The Harvard MBA Business School Study on Goal Setting
In 1979, a group of researchers supposedly decided to conduct a goal-setting study on the Harvard Business School graduating class to assess how written and planned-for goals effect later outcomes in life. This Harvard MBA study on goal setting is referenced often on the Web but the details are usually murky or confused. Since so many have referred to this study, …
12 Essential Habits for Startup Success
Navigating the treacherous waters of entrepreneurship can wreak havoc on even the most astute-minded individuals. Without the right habits, startup success can be fleeting. Rather than taking a step forward, it can seem like we’re perpetually walking backwards. Worry, anxiety, stress, and fear creep in and it’s all downhill from there. Clearly, it’s far from easy running a business, especially a …
7 Keys to Happiness and Success in Life
Most people want to be happy. But they also want to be successful. And, while each person might have an individualized definition of just what each of those things means to them specifically, the overall desire to lead a life that’s free of stress, worry, anxiety and fear, while being replete with happiness and success, is constant. Still, although we …
The 7 Best Habits to Have in Life
We all have a set of habits that help to dictate the quality and state of our lives. Whether good or bad, much of what we do on a daily basis is defined by the same set of habits that have been etched into the neural pathways of our minds over years, even decades, of repetition. While the bad habits …