If you’re a goal-oriented person, having someone to keep you accountable for your personal and professional goals may seem trivial. Why would you do that if you are able to keep yourself accountable for your own goals? However, the best way to keep yourself on track with goals and actually make the journey through your goals more meaningful is to have some partners in crime to keep you on track no matter how focused and motivated you are. That’s why the Power of 3 Worksheet points to establishing three accountability partners to help you live your mission. An example may
I have a good friend who cannot stand fake people. Her philosophy is, be anything you want to be, just be real. She has all types of friends, with all different background and interests, but she can spot a fake from a mile away. And once you are insincere with her, she writes you off. She has no need for you. Want to make sure she writes you off? Act like you are invincible, with no flaws, which to her is really the largest form of insincerity. Although her philosophy could be a lesson in leadership on giving people a
If you want to be able to actually live by your mission everyday, then you need to create a list of at least three questions to askyourself daily. For example, if your mission is to become a best-selling author, what do you think would be some questions that you would need to ask yourself daily? The most obvious one would probably be: Did I write today? Others may be, Did I read something new today? (Good writers are always avid readers, at least in my opinion). After you have something written you want published, one of your questions may be, Did I reach out to
Internships are a must these days. Internships are becoming the best way to strengthen your job prospects. With statistics showing high rates ofunemployment and underemployment (in other words, you have a degree and you’re working in a job that doesn’t require one) for recent college grads, a key way to distinguish yourself in the job market, beyond pursuing an in-demand field is to get relevant experience. Interning is a great way to do this. 3 Steps to an Internship Game Plan I highly recommend the book, All Work, No Pay, to help you get an internship game plan, but here are
5 TIPS FOR ESTABLISHING PERSONAL LEADERSHIP THROUGH DECISION MAKING Have you ever been around someone that waffled on everything? Whether big or small, with each decision they go back and forth and back and forth until the decision, oftentimes, becomes null and void. Also, oftentimes, they only worry about what others are thinking in making a decision instead of moving forward based on what is right and best for them personally. By and large, leaders are decision makers. Establishing personal leadership requires sound personal decision making and being confident in those decisions. This is necessary before you can make decisions