Goals

The Number One Secret To Setting Goals

Posted on April 16, 2012 Written by John Richardson 3 Comments

The number one goal setting secret is… Drum roll, please… Write them down! A goal kept in your head is just a dream. The problem is… where do you write them down? I want to make it easy for you today, to commit your goals to paper. Here are two simple tools to get you [...]

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A Handshake and a Lapel Pin: Why Personal Goals Are Important

Posted on April 14, 2012 Written by John Richardson 9 Comments

As I sat in the audience of over a hundred people, names were called one after another. After a few moments, my boss stood up and called my name. I walked forward to the front of the room. The Superintendent of the school district where I work shook my hand and handed me a lapel [...]

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Make An Impact: Start With Impossible

Posted on April 11, 2012 Written by John Richardson 2 Comments

If you want to make a significant impact in your life, or in the lives of others, you need to start with impossible. You need to make the goal big enough that it extols excitement, and seems, at the time, impossible to accomplish. Some people call this type of goal a BHAG (big, hairy, audacious [...]

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Leaving a Legacy

Posted on April 9, 2012 Written by John Richardson 2 Comments

The old building was dark and musty. Organ music played softly as the few people in the audience slowly got up and walked by the casket to say their last respects. As the organ stopped, the funeral director asked if anyone would like to say something in remembrance. The room was silent for a minute, [...]

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A Vision of Light

Posted on April 8, 2012 Written by John Richardson 4 Comments

As I write this, It’s Easter morning. The sun is shining. It’s a nice day. I can’t help thinking back over 40 years ago, to a Good Friday in 1971 that changed my life. I was in High School then, out for a cross-country road run with a couple of track buddies, both with the [...]

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The Failure Checklist

Posted on January 4, 2012 Written by John Richardson 6 Comments

With the New Year upon us, it’s a great time to look forward, plan out a path, and set some goals. It’s also a great time for reflection. I always like to look back at the previous year and do some accounting… and ask myself; what went right, and what went wrong? While I like [...]