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Obstacles are things that get in your way and block you from moving forward. What are the obstacles preventing you from achieving your goals and becoming the success you were meant to be?

Obstacles can be external circumstances (maybe the time isn’t right for you to go back to school or you don’t have enough money saved to change careers) or internal attitudes and beliefs (“My teachers always said I wouldn’t amount to anything”; “I’m too old to start over”; “We tried that once and it didn’t work”).

Every day, everywhere you go and in everything you do, whether at work or at home, you are telling the world about yourself, your values, your goals and your skills. You are defining your personal brand. Your personal brand is composed of the expectations, perceptions and emotions that people associate with you. According to personal branding expert Nick Nichols, your personal brand is the firm impression or fixed image that comes to mind when people think of you. A personal brand is the mental picture that people conjure up when your name is mentioned.

Can you articulate, in 35 words or less, what unique value you deliver to your supervisor? If you answered ‘NO.”, you are among many professionals who aren’t [Read More...]

Rick Warren begins his book The Purpose Driven Life with a powerful statement, “It’s not about you.” Many of us have a hard time believing this life is not all about us, our dreams, our goals and our desire to accomplish great things. But Rick was right. This life is about a very unique and powerful calling to fulfill a higher purpose that only we can bring to completion. There is a contribution to society that only you can make. Unfortunately too many people leave this earth, never having fully lived to their highest potential and they take their talent with them to the grave. Begin exploring your purpose by discovering your passion. [Read More...]