No goal is too hard...

To attain, when we persevere.

Yes, virtually anything can be achieved over time.

This is what we must be mindful of, when we set out our goals.

Not only must we stick with our goal, in order to attain it, but we
must keep in mind to carve out the time needed to reach our goal, even
if it takes longer than originally thought, or planned for.

Persistence is key, for many of us give up when the end is near,
because we didn't plan for enough time, and in knowing this, we can
attain just about anything we set out to do.

Yours in "Persevere" - Coach

Tired of the...

Same old thing?

Maybe and maybe not...but if you are, maybe it's time to change things
up?

It would be nice to have someone come by and ask us what we would like
changed, and do it for us...but I don't know what those people are
called, or where to find them...so it's probably not the best game
plan...waiting for them to come by.

Changing things up ourselves, if we want change, is probably the best
bet.

We just need to identify what we want changed, and pick what we want it
to be changed to, and bingo! We change what we want changed...and
it's what we want!

Or we can keep complaining about the same old thing.

Yours in Choice - Coach

If we lack the courage to start...

We have already finished.

Thinking back, we may be able to recall what we have never started, but
wanted to, and what we never started...lies in the "bone pile".

We can always resurrect what we have wanted to do, by making a plan to
get it going.

What usually stops us from starting is our excuses and our focus on
what can go wrong or the road blocks that may get in the way.

But with a little courage, we can focus on the result and the
anticipated benefits and outcome, once we do begin.

Otherwise - if we don't start...we are already finished.

Yours in "Starting" - Coach

Great Intentions...

Need to be coupled with great execution.

Otherwise, it doesn't become reality.

It's like a great idea, without a plan...it just stays an idea.

So let's make it our point to have our great ideas and great intentions
to have a solid game plan with excellent execution.

That way, what is started, can be finished.

Yours in "Completion" - Coach

Does your Road to Success...

Always seem to be dusty, hard and uphill?

Well, it doesn't have to be that way...or seem that way.

Understanding that Success doesn't come overnight is a good starting
point for us not to be impatient for the results.

Following a well thought out plan for your Success, whatever you choose
it to be is also paramount in getting you to where you have chosen to
go.

Like any Road - there are ups and downs, twists and turns, potholes and
ruts, not to mention dealing with the weather - so knowing you will
encounter theses challenges, and it's just part of the trip, is crucial.

So pack your bags and set your course and let the journey begin!

Yours in Success - Coach

Do we rely more on hope...

Than our own expectations?

Occasionally, we do, but it's not the best made plan.

Hope is bound to include outside help to step up, before we do.

It's our own expectations that gets our wheels turning by our own power, driving towards what we expect.

So next time your find yourself relying a bit too much on hope, set your expectations and let the trip unfold.

Yours in "Expectations" - Coach

We all know...

The folks in our lives, where a discussion tends to end up in a
disagreement...when we have an opposing opinion.

We often forget and disagree with that person, which virtually always
ends up in a "spat".

We don't have that challenge with others - so we must remember that the
challenge is part of "their game" and only becomes "our game" if we
allow it.

We're not saying we must kowtow to them, just let them play "their
game" - it's theirs, and not ours.

After all "Why poke the bear"?

Yours in "A Solid Plan" - Coach

Do you have an albatross...

Hanging around your neck?

Some of us do - it's that thing that we can't shake, get better or get
rid of.

It can be that nagging challenge that we have been not addressing with
current health condition or that bothersome item that has not been
dealt with. It may even be our inability to get out of that rut.

Whatever our albatross is - it needs to go.

So make a plan, focus and that albatross may as well keep the tens on,
because a beat down is coming, and the feathers will fly!

Yours in "Taking Control"- Coach

You can do it all...

Just not all at once.

That was the Brilliant phrase our own Esteemed Amara brought back from
the Leadership Workshop - to keep the vocabulary of her team "Top
Notch".

And the phrase really is empowering, when you stop to think a bit.

Because we Can do it all, it's just that many times we get our heads
too full, and try to do it all at once, which leads to discouragement
and sometimes, giving up altogether.

But when we remember, we can do it all, "just not all at once" sure is
an assuring piece of information - to have us keep working our plan.

Yours in "Thank You Amara" - Coach

Happy New Year!

This Year will be the greatest ever, when we have our thoughts aligned
accordingly.

And for those of us that need to streamline a few things, we may have
to change some habits.

It's really all about relationships...and this could be a great time to
"break up" with some bad habits.

Doing it all at once, or bit by bit over time, it is our choice and we
may need to work our plan...but deselecting some of our relationships
with bad habits can really free us up and allow our life to prosper and
expand.

After all - every relationship we have with our daily habits, doesn't
have to stay committed.

Yours in "Free up" - Coach

It's not a record unless it Spins.

That's the way it goes, and everyone at Zappos sure did "Spin it and Win it".

We broke the all time sales record yesterday and it was the culmination of the whole team, giving what we got.

In all areas, we banded together and faced the economic headwinds with
a beautiful plan, determination and focus - to give our valued
customers and recipients of Holiday gifts, exactly what they wanted,
making this time of year just that much more enjoyable.

And being in Las Vegas, it doesn't snow much, but it was no surprise,
that I woke up and looked around the valley and saw all of the hills
proudly dusted with snow.

Looks like the powers that be, gave Zappos a big seal of approval...by putting "icing on the cake".

Yours in "Well done Team, Well done" - Coach

Don't let go...

If you have a dream - don't let go.

If you have a plan and things seem to get in the way - don't let go.

If your sight gets clouded, remember you still have your vision - don't
let go.

It is your life - don't ever let go.

Yours in "Hanging in there" - Coach

Ever make a financial blunder?

We all have, and if life gave us do-overs, it would be great, but
that's not how life works.

Losing money is never easy because making it can sometimes be
difficult, and making up for lost money can mean working double time or
maybe just smarter.

But understanding our mistakes and poor choices when it come to our
dough, can actually make us stronger than we were before...in keeping and
growing what we got.

We can agree that our mistakes can make us stronger and build a plan
from our experiences, to better our future, or we can dwell on the past

• which does no good.

Making a Goal is just like...

Planning.

We all know how things go in our lives...it seems like we often don't have enough
time to fit things in, or do what we really want to do.

But when we set a goal or make a plan, our goals and plans usually work
out and get handled.

That's because we have declared where we want to go or what we want in our lives,
and we then tend to focus toward what we have declared.

So if we need to go somewhere, get something done, have more fun, or just need a
vacation, make it a goal or plan it out, and it will happen.

Yours in "What You Declare" - Coach

Lean on it...

It will make you feel good.

We are talking about our daily routine of getting our "things" done.

We usually plan our time to get done just what we need to get done for
that day, and rarely handle things of tomorrow.

Maybe just once in a while, after some nice rest, we can "lean on it"
just a bit and handle some "things" of tomorrow...today.

Yours is a Good Feeling - Coach