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How Achieving Your Goals Kills Your Motivation

Men With Pens

A goal of ‘constant improvement’ won’t lead to success. I was excited because I was taking action towards my goal of ‘constant skill improvement’ so I could further build my business. I achieved more immediate goals. Other goals seemed more important. Constant improvement is a weak goal.

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Why You Should Paint Your Business with Smaller Brush Strokes

Men With Pens

You have to actually think about what would make you happy, what that would look like in goal form, and what plans those goals will require for you to succeed. Why You Should Paint Your Business with Smaller Brush Strokes first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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A Valentine’s Gift to Make Your Day a Little Brighter

Men With Pens

They’re special worksheet packages I created, each designed to help you clarify and achieve some very specific goals. A Valentine’s Gift to Make Your Day a Little Brighter first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. What are these somethings? Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." per cent in April 2011 has angered small business owners. WinWeb TV Free Small & Home Business Videos for you. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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A Writer’s Guide to What to Do After NaNoWriMo

Men With Pens

But opinions aside, every year thousands of people join in and a good number of them reach that goal. Whether you finished your novel or only made it halfway to the end, you’ve learned something important: The secret of NaNoWriMo is that winning is not the ultimate goal. You read that right: An entire novel in less than 30 days.

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Product/Program Promotion Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned Expert Interview

Stephanie LH Calahan

Late in October I'm launching the 30-Day Challenge to Get it Done, a group and e-learning program that guarantees success with a strongly desired goal. From 2002 - 2006 she co-owned and built the largest Long Island, NY. In 2011 Long Island Business News named her among '50 Most Influential. Associates.

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Is Perfectionism Holding You Back?

Men With Pens

You can stay safe and stagnant as you chase the impossible goal of perfection. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. You won’t have to let go and trust someone else. You won’t have to risk reactions you aren’t prepared to face. You’ll never fail. And you won’t succeed.

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