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A Look at How Brad D. Smith Motivated and Inspired Intuit Employees

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His wardrobe choice depended on what sales or product launch goal the team had accomplished. The goal was to convey to potential customers that QuickBooks’ new version was worth the 60-day wait, even as Intuit shared the airwaves with Microsoft during the announcement of its new product. QuickBooks-related revenue jumped to $861.7

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This 3-Question Self-Assessment Can Help You Reprioritize Your Life

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Having a great marriage, a great kid or being a loyal friend might get us a compliment now and then, but in terms of real, broad recognition, they can’t hold a candle to running a company or getting a big promotion. Our goals are more specific in our careers and finances than they are in our families and marriages.

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12 Efficiency Secrets of the World’s Busiest People

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Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. But you can make a conscious decision to put the lion’s share of your focus on priorities that bring you closer to Goal City, and not let others control your time. You can’t hit a target you can’t see, so you set goals.

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The Seven Deadly Organizing Sins: Wrath

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by Originally posted 2009-11-05 12:37:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter This is Sin #5 on the list, which also includes lust, gluttony , greed and sloth. Her anger really comes from trying to achieve a goal with an impossible timeline. Wrath, or anger, is sinful because it’s destructive.

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Meditating Improves Concentration

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by Originally posted 2009-08-13 15:54:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter My meditation practice is coming along. The goal is not to remove distractions , but to gently set them aside. I don't do it everyday, but I'm still getting some benefits out of my semi weekly sessions.

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Autofocus with the Master List

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This system forces you to be honest with yourself and either favorably recast (meaning figure out a way to achieve the same goal in a way that you prefer) or delete the to do’s that aren’t getting done. Originally posted 2009-06-05 12:55:43. List from Carissa GoodNCrazy’s photostream.

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The Seven Deadly Organizing Sins: Wrath

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by Originally posted 2009-11-05 12:37:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter This is Sin #5 on the list, which also includes lust, gluttony , greed and sloth. Her anger really comes from trying to achieve a goal with an impossible timeline. Wrath, or anger, is sinful because it’s destructive.

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