by Machen2 MacDonald2 | Jun 28, 2011 | Performance Coaching
I am privileged to work with many highly successful and fulfilled people that are making a dramatic difference in our world. As uniqe as each of them are, I notice they all share nine common traits. I would like to share the nine essential elements of success....
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | Jun 26, 2011 | Effectiveness
I recently returned from a convention in Atlanta where the top five percent of all financial advisors and insurance agents in the world meet each year. I had the privilege to hear a keynote presentation from an amazing individual who is the winningest basketball...
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | Jun 24, 2011 | Goal Setting
If you listen closely, you can hear many people mired in a mental and emotional quagmire. It sounds something like, “When I achieve ‘X’ then I’ll be happy. When I get a raise and earn a six figure salary then I’ll be happy. When I have $1,000,000 in...
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | May 11, 2011 | Leadership
If you find you continually have to motivate the people you lead and perhaps even yourself to get the job done, you may be missing a pivotal point of prosperity. Motivation is external, while inspiration is an inside job. We tend to motivate people to do what they...
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | May 9, 2011 | Time Management
There are four weeks most people have in just one week. The one they plan, the actual week they experience, the week they remember having and the week they wish they had. Top achievers have made it a habit of implicitly designing their ideal work week on purpose so...
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | Apr 29, 2011 | Business Plan
What would you do differently throughout your day if you only had time to experience joy and success? I often hear how so much energy and effort is being directed at what people don’t want rather than what they do want. Like anybody, I can get caught in that trap...
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | Mar 16, 2011 | Performance Coaching
As a coach, I am sure you will agree a primary reason clients hire us is to help them achieve goals they feel they would not otherwise accomplish on their own without a coach. Perhaps it may simply be to speed up the process knowing they can do it and just feel they...
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | Mar 5, 2011 | Performance Coaching
Several years ago, I was approached by a prominent business and community leader. This leader was looking for a venue to interact with other business owners whereby they could mentor and coach each other through the facilitation of a business coach. The goal was to...
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | Feb 15, 2011 | Time Management
These days, the ultimate question may not be “What is the meaning of life?,” but more likely, “Where can I find the time to do what I want to do?” Between our work and personal lives (family, friends, exercise, sports, hobbies, community...
by Machen2 MacDonald2 | Feb 12, 2011 | Goal Setting
The path of a goal, whether a goal set for your personal life or in the course of business, generally has four steps: 1) assess the situation, 2) set goals for how you want it to be, 3) take steps to achieve the goals, and 4) achieve the goals (completion). After...
