by Machen MacDonald | Jul 17, 2017 | Effectiveness, Happiness, Quality of life
One of my favorite quotes from the 16th president of the United States is, “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” How have you done on making up your mind to be happy? When I first read this, I took it at face value and what that meant to...
by Machen MacDonald | Jun 26, 2017 | Effectiveness, Goal Setting, Happiness, Performance Coaching, Success
When you are knocked down or feeling down is the best time to STEP UP and keep going for your success. One of the most dramatically differentiating factors that sets successful people apart from the failures and the also rans is their willingness to get back up one...
by Machen MacDonald | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
First off, what is a definition of success on which we can all agree? I’ve always been fond of Ralph Waldo Emmerson’s connotation of success: “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of...
by Machen MacDonald | Jun 5, 2017 | Business Plan, Happiness, Performance Coaching, Success
What’s your plan for when the going gets tough? You lose out on a big contract. You don’t get accepted into the program for which you have worked so hard. The car breaks down and there is already more month left at the end of the money as it is. Whether it happens all...
by Machen MacDonald | Apr 10, 2017 | Time Management
Don’t trade your time for tolerations. How would your life be different if you did not have to tolerate any more excuses from yourself or from others? Imagine living an excuse free life. Who would you be? What would you do? What could you achieve? How could you...
by Machen MacDonald | Apr 3, 2017 | Effectiveness, Getting Organized, Performance Coaching
To be truly satisfied in life you must do great work. A large part of your life will be filled with work. Therefore, you must find work that you love. If you love it, you will do what it takes to be great at it. So, you want to be great at your work…among the best....
by Machen MacDonald | Feb 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Do you ever feel like you are pushing, and pushing toward a goal only to experience set back after set back? Would you like to break through your ceiling of complexity that is keeping you from the success you desire? To breakthrough, consider clearing your PATH of...
by Machen MacDonald | Jan 23, 2017 | Effectiveness, Happiness, Productivity, Quality of life, Time Management
To bring forth your best strategic thinking and be most resourceful, keep in mind the wisdom from Einstein which states, “Whatever we say to ourselves before we look at something determines what we see.” We are evaluation creatures. We continually make up meaning and...
by Machen MacDonald | Jan 16, 2017 | Effectiveness, Happiness, Leadership, Productivity, Quality of life, Success
I just saw a post on Instagram by Lewis Howes that contributed to my inspiration for writing this article. The post reads, “So many years of education, yet nobody ever taught us how to love ourselves and why it’s so important.” I would suggest we reflect and think...
by Machen MacDonald | Jan 9, 2017 | Effectiveness, Happiness, Performance Coaching, Productivity, Quality of life, Success
Nobody ever climbed to the top of the mountain by being dropped on top of it. They climbed to the top of the mountain; through various peaks and valleys, through adverse conditions. For those that make it, they had a vision of reaching the top and all that would come...
