One of the Worst Words in Business

There it was.

A word that stood out starkly against all the others around it.

It was an innocuous email less this one word that kept nagging me. As one of my fellow employees wrote to me in a recent email,

…I was surprised.

Three Easy Ways to Make Better Goals

Around this time last year I talked about The Aspire, Achieve, Do Method for goal setting.

And it’s amazing because there are just three easy steps.

Aspire: Write out natural language statements for your aspirations –> “I want to be more physically fit.”
Achieve: Come up with a S.M.A.R.T. goal that aligns with your aspiration –> “Run a 5k in under 25 minutes.”
Do: Identify regular habits that will help you achieve your goals –> “Cardio workouts 3x a week.”