Your goal as a professional is to learn, change, and grow over time. You will hear a lot of feedback from others in your department or company. Instead of ignoring it or blocking it out, listen to it with an open mind. Although critical feedback may make you upset or [...]
We all love to hear compliments when we do something worth noticing. You’re sure to hear some compliments in your performance review. Typically it is easier to hear compliments than constructive criticism, but you may not have considered the appropriate way to respond to compliments that you receive from your [...]
There are many conflicts that we face when we pursue important goals. For example, we may fear the change required to achieve our goal. We may procrastinate or fail to believe in ourselves. Whatever the case, these conflicts need to be overcome in order for successful goal achievement. In this [...]
Not all goals are equal in their power to drive us forward. Some goals can be reached in a short period of time, while others may take years to accomplish. Some will move us toward things, some will make us better individuals, and some will build us a better life. In [...]
You must teach your students that achieving goals requires successful planning. Knowing your goals and priorities is important, but knowing the steps between setting your goal and reaching it is absolutely essential. Experts have developed many tools for goal achievement. This section outlines several planning tools for successful goal achievement. [...]
So, you’ve been working at your new job for awhile. You really enjoy it and want to keep this job for the long haul. The time has come, however, for your first performance review. A performance review is a periodic assessment of how well you perform your job. Even the [...]
Drive Strength or personal motivation is attained through goal setting. Goal setting is a major ingredient for success. The author Mark Twain once said, "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Twain might have said the same thing about success in life. Everyone talks about it, [...]
With cyberbullying, inappropriate websites, online predators, hackers, scammers, and phishing, the Internet can be a dangerous place. The Internet allows users to hide their true identity, or lie about who they really are. This inability to tell who people really are allows people to lie in order to get information [...]
The Internet plays an important role in the growth of media and different forms of communication. The Internet allows people to send emails, chat with people in real time, and see the people they are talking to, even if they are miles away. While the Internet can be useful tool [...]
We have all worked hard in our lives to accomplish a certain goal. In order to accomplish important goals in our lives, we need to have the skill of drive strength. Drive strength is the skill of discovering and then harnessing your motivation and energy to reach personal and career [...]