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Goal-pool with friends or acquaintances Get together with a group of friends or co-workers and host a logistical brainstorming party where all the invitees lay out the goals they'd like help with and make plans to meet them Cheap Diamondbacks Hats , with the help of the rest of the group. The result might look something like this: Every Monday the whole crew gets together for a half-hour after work to help Barbara make fund-raising calls for her charity (and in exchange, everyone gets invited to the hoity-toity, networking-heaven Christmas party held to thank the donors and volunteers). On Wednesdays, Bob hosts a scrap-booking dinner where he provides the food in exchange for mooching supplies, equipment and techniques from his more scrap-savvy cohorts. On Sundays Cheap Diamondbacks Hoodies , June hosts a brunch where everybody eats high on the hog in exchange for honest feedback on her catering recipes and presentationmarketing ideas. Continue goal-pooling until everyone involved has met their goals ? unless everyone decides to keep going and move on to the next batch of goals!

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Soni Pitts is the Chief Visionary Butt-Kicker of . She specializes in helping others reclaim "soul proprietorship" in their lives and to begin living the life their Creator always intended for them.

She is the author of the free e-book "50 Ways To Reach Your Goals" and over 100 self-help and inspirational articles, as well as other products and resources designed to facilitate this process of personal growth and spiritual development.
Breaking Goals Down To The Basics Self Help Articles | March 3, 2005
One of the primary reasons why people fail to execute their goals is they set forth unrealistic or overly complex goals. Most of us have the tendency to look at the finish line without paying much consideration to the distance between the end point and us. Here are a couple examples to illustrate this point:

My goal is to lose 80 pounds by next year.
My goal is to lose 8 pounds a month each month until I reach the grand goal of 80 pounds.Or how about this one?

My goal is to save up enough money to take a cross-country vacation next summer.
My goal is to save $30.00 each week so that 50 weeks from now I will have accumulated $1,500.00 for the vacation expenses. I will do this by using grocery coupons, downgrading my cable plan and dining out one time less per week.The majority of us lay out our goals in the general manner exhibited by the first statement in each of the two examples above Cheap Diamondbacks Shirts , but unfortunately they are so aimless and expansive that unless you are particularly motivated and disciplined chances are good you will give up long before you reach the goal.

On the other hand, if you break down your expansive goals into an assortment of smaller goals that are easily achieved, you will find yourself far more focused and motivated. Each time you reach a milestone (the conclusion of a smaller goal), you will experience the jubilation of success and be one step closer to your end goal.

Breaking large goals up into manageable pieces also plays a bit of a trick on the mind. What would be your natural answer to the following question?

Is it easier to lose 80 pounds in 10 months, or 2 pounds each week?The thought of losing 80 pounds is horrifying? that's a lot of weight. Two pounds is much more manageable. Right? But if you break the numbers down Cheap Diamondbacks Jerseys , you'll find that two pounds a week for 10 months will result in the loss of 80 pounds, which is exactly the same as your expansive end goal.

By breaking up your large goals, you allow your mind to focus on the easily achievable midpoints such as two pounds a week. At the end of each week if you see that you didn't reach your goal of two pounds, you'll know something needs to be tweaked if you are to succeed with your end goal. On the other hand no matter how frustrated you become with your diet, if you see that you are losing just two pounds every week you'll know that you are well on your way and as such you will remain far more motivated throughout the process.

No realistic goal is too great as long as you break it down to easily achievable and detailed interim goals.

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Customer Service IS Good Old Fashioned Hospitality Self Help Articles | October 20 Wholesale Taijuan Walker Jersey , 2008
At the heart of great customer service is the act of deep listening. This is a learned spiritual practice and this is what this article explores.


When does customer service equate good down home hospitality?


The answer to this question is: all the time without exception.


Baby Boomers know something about hospitality, because we were raised pre-computer, pre e-mail, pre-cell phone technologies which allowed more time to write or type (on a typewriter) letters, routinely invited people to our homes for dinner Wholesale Robbie Ray Jersey , or tea, or cocktails.


Many of us are now in recovery (or should be), so alcohol is out of the question (or should be).


But now-a-days, time has accelerated and it feels like we blink and three months have passed us by.


Last week, I participated in a four hour customer service presentation where six of us sang Wholesale Archie Bradley Jersey , danced, showed inspirational films, and had a discussion about customer service and hospitality.


We discussed concepts surrounding the art of listening, making patients and their families feel comfortable by bringing them chairs, drinks Wholesale Yasmany Tomas Jersey , warm blankets and pillows as well as words of encouragement.