Mindset and Motivation Archives – Page 17 of 17

5 May 2009

Strategy – The Amazing Race

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T12:29:24-06:00May 5th, 2009|Categories: Business Strategy, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

On Sunday night I watched two contestants get eliminated from the Amazing Race. It came down to the fact that one of the team members drank so much liquid she had to stop for a bathroom break on the final leg to the pit stop. Not a good way to go down.

This applies to business strategy as well. It is really easy to get caught up in the task at hand and lose sight of the big goals… causing you to lose everything.

On the show, one team member had to eat a bunch of deep fried creatures. In this case, […]

23 Apr 2009

Day 3 – Testing My Resolve

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T12:30:27-06:00April 23rd, 2009|Categories: Business Strategy, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

Most New Year's resolutions fail due to a lack of resolve or persistence. People have a tendency to quit at the first signs of difficulty.

It is no different in business.

Whether you want to significantly grow your business or become a higher earner, you need to push yourself out of your comfort zone and into new, uncharted territory.

Whenever I have done this in past, things come up to test your resolve. Some are small and some are big. It is no different today.

Monday I had enormous energy and positive outlook. I got a lot accomplished.

Tuesday I had a red eye and […]

17 Apr 2009

Letting Go and Growing

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-04T16:55:51-06:00April 17th, 2009|Categories: Business Strategy, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

It’s funny how reading something about one topic can inspire a Eureka moment in another subject.

As I mentioned prior, I listened to an interview of Barbara Stanny by Andrew Barber-Starkey of ProCoach Success Systems on his web site. Now I am always looking for new stuff to read so I picked up a couple of books, one of them being “Secret’s of Six-Figure Women” (I’ll cover the book itself later).

The gist of the message I read was you need to let go (of your comfort zone) before you can move up the income ladder.

Well on the heels of my […]

14 Apr 2009

The Art of Delegation

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-06T12:19:34-06:00April 14th, 2009|Categories: Doug's Blog, Dream Teams, Leadership, Mindset and Motivation|

I’ve noticed something over the years that often happens to three categories of people in many situations:

Managers,
Subject Matter Experts, and
Suckers.

Managers

Team members that report to managers are either unable or afraid to make decisions and have learned that they can pass the hard part off to the manager, who will take the work back because they are too busy and frustrated to deal with the problem.

Subject Matter Experts

Team members come to the subject matter expert with a problem. Instead of looking for ideas in finding a solution, they pass the problem onto the subject matter expert for resolution. The […]

2 Apr 2009

Good Business Coaches

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-04T16:46:50-06:00April 2nd, 2009|Categories: Doug's Blog, Leadership, Mindset and Motivation|

An Example – ProCoach

I went to a seminar put on by Andrew Barber-Starkey of ProCoach Success Systems a number of years ago here in Calgary. The information presented in the seminar was decent, and of course it ended with limited time options to enter their program for a special price.

A few years later, I am still receiving newsletters from them. Sometimes there is a good pearl of wisdom in them. Recently, Andrew has started interviewing well-known authors and posting those interviews on his site.

Superficially, he appears to share a number of common business success principles […]

30 Mar 2009

Long Winter – Spring on It’s Way

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T12:32:07-06:00March 30th, 2009|Categories: Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

It has been a long winter here in Calgary… lots of lingering snow, recent snow and below average temperatures. The trees and plants are showing little sign of rebirth, though there are small signs that nature is waking up if you take the time to look.

On a personal note my business partner and I recently received recent news of deaths in our extended families. Families and friends are gathering from far and wide to pay their respects and show support for the living.

My uncle ran a small business doing survey work out near Brooks for the oil and gas companies, etc. […]

26 Mar 2009

The Show Must Go On

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T12:32:12-06:00March 26th, 2009|Categories: Doug's Blog, Leadership, Mindset and Motivation|

I think I've mentioned that I like to play Celtic and Maritime music as well as do Canadian step-dancing.

Well recently the band I am in (Get Reel) had two gigs scheduled, one at a church hall on Saturday and one Wednesday evening at a senior's residence with our step dancing class as well. We currently have three members in our band (Greg Black, Deborah Mandzuk and myself).

We worked up a really nice set with all of us playing our multiple roles.

Just before the weekend, Greg called up and told us that because of a tear in his retina and his laser […]

20 Mar 2009

Spring is for Growth

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-04T16:37:58-06:00March 20th, 2009|Categories: Business Strategy, Current Events, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

Tomorrow is the first day of spring. For some it is also the first day of a new calendar year.

Here in Canada, where the winter is long, spring is a time of renewal and the beginning of a period of growth.

There is a tradition of New Year’s resolutions as we move into the beginning of January. However, with the longer days and renewed energy of spring, perhaps more people should be seeing this time of the year as one of personal commitment and growth.

This year in particular has been a colder than normal winter, both in terms of weather and in terms of […]

17 Mar 2009

Evolution of Self

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T12:32:42-06:00March 17th, 2009|Categories: Business Strategy, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

We start off life focused on self. We have basic needs and as long as they are met we are relatively happy.

As we get a little older, we become aware of others. Not just as things we interact with, but as individuals with their own sense of self. We develop some sense of sharing and a sense of competition.

The high-end of athletics is a prime example self and competition taken to its extreme conclusion. The goal is to prove you are the best, or are at least on the best team, and have the world acknowledge your worth.

As some people […]