24 Sep Having a “Plan B” Isn’t Enough: Four strategies to achieve long-term success
What happens when you don’t have at least a ‘Plan B’? Have you ever lost the information stored on your computer hard drive because you had no backup system? ...
26 Sep 9 TIPS TO BECOME A QUANTUM LEAP PERFORMANCE COACH
“As a life design coach, I am passionate about changing lives . . . I've learned through my own self-discovery work that sharing authentically is the best way to make a real difference in others' lives.” -Julie Reisler, Get a PhD in YOU I am singing in praise...
14 Jan HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: UNLEASH THE POWER OF A “GRAND VISION” IN 5 STEPS
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. “ -Helen Keller, American author, political activist, and lecturer. I’m concerned that many leaders today lack a Grand Vision which causes confusion, fear and lack of hope for the future. A Grand Vision inspires hope...
18 Oct HOW TO MANAGE CHANGE IN 13 STEPS
If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong. —CHARLES KETTERING, inventor of the electric starter for automobiles/ Founder of the Sloan-Kettering Foundation In my previous blog I addressed how and why resistance gets in the way of creating positive change. Now, let’s look at the...
08 Mar HOW TO RAMP UP YOUR LIFE: 12 STEPS TO SELF-COACHING by James Mapes
Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen. -Pete Carroll, American football coach What’s your opinion of peak performance coaching or,...
28 Dec DUMP THE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS AND ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS
You may be whatever you resolve to be. Determine to be something in the world, and you will be something. “I cannot” never accomplished anything; “I will do” has wrought wonders. -George Gissing – English novelist and teacher How many times have you broken your New Year’s resolutions? What...
19 Jan HOW TO STOP LOSING YOUR MIND AND ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS by James Mapes
Sometimes in life you meet the right person at the right time, a combination which is unstoppable. This is how I feel about my colleague, Anthony Galie. What follows are our solutions for successful goals completion – combined for guaranteed success. We both acknowledge that...
03 Dec IN SEARCH OF MASTERY by James Mapes
“True mastery is really, really hard. I think that’s one reason why few people achieve it. It requires enormous amounts of work and persistence. It requires time. It requires grit. It requires effort. It requires setbacks. And many of us aren’t willing to accept that deal. We want to achieve...
17 Sep Are you determined? Really?
My previous blogs identified three of the five core values of a Quantum Leap Thinker: Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Perseverance and Discipline and explored the first, respect. Let’s take a brief look at “Perseverance.” Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will...
02 Jul Fear not success. Embrace it and have fun!
The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You’ve got to keep on working that talent. Someday I’ll reach for it and it won’t be there. —IRVING BERLIN, American composer I doubt that you...