Dr. Adele Scheele on Staying the Course

Goal Accomplishment:

HOW NOT to get derailed.

Most of us know how to set goals, what seems to separate the Top Achievers from those who accomplish less is Sticking to the Big Goals and Staying the Course to the Winners Circle.

We asked Dr. Adele for some tips on Staying on Track with New Year's resolutions and success tracking in general.

Here are some key pointers to keep you motivated and on track.

1. Be aware that you are valuable and worth it.

2. Ask others who have achieved their dreams and ask what they did in dark times.

3. See how others got back up and who helped them.

4. Don't listen to nay-sayers or family or friends who may be against your succeeding (yes, some will be; figure out why)

5. Read/listen to biographies of achievers in your field and outline their steps.

Adele Scheele, PhD, Career Coach, Business Strategist and Advisor to students, educators and high achieving professionals. One of Patty DeDominic's personal friends and mentors for over 20 years.

How Do Thoughts Rule Your World? Choosing Our Intentions from Mary J. Lore's New Book, MANAGING THOUGHT

Choosing our Intentions
Many of us just live each day as we did yesterday and do not think about what we want or what can be the greater good of each moment. Often we think about what we desire. To achieve what we want, however, requires more than just want and desire. It requires intention. Intention is the spark that ignites the flame of desire and burns it into reality.

Do you have a written vision statement or intention for your organization or your family? For your role in your organization or your family? For yourself? Your life? Your career? Your relationship with your children, your direct reports, your customers, your boss, your marriage, your education, your well-being?

When we are clear on our intentions, we achieve clarity of purpose. We are clear on what matters to us, on what we value. By being continually mindful of our intentions, we transform our relationships, our lives, our families and our organizations and live the lives we intend. This chapter details with examples and stories, 9 Rules of Thumb on Creating Your Intention:

1. Frame your intention proactively.
2. State your intention in its highest way.
3. Frame your intention in the active, present tense.
4. Focus your intention on “being” rather than “doing.
5. State the good that you do as you are living your intention.
6. Allow yourself to imagine your intended reality with as many of your senses and emotions as possible.
7. Write your intention down.
8. Read your intention out loud and notice how you feel.
9. Think your vision as often as possible. State your intention as often as possible. Write your intention as often as possible.

For more information about how to purchase Mary J. Lore's new book, please visit her website http://www.managingthought.com/

MARY J. LORE
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Mary J. Lore is an internationally recognized leader, executive mentor, public speaker and the author of Managing Thought: How Do Your Thoughts Rule Your World? She is the founder and CEO of Managing Thought, LLC, which helps individuals and organizations develop self-awareness and change how they think and conduct business to attain long-lasting success.

Advice for New Grads from Career Coach, Kay Stout

As a career coach, here are suggestions I give recent grads.

1) Select 4 geographic areas you will work (ie Houston, LA, Boston, Oklahoma City)

2) Join your college alumni group and your social fraternity group. Research groups for shared interests/professions. Send email through college system to the identified individuals.

3) Find those groups on Linked In - - and join. Also be sure your LI Profile accurately highlights your core skills as well as you education.

4) Get connected to people within the LI Groups with which you have an additional connection, ie where they live, where they work or where they have worked in the past.

5) Build your network

Please leave comments for me if you would like a personal answer.
Kay Stout, Coach

Kay Stout, author of: http://anotherpointofview.typepad.com - - brings more than 20 years of career coaching to the internet. Her experience includes Right Management Consultants and host of "Your Career Connection" on Clear Channel's KTOK. She is recognized for her concise, to-the-point advice that helps professionals move their careers forward.

New Year's Resolutions Tips by Dr. Adele

Advice for New Year’s Resolutions for more career satisfaction.

Tips from Dr Adele:

1. Write out what you hope to get to in a few years
2. Work backwards: to get there, what do you need to do
and who do you need to connect with this year?
What: skills, degrees, certificates,licenses, preparation
Who: associates, experts, colleagues, mentors,
3. What do you need to do/know in January?
4. Find a buddy and agree to talk everyday (5 minutes each
way) to tell progress and cheer each other on

NOBODY DOES IT ALONE