http://www.ceciliaedwards.com All Things Strategy - Some of Them Social Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:27:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/7th-of-the-7-things-to-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-don%e2%80%99t-be-vague/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/7th-of-the-7-things-to-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-don%e2%80%99t-be-vague/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:32:49 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=265 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The seventh of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is to be vague. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to be gained or the pain to be avoided … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/7th-of-the-7-things-to-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-don%e2%80%99t-be-vague/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/6th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-forgetting-who-you-are/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/6th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-forgetting-who-you-are/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:07:23 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=248 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The sixth of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is not forgetting who you are. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to be gained or the pain to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/6th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-forgetting-who-you-are/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/5th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/5th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:38:32 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=242 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The fifth of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is to ignore your past performance. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to be gained or the pain to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/5th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals/feed/ 2 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/4th-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-focus-on-other-people/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/4th-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-focus-on-other-people/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:48:28 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=233 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The fourth of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is to not focus on other people. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to be gained or the pain … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/4th-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-focus-on-other-people/feed/ 1 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/3rd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-dont-try/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/3rd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-dont-try/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:10:54 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=229 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The third of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is to avoid crafting goals around what you will try to do. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/3rd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-dont-try/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-the-achieve-your-goals-the-overview/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-the-achieve-your-goals-the-overview/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:28:03 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=219 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Image by Se7en Summits via Flickr Accomplishing your goals can sometimes feel like climbing a Mount Everest – your confident you can start the journey strong but are less sure of your ability to finish.  Paying attention to the following … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-the-achieve-your-goals-the-overview/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/2nd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/2nd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:09:13 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=210 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Yesterday, we started our journey through a list of things not to do in order to achieve your goals.  We started by going deeper in understanding our motives than merely setting goals because we should.  Today, we move on to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/2nd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/feed/ 1 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:44:04 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=204 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Every year people set goals and every year people fail to achieve the goals they set.  I think this is called insanity – doing the same things the same way and expecting different results. The fact of the matter is … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/05/the-value-of-casting-a-long-term-vision/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/05/the-value-of-casting-a-long-term-vision/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 09:37:11 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=168 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Organic company growth is typically seen as something that is steady.  Five to twenty-five percent a year growth is deemed reasonable and in many cases aggressive.  Hockey stick growth, that which is 50, 75, 100+ percent growth in a single … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/05/the-value-of-casting-a-long-term-vision/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/05/modest-success-habit-4-selling-to-everyone/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/05/modest-success-habit-4-selling-to-everyone/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 11:30:08 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=158 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } This is habit number 4 in the series, The 4 Habits of Modestly Successful Entrepreneurs, following: 1) selling time for money, 2) working too hard, and 3) relying too much on data. These habits are the things that keep business … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/05/modest-success-habit-4-selling-to-everyone/feed/ 4