Resolutions worth fighting for

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What I found most inspiring about the linked post above is the idea of fighting for your ideas. The hard part of that premise is understanding which ideas are truly worth fighting for.

As you look towards next year and put together your list of resolutions, try not to be so customary. Be selective and only list goals that really are worth the sacrifice. If improving your work situation is a goal, are you prepared to make the necessary sacrifices? Work more hours, look for employment elsewhere, let an employee go, give someone another chance, fire a client? Is your goal worth that kind of sacrifice? Does the end justify the means?

Goals worth achieving involve sacrifice. Great achievers understand the sacrifice that's required before the set their goal, and believe it's truly worth fighting for.

Think hard about what's important to you for next year, what's worth fighting for, and understand what will be required to get you there. I guarantee you'll be more likely to get where you really want to go.

Mother Client Pays if Forward

In celebration of the holiday season, I'm including a brilliant piece that captures our human capacity for goodness. Mother's $10,000 spent on a Christmas message will no doubt leave an indelible impression among thousands more people than could have received a card for that budget.

As always with Mother, you see an interesting twist on a common theme. What a great way to show that among all the disingenuous clutter in our life, there are a few real nuggets that matter, that penetrate, that make a difference. We can't be so numb not to realize that.

A wonderful message for all to remember...to give is a far greater reward than to receive.

Have a happy and safe holiday season.