When Zach meandered into Starbucks, he was finishing up a text on his iPhone. In the other hand was his well-used sport coffee cup. Zach was late but hey… who was counting minutes. He spotted me at the table, waved and got in line to refresh his drink. Zach was to be my newest client. […]
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Getting a Jump on Next Week
By the time Gabriel maneuvered through IH405 morning traffic, paused at Einstien Bagels and caught up on the morning news, he was only 7 minutes late getting into the office. He knew he had a busy day but most of it was the normal stuff. No big deal. Once he got into the office and […]
The American Dream – Business Owner or Employee?
Amber is a business owner with a few employees. She has a fantastic model for her virtual assistant services. Work is spreading out of town and even out of state. She has found a way to feed her pipeline, both for clients as well as part and full time employees. Once her systems are in […]
2015 in Glowing Retrospect
2015 was a benchmark year for Scott Carley! It was benchmark in part, because as I sift through the myriad of activities and events of the past 12 months, I choose to place my attention on the good. But even with the challenges, it wasn’t a bad year at all! My basket is full of […]
Goals: Going Nowhere or Going Somewhere in 2017?
I took a good friend home last week to an address off Northwest Hills in Austin. It was late at night and we were talking all the way over to their house. After I dropped them off, it dawned on me, “I don’t have a clue about how to get out of this neighborhood and […]
Stacking Your Hats
You wear a lot of hats in your business, don’t you! Hats that define your roles. Hats that move you forward in your business. Hats that distract you from your work. Hats that make you a fireman! Some hats you’re really good at and they fit you! You’re the high paid expert with all the […]
What’s the One Habit that is Holding You Back from Success?
What is the one habit that is keeping you away from the success you deserve? What would it do for your career to master that one thing? Between you and success is the one habit you have never been able to master. 90 Day Wonder let’s you turn a weakness into a strength! Is that […]
If the sun is up…. you’d better be running!
Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or gazelle – when the sun comes […]
RJ’s EMERGENCY Response Short List
If part of your job description is “putting out fires”, you need an Emergency Response Protocol that’s more involved than just dropping what you’re doing and rushing off to the fire! Putting out fires is among the top 5 productivity distractions falling behind email and phone calls…so let’s make sure it’s a real priority and […]
Major Breakthrough Wanted! Goals
“I need a major breakthrough!” I hear that a lot… especially this time of the year. People are reflecting and often they are not feeling confident about last year! Maybe that’s what the voice inside your head is saying too! Nagging at you for some significant “something” that you can point to as your “breakthrough” […]