Boost Your Success by Focusing on Execution
Our biggest roadblock to success is execution. Everybody knows, for instance, that the key to losing weight is to exercise more and eat less. So why is it so hard to do? Every year more and more people are over weight and more people claim to have a new diet or weight loss strategy.
The real problem is not that we don’t know what to do – but it’s actually doing it. Studies have shown that it takes 21 days for new behavior to become a habit, but often within this time period motivation has waned, distraction has set in and success is tempered.
A perfect product launch needs to start with a good product. In tough, competitive times, being good isn’t enough. A product needs to be exceptional, and sell itself to surpass your competition.
Presidents of the United States are certainly curious creatures. They’re often enshrined in the history books, as more than just mere men – celebrated and embellished, ranking high in the American folklore pantheon with Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan.
We often think of our personal and professional lives as two separate things. You may try hard to keep your home life from affecting your job performance. And of course, no one likes to bring the office home with them. This probably also applies to your behavior, as you maintain a professional demeanor on the job while you let your hair down with family and friends. 
An optimist is a person who looks on the brighter side of things, or takes confident perspectives about existence situations. Being an optimist you trust and anticipate plans and life events to turn out well, and you anticipate the future with a grin.
A marathon starts with the first step. A book, the first word.
Not too many years ago, I would have resisted the idea of working with my husband Warren in any capacity. We’re both bull-headed. He’s a morning person, and I’m a night owl. He likes to lead, where I prefer to recruit. On a bad day, those tendencies turn us into a dictator and a manipulator.