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Coach ClayThis blog is where I write out loud about the things I’ve been thinking, seeing, hearing and reading. You can think of it as a sort of first draft of what is currently percolating through my mind. I am a writer, speaker, and coach; former U.S. Army Infantry Officer, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point.
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Do you suffer from procrastination? I know I do big time. I can usually come up with a ton of reasons, good reasons, mind you, for not sitting down to write that novel I’ve been meaning to start, or to empty my inbox which is stacked a mile high with stuff that needs attending to, or [...] Wise words from Will Smith Listen to the audio: winning minds ** Quick summary To develop a winning mindset requires you to: 1. Know yourself. You can download the text version here. It’s a new dawn, a new decade. How do you want to spend the next 10 years? At the end of this next decade, I will have reached the half a century mark. I want to be in a position where the majority of my time is spent traveling around the world as a nomadic poet-philosopher [...] Christmas is over. The New Year is looming large. What are your plans for 2010? Many folks traditionally like to make New Year’s Resolutions. That’s fine, but the technique I’m about to introduce to you is infinitely more powerful and will set you on the road to having your most successful year ever, and it’s [...] It’s that time of year again. Folks will be winding down now for the holiday season. It’s the perfect time to clear out some space in your diary and plan a few hours to reflect on you’re year. Each year I like to make a victory list. A victory list is simply a list of all [...] I thought this would be a good story to share because I often here people making their big life goals – the goals they claim they really want – conditional. They have the ‘someday’ mentality. ‘Someday when all the conditions are perfect, I’ll do the thing I really want to do with my life.’ I believe [...] To be successful you must be able to articulate EXACTLY what you want. Identify EXACTLY what stops you from getting it, and then articulate EXACTLY what you are going to do about it. And then DO it. It’s that simple, but just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it’s easy. You will have to work hard to [...] Are you a failure? Good. Read on and find out why it’s good to be a failure. Success is often a matter of perseverance. General Ulysses S. Grant knew this. Shortly after taking command of the Union army, Grant faced off with the Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of the Wilderness. The battle [...] |
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