Free 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Implementation Package Available

We just published a new Book Tools implementation package for The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People … wooohooo! This package is designed to take the fine & timeless ideas in the book and make them work in your life. There is one page with an overview of the 7 Habits model and 8 tool template pages to help apply specific ideas and exercises from the book. We’ll describe the available tools over the next few posts and you can view all posts for 7 Habits here. For now, here’s a quick overview of the habits … Be Proactive: You …

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Podcast #6 – IT Consulting with Jon Auger

In this episode, we speak to Jon Auger about his experience in IT consulting. Listen all the way to the end for one of the more interesting answers to the question, “What one piece of advice would you give to somebody important to you?” It’s worth listening for, plus a number of other gems you’ll love!

Podcast #4 – Mortgage Business

In this episode, Tom Weeks chats with Jeff Morris about his experience in discovering a career and then a business in the mortgage industry. Also, the value of hard work and creating a work-life balance through building a business that allows for it.

Podcast #3 – CFO

Rick Lifferth is the CFO of Ivory Homes, a major home builder in the western United States. In this episode we talk to him about his journey to this job and what he thinks you should know about it.

Podcast #2 – Venture Capitalist

In this episode we talk to Dave Chidester of Rees Capital, an angel venture fund located in Salt Lake City, Utah. He talks about his path to what seems like a dream job and lessons he feels important for those looking to do the same.

Free Book Summary and Tool for Willpower by Roy Baumeister

We’ve just posted a new Book Tool package for the fantastic (and relatively new) book Willpower by Roy Baumeister and John Tierney. Head over to the CuriousPursuit.com Book Tools page where you now have access to a whole TWO (2) tool packages!

Know and Honor Your Goals

In the last post I talked about finding out the needs of the other party and how important that is in negotiations large and small. This post is a call to never forget your own goals! If you allow your attention to be pulled off of your own goals and objectives and give up what you need you will be left with a result “less than zero”. Yes! Your goals are of supreme importance and must figure into anything and everything you do. This definitely dips into paradox territory as we seek to know the other’s needs and while still …

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