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The Money Trap: How to Choose Between Money and Passion

21 July, 2020

Contributed by Shawn Johal, business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. He is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Montreal chapter.

“A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.”
–Jonathan Swift

Do you ever wake up wishing you had enough money to stop working and the option to follow your passion without any worries? Sounds pretty cool, right?

It’s safe to say most of us would love to be in this position, but this rare lifestyle appears to be reserved for a small percent of the population.

Forget the money for a second. Perhaps the more relevant question to ask yourself is: “Do I wake up Monday morning motivated to tackle the week ahead?”

Categories: HEALTH INNOVATION WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION

Tags: goals motivation passion Shawn Johal

7 Questions to Ask When Your Sales Are Falling Short of Goal

4 February, 2019

Written by Mark Moses, founding partner of CEO Coaching International and the author of Make Big Happen. A version of this article originally appeared on Mark’s blog.

Your numbers never lie. If your sales are falling short of the targets you’ve set, it’s going to be right there in black and white—and maybe even some red.

Categories: Sales

Tags: ceo coaching international goals mark moses sales

4 Reminders for Achieving Your Entrepreneurial New Year’s Resolutions

2 January, 2019

Written for EO by entrepreneur and philanthropist David Disiere.

It happens in an instant. The clock strikes midnight on 31 December, and every store seems awash with self-help books, diet plans, and exercise equipment. Despite this flurry of activity, about 80 percent of people abandon their new year’s resolutions by the second week of February.

Plenty of accomplished CEOs and business leaders have joined the fray of people who create new year’s resolutions. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, has been making his goals public since 2009. While he generally has focused on personal resolutions like learning languages or networking, this year he vowed to resolve problems with people abusing Facebook.

Categories: Goal Setting

Tags: David Disiere goals resolutions

5 Ways to Challenge Your Employees

17 September, 2018

Written for EO by Jessica Thiefels.

When employees aren’t challenged they’re disengaged. Disengaged employees are easily burnt out, not productive, don’t produce quality work, and lack loyalty to their company and job, according to Aventr. When employees are challenged, however, they’re engaged and motivated.

Challenging your employees more often will require a shift in the status quo, from goal-setting to your company culture. Use these ideas to facilitate this move from a disengaged workforce to one that’s engaged and motivated to work harder.

1. Create a Culture of Feedback

If employees don’t know how they can improve, or where they’re falling short, how will they ever grow in their position? Regular feedback gives you the opportunity to spur growth among employees, challenging them to be better in both their career and their current position.

Categories: Coaching Company Culture Productivity Technology

Tags: employee engagement goals Jessica Thiefels performance training

#NewYearGoals2018: Harness the Power of Accountability

26 January, 2018

The Four As of Accountability

Octane’s #NewYearGoals2018 series is focused on tackling small, attainable goals to realizing big results. Today, we consider the value of accountability in achieving your objectives.

Want to increase the likelihood of achieving your goals? In a recent article written for Inc., EO Accelerator Program Director Lauren King suggests following four steps in order to boost your sense of accountability.

Don’t miss any article in our #NewYearGoal2018 series!

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Categories: Goal Setting Lessons Learned

Tags: #NewYearGoals accountability EO Accelerator goals Lauren King

How to Achieve Your #NewYearGoals

8 January, 2018

It’s been one week since the start of 2018. Many of us choose this time to set sweeping goals in our business and personal lives.

Live healthier. Sell more. Be more organized. Communicate more effectively. Sound familiar? The problem with broad objectives like these is that they’re hard to achieve. You might be setting yourself up for failure. Instead, break up your broad goals into smaller, more attainable steps.

To help you succeed in your new year’s resolutions, Octane has compiled the best practical tips for making positive changes!

Check the Octane blog throughout January, and let small steps deliver big results.

Do your goals for the new year include achieving greater balance in your life? Making more of an impact on the many facets of your life—in your self, work, family and community? EO can help. We know that entrepreneurs’ definition of success extends far beyond their business, and we support the totality of the entrepreneurial journey. Learn more about EO’s unique 360° approach.

Categories: Best Practices FINANCES

Tags: #NewYearGoals2018 goals resolutions tips

Communication is the Key to Awesome Workplace Culture

28 September, 2016

By Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of O2E Brands

At O2E Brands (the banner company to 1-800-GOT-JUNK?), communication is a cornerstone of our culture. Every day, we strive to create a space defined by transparency and respect, where employees feel comfortable taking risks and speaking up. I’m often asked about the tactics we use to create this kind of culture and maintain it as we grow – with over 400 employees, it can be a challenge to keep lines of communication open. To keep it simple, we focus on creating programs and routines that encourage and support communication at all levels of our organization. Here’s our secret sauce.

Categories: Best Practices Coaching Company Culture Inspirational LEADERSHIP

Tags: brian scudamore dreams failure goals huddle workplace communication

How To Accomplish More On Your Most Important Goals

30 March, 2016

When Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg was researching his newest book “Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business,” he spent months researching the story of Malcolm McLean, who created the modern shipping container.

Categories: Best Practices Goal Setting Guest contributors Inspirational LEADERSHIP

Tags: accomplishment entrepreneurs' organization forbes goals new york times

Now This is Just Amazing…75 Pounds!

27 January, 2016

By Joe Apfelbaum, EO Brooklyn member, Ajax Union

When I joined EO, I was 75 pounds heavier than I am today. I remember sitting at a Warren Rustand event with a beer in my hand thinking to myself, why are all these successful entrepreneurs in shape, and I’m the only fatso in the room?

The problem was that I was completely unaware that I was obese. Sure, I knew that I was fatter than I would like to be, but I focused on my business and I didn’t think that my health impacted the way I showed up in the business. Making my business the number-one priority before my personal well-being held us back.

Categories: Coaching Goal Setting Inspirational LEADERSHIP members Productivity Public Relations

Tags: #eolooksforward goals Joe Apfelbaum weight loss

Watch the Final Episode of EO Thought Leadership Forum!

19 January, 2016

James Ashcroft and Joe Apfelbaum, EO members and co-hosts of EO Thought Leadership Forum, created a themed vlog episode for this month’s #EOLooksForward campaign.

The two discuss their own personal and professional goals for 2016, and they provide great insight into how you, as an entrepreneur, can set yourself up for success this year. Watch the episode below, and learn why you need to figuratively “show up and throw up” when making achievable goals this year.

Categories: Best Practices Entrepreneurial Journey FINANCES general Guest contributors Inspirational Interview LEADERSHIP Media members Video

Tags: "EO Thought Leadership Forum" #eolooksforward goals james ashcroft Joe Apfel success