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Monthly Archives: July 2008

Too Busy to Set Goals

This is the second of 3 posts on goal setting excuses. That old story about no workaholic at death’s door ever wished they’d spent more hours at the office might make you smile. But how about you and your goals? Perhaps you’ve set some but are too busy to get started. Too busy doing what? [...]

Thank You Randy Pausch

Well, I was all ready to call it a night here but just learned via Twitter.com that Randy Pausch is sadly no longer alive in this world. I watched “The Last Lecture” online a few months ago and recall the honesty and humility, tinged with regret for the days ahead, with which he delivered his [...]

Are Mind Maps Effective Coaching Tools?

I’ve been interested in mind maps since experimenting with them as a teacher in the early 1980s. Of course it was pencil and paper back then – which made editing colored maps a real pain. Still, there remains something uniquely creative about the low-tech way and I continue to use it for my own impromptu [...]

Setting Goals And The Ability Excuse

This is the first of 3 posts on goal setting excuses. Do you avoid setting goals in a field of interest because you think you have little or no ability? I suspect that many people are 100% correct in drawing that conclusion – that is, they think they have no ability. Think again! The Ability [...]

Career Vision Discovery – Offer Closed

Thank you to everyone who took action on the Career Vision Discovery Special offer. If you haven’t yet received an email about your free 25 minute session then please let me know on my contact page. This offer is now closed. – Mark McClure PS – To make browsing this blog easier I’ve added a [...]