“Get on the Stick!”

Today, March 28th, 2015, is celebrated worldwide as “Something on a Stick Day”. It is believed that the origin of this holiday dates back to ancient days when merchants began selling skewered meats on a stick…

The celebration of “Something on a Stick Day” is really easy: 1. get a stick; 2. push something on it; 3. have fun! But instead of going out and eating a Popsicle, shish kabob or corn dog, I want YOU to get on “the” stick! The expression – meaning to get busy, get going, or get down to work – dates from the early 1900s and comes from the idea of getting a car going by using the gearshift, or stick, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. (read more…)

SooOoooo…. If you haven’t had a chance (yet), get on the stick and write your goals for 2015!! It’s not too late – do them now! I’m happy to review them with you if you like. I can be your accountability coach!

Goals are so important in both your professional and personal lives.

How many of you went on a nice vacation in the last 12 months? Did you wing it or did you meticulously plan it all out? If you don’t know where you are going, how will you get there?

I was at a conference lately when an associate said something I completely agree with… He said we are in the business of offense and defense. Unfortunately, most of us play defense, reacting to life’s plays, reacting to our bosses’ plays, reacting to our competitors’ plays… We need to play OFFENSE! Creating and following through on OUR own plays!

Take one hour per day, at a minimum, to work on offense. This is the time you review your activities and move forward on activities to help you accomplish your goals, thus achieving significantly more results than if you just played defense all the time!

So on this “Something on a Stick Day”, get yourself on the stick and play offense; complete those 2015 goals!