Paul Lemberg

  • Home
  • About
    • About Paul Lemberg
    • Core Values
    • Partial Client List
    • Success Stories
  • Coaching/Programs
    • 1:1 Business Coaching
    • Why hire a business coach
    • Profit Ramp Intensive
    • Private Consultation
    • Strategy & Planning Workshop
  • Book Paul to Speak
  • BLOG
  • Contact Me
You are here: Home / Archives for performance improvement

By pl 102 Comments

Fear of Failure or Fear of Success

In my work I help people stay in action and get more done, so I’ve spent a lot of time seeking to understand why people don’t do what they say they want to do.

People don’t like to admit it but I believe the number one thing holding them back is fear.

Most people just assume that the fear could be one of failure but my experience tells me it could be fear of success as well.

In my studies, I’ve found in many cases the problem is not that people don’t know what to do.  Rather, it’s that they just don’t do it.

They sit back passively and wait for something to happen.

And the only thing that happens is they get more frustrated with themselves.

From what I’ve seen, people often have a clear overall idea of what they are supposed to do, but they often lack the step by step plan of how to go from Point A to Point B.  Or they may even have a plan, but haven’t figured out the steps in sufficient detail to know how to execute them… Perfectly…

In other words, people build up incredible expectations of themselves as if they are afraid to fail – when in fact they are setting themselves up for “failure.”

But I’ll go you one further.  I think people are secretly afraid of success.

What do you think?

Take a moment and put your thoughts in the comments below.

-pl

Filed Under: Business Strategy, Time management Tagged With: fear of failure, performance improvement, Time management

By pl 74 Comments

Time Management Secrets: Getting More Done

Here is a seminar talk I gave at a major marketing event earlier this year on Time Management and Getting More of the Right Things Done. There are four sections, each about 15 minutes long and loaded with performance improvement ideas.

Please post your comments and thoughts along with any new ideas you come up with.

[flv:http://mm.paullemberg.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Turbo-Time-Management-1.flv 440 331]

Pay close attention to figure out where your time goes.  Develop the Time Management Mastery mindset and understand what “Context is Decisive” means.  Take charge and become opportunity cost-conscious.  Use the Ivy Lee 7 to make a lot more money from your time.

[flv:http://mm.paullemberg.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Turbo-Time-Management-2.flv 440 331]

Check out the sections on Chronotypes, larks and owls, time logging, energy maps, and taking charge of your awareness… Priceless.

[flv:http://mm.paullemberg.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Turbo-Time-Management-3.flv 440 331]

How working in time chunks will supercharge your ability to get more done, and if you want to guarantee incredible delegation, make sure to stay with it until the very end.

[flv:http://mm.paullemberg.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Turbo-Time-Management-4.flv 440 331]

Make sure to put your comments below and let us know what you think.  And if you’ve got more ideas – make sure to share them.

Filed Under: Time management Tagged With: performance improvement, Time management

© Inventive Corp. All rights reserved.