Blogs: Jim Smith

Jim's Gems: Recharge Your Efforts
How we think and act has an effect on the outcome we get. Let the challenges of life be an energy source to use and recharge your efforts.
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Jim's Gems: The Price of Success
It is persistence that helps us succeed at what we strive to accomplish and success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after everyone else has let go.
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Jim's Gems: Lowering Expectations
When things are not going our way, it can be tempting to lower expectations. Yet, strange as it may sound, the best step might be just the opposite: not to lower our expectations, but raise them higher.
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Jim's Gems: Looking Ahead
With the old year winding down and the New Year ramping up, there is likelihood that we've spent time comparing how far we've come, with how far we have to go. It's acceptable for us to take time to celebrate achievements, but it's important to understand that we are doing this by intent and not neglect.
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Jim's Gems: Life's Possibilities
Life's most difficult moments teach us that we're stronger than we know. It always pays to remember that.
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Jim's Gems: Creativity Abound
It has been said that creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. One thing I do know is that creativity is not reserved for those who engage in artistic pursuits. Being creative means acknowledging that there are many possibilities aside from the obvious.
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Jim's Gems: Challenges Make Us Stronger
When the challenges we face seem to be getting more daunting, it likely means that we're making real progress. As we set challenging goals, the difficulty to succeed usually takes more effort.
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Jim's Gems: Nuggets of Opportunity
When we make a mistake, it is acceptable to perform an autopsy and think about what happened--but, then, you must quickly get over it. Understand what happened, learn from it, gain wisdom from it and become even more effective than before.
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Jim's Gems: Do You Choose Success?
The ability to achieve and succeed is part of our very nature. If we are vague about what we intend to do, the results we are likely to get will be of minimal value.
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Jim's Gems: Effort and Attitude Equal Success
What happened on our previous attempts to get something done doesn’t matter much. It is more about what we do now that counts.
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