Gotta Get Goals - Tag Your It!

I recently signed up for www.mybloglog.com and have simply been overwhelmed by the amazing community of Bloggers and just generally cool people that I have met over the past month or so. One of those amazing people is a Blogger by the name of Marjie who created The Cure For Silence Blog. Check it out as this young twenty-three year old really has some great posts and an interesting take on the world.

Marjie "tagged" me last week to participate in a series called Gotta Get Goals where I have to outline five of my goals and explain why I want to achieve them. This tagging thing is a fun way to encourage Bloggers to connect and learn something about one another on a whole host of interesting topics, questions, etc...

So thanks to Marjie for thinking enough of me to "tag me!"

My Gotta Get Goals are....

1. Take The Ripple Effect to the big time....I want to Ripple Nationally Baby!

I want my concept of Rippling to reach epic proportions. I want people throughout the country to learn how easy it is to connect and Ripple their way to build more successful personal and professional relationships and ultimately better lives. By getting the concept traction in all parts of the country I want to stimulate more interest in the book and in organizations and companies willing to bring me to them to teach them to Ripple.

2. Write The Second Book

Yep...it's about time that I get crackin on my second book! I have learned so much these past two years and I know that my experiences and the amazing stories I have collected will manifest into something amazing.

3. Create the Ripple On Course

This is sort of cheating as I am almost finished (development wise) with this goal but it is worth sharing it anyway. I wanted to create a program based on The Ripple Effect that is like no other follow-on training or coaching program out there. I have worked hard to put together a "experience" that I think for the right person will absolutely help them take their personal and professional life to the next level...Ripple style of course! The 12 month intensive program is called Ripple On and I am truly excited about how it will apply the concepts and the content of not only my book but my own personal philosophy for success.

4. Get More Centered

I want and need to find some more time to focus just on me. I plan to stick to my exercise regime (lose a few pounds and gain some more muscle) and find more opportunities to get quite every day so that I can open up the old cabazza and let my creativity flow!

5. Show More Gratitude Every Day

I have an amazing life filled with a vast assortment of incredible people (including you my faithful Blog readers) and I don't nearly say often enough how grateful I am for every one of them. I have so much to be grateful for and I intend to show my gratitude through my thoughts, words and deeds every day.

Okay...so there are my five Gotta Get Goals.

Now it is my turn to "tag" a few people whom I know we will all enjoy hearing from and perhaps playing a hand in helping them achieve their Gotta Get Goals.

Asha Prasad

Thom "Two Booker" Singer

Prince

Carlon Haas

Drew McLellan

Matthew Homann

Donna Karlin

Terri

Ripple On!!!

Steve

Be The Ticket Guy

I think you may know that I also BLOG for a service called Execublog which was developed by the leaders of a company called Execubook. Their company takes best selling business books and breaks them down into bite sized summaries for busy executives. It's a very cool service and something I have enjoyed utilizing myself this past year. It has given me some great exposure to books I might have otherwise missed at Amazon or at my local bookstore.

Anyway, last year the folks at Execubooks decided to start a BLOG and have some leading business thinkers chime in with their opinions and thoughts about a new book each week. Someone how they got the impression I was a leading business thinker (shhh don't laugh) and invited me to join in and share my thoughts. It has been great fun and I have made some unbelievable connections through this service.

I was humbled to receive a request last year from one of my fellow Execublog brethren Phil Durado to use one of my posts on his website eCustomerServiceWorld.com. I was honored to be included in their Fast Guide Section and if you are so inclined you might take a ganger at what I wrote. Read the post here.

To be perfectly honest I had sort of forgotten about Phil's request until I discovered a link back to his article earlier this week. Thanks for including me in your very robust and incredibly informative website Phil!

Would love to hear how you, my loyal readers, are being "The Ticket Guy" for your customers.

Ripples On!!!

Steve Harper

My Friend Thom

So last week a friend of mine, Thom Singer who is a brilliant author, speaker and all-around good guy started his Praise Other's Project on his BLOG. The POP is a neat collection of people that Thom finds inspiring or motivational and he offers a neat little summary of why you might like to meet them as well.

Thom's vision with this series is fantastic. He really has tapped into something and has opened my eyes up to a whole series of new, inspiring people that I might not have otherwise known about. I know you will enjoy reading his POP posts as much as I have.

I was honored to be selected as Thom's first choice and can not tell you how much I have appreciated this special recognition. You can see his post by clicking here.

Thanks Thom! I appreciate you, your friendship and your ongoing support more than you will ever know!

Be sure to check out Thom's excellent book Some Assembly Required by clicking here! It makes an excellent holiday gift!!!

Ripple On My Friends!

Steve