Posts by Gary Barnes
Opportunities Are Seldom Convenient
Looking back at my career, I’ve found that the best ones often arrive at the most difficult times. The real question isn’t whether the timing is right, but whether we are ready and willing to adjust when they appear. A Lesson from TEDx: When a TEDx producer invited me to be a “celebrity speaker,”…
Read More“Grateful, but Unsatisfied”
The phrase “grateful but unsatisfied” might sound like a contradiction. On the surface, they seem at odds, but I believe they are two separate, essential processes that work best when they happen together. Have you ever set a big goal and hit maybe 70% or 80% of it? In the past, when that happened to me,…
Read MoreWill 2026 Be Better Than 2025? The honest answer? Maybe.
There’s an old saying: “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” We all want better results, but the hurdle is usually change. Most of us resist change because it triggers fear, and fear can lead to immobility. Here is a little secret I’ve learned: the brain waves of fear and excitement are the…
Read MoreAre You Lucky?
“Are you lucky?” is a question that I’ve been asked many times. Recently I watched a show about time travel and as I went to bed that night I couldn’t help think about the events that led up to me being me. I realized that from the beginning of time that like a cosmic pinball…
Read MoreA Secret for Success: The Art of Prioritization!
The art of prioritization is the ability to put opportunities and tasks in order of their highest value. In a nutshell it’s organizing the mess. I do believe that it is an art, because one size doesn’t fit all. Over the years I came to believe that I could include every opportunity and request that…
Read MoreSpend and Grow Rich; The Secret To Making and Keeping Your Money!
It may seem contradictory to say spend and grow rich. Years ago I started asking the question why do some people spend and grow rich while others spend and grow poor? The answer I found wasn’t in the amount of money a person received but rather how they related to those dollars that made the…
Read MoreThe Power of “Yes”- The Secret to Success
The Power of “Yes” is simply seeing and engaging with opportunities that we are presented with. The Power of “Yes” is critically important because it keeps us moving forward. Not engaging in the Power of “Yes” we can become stagnant and stall in our momentum. This is where many businesses fail because the positive results…
Read MoreThe Five Step Process for Goal Setting Success
Many of us during this time of year look forward to setting new goals for our success in the New Year. As I have worked with my coaching clients as well as in my own business I have found that setting goals is not a one step, but rather a five step process. Step one…
Read MoreMarketing You to Finish the Year Strong
You have picked your product and/or service to sell. You just know that everyone will want and benefit from what you have to offer. You open for business and what happens? Many times, the phone doesn’t ring off the hook and your website that you are proud of isn’t drawing visitors. You realize you are…
Read More3 Elements for Success in any Business Part 1- Be Seen
You may be thinking that obviously you have to be seen to be successful in business and you would be right. The question is then – why are so many businesses failing today simply because they do not have enough people engaging with their product or service? The answer that I have found over the…
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