Time to finish strong in 2010!

It is IMPORTANT for all QC members to know that, since the quarter is ending, your 3rd quarter QC data will be automatically loaded to your History page as of Thursday night. To be sure all of your accomplishments for the 3rd quarter are recorded properly, make sure you visit your QC Thursday, September 30th, and enter your final data.

To create your 2010 - 4th quarter goals, login to your QC, click on Modify Goals, then click on Modify Next Quarter Goals. At that point you can follow the instructions to either add new goals individually, or make life easy and just copy your last quarter goals then modify them.

Also, make sure that when you are setting your new goals for next quarter that you see (4th Quarter 2010) to the right of your name.

Boundaries Create Progress, Not Limitations...

In their bestselling book Boundaries, (Zondervan, 1992) Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend explain that "Christians often focus so much on being loving and giving that they forget their own limitations." The authors go on to say that "Boundaries are personal property lines that define who you are and who you are not, and influence all areas of your life."

When we focus on a daily basis on "all areas" of our lives, we have the unique ability to know that boundaries are being set, and being adhered to. The Quarterly Compass allows members to focus on specific areas of life (family, love life, financial, spiritual, etc.), record results, and show them online to an accountability partner. This allows FULL DISCLOSURE to another person in every area of life; a key ingredient in successful living and making huge progress in leadership.

Do You Have An Encourager?

My father-in-law is one of the most skilled men I know at "building others up". In this photo he can be seen encouraging and "building up" my son, who in turn LOVES to spend time with his grandpa.

Do you have someone who does that for you? Are you doing this for someone else? If not, it is time to get it done both ways. If you want to make progress at the core of your own life, you need a person who truly encourages you. If you want to build a positive core in someone else, you need to start down the road of building others up.

Read about this important area of your life check out the Importance of Accountability at the QC site. Additionally, the Bible has some serious words about this attitude.

"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." (Ephesians 4:29).

Do You Live In A Zone Of Self Deception?

When reality comes into conflict with our cherished beliefs, we humans experience a train wreck, often called "cognitive dissonance" by the shrinks. This is conflict is never resolved until either reality, or our cherished belief, WINS and we live in the one that wins (NOTE: sometimes the wrong one wins). The neat thing is that, once we discover our cherished belief was unhealthy or plain wrong, we can change the reality for ourselves by getting focused on the areas of our lives where we are deceiving ourselves. We can change directions. Using the Quarterly Compass, and having an accountability partner who will tell you the TRUTH, can catapult you out of that zone of self deception and on to great success. Check out this video about areas of life where we fall into this zone...