My Strategy

Plan less and do more. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how analysis paralysis can keep you from making decisions. Decisions can become all-consuming. Developing a bias for action can stimulate decision-making and help you accomplish goals faster.

In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about finding hope in times of doubt. Hopelessness makes it difficult to change, hope does have a downside, yet there are benefits in being hopeful, when all hope is lost we must find ways to rekindle hope by developing positive strategies. Learning some simple strategies can set you up for a life full of hopefulness.

In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the damaging effect of negativity and how positivity may be the best cure. Negativity can have devastating effects on our bodies, and there is power in positive thinking. Many studies correlate positive thinking to health benefits. Staying positive isn't always easy. Learning some simple strategies can set you up for a life full of positivity.

In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how first impressions matter, but second impressions are also important. They may count just as much, recovering from a botched first-impression, prepping for an interview, building your strategy, and putting your plan in place.

In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the increasing importance of how we think. John shares the common types of thinking, the power of divergent and convergent thinking, helping you to identify your primary thinking mode, and provides tips and tricks to help you think smarter!

Setting and accomplishing goals. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about goal setting. A critical process to plan for the future. John shares why goal setting is important, talks about the five golden rules of goal settings, explains the SMART framework, and provides tips and tricks to help you develop your goal-setting strategy.

Knowledge, facts, truth, opinions, and more. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the many different views shared in society. He talks about the concept of knowledge, discusses a real-work example with COVID, reviews the scientific method, and shares some strategies you can use to separate fact from fiction.

In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the yearly tradition of making new year's resolutions. John shares the pros and cons, common news years resolutions, reasons not to make resolutions, change can happen any time, and strategies and tips for 2021 planning

In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about dependability and how being dependable can build trust. Dependability is critical in the workplace. Dependable people increase responsibility, there are downsides to being too dependable, and tips to increase your reliability.

In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the benefits of asking good questions. Bad things can happen when you don't ask the right questions, there are some essential questions that you should know, asking good questions can increase your emotional intelligence, leading questions can lead to faulty conclusions, and John discusses ways to help you with your strategy.