Our lives become the total of all of the choices that we make.  We all struggle at times making decisions.  The better the decision the better we feel and the more likely we will achieve our goals.  In this TV interview I share three steps to making better decisions and then two really powerful “bonus” ideas at the end.  I hope you enjoy the video and that the ideas are of value for you. Making Better Decisions – Three Easy Steps from Sam Silverstein on Vimeo.

With the release of the new Apple iPad Apple Inc. is changing the game. Already Seaton Hall University has announced that it will issue iPads to all students this fall. In the past two months since Apple announced the impending release of the iPad, 22% of all new mobile application developers’ projects were based on that platform. Apple is not only changing the game for their industry and with their competitors, but the devices they create are changing the game for other industries as businesses look to leverage and incorporate Apple’s technology moving forward.

Where would you like to be in six months? One year? Two years? How do you get there? The first step is to clearly define what it is you want to achieve. The next step is to determine what you will have to change to get to where you want to be. Sound easy? Well, it can be. If change is the catalyst that helps us grow and achieve at a higher level, then knowing what we want and creating the target is what activates the catalyst of change. I refer to these targets as primary desires. Once we recognize…

Change is the essence of progress and in order to have growth at work and in our personal lives we need to be willing to commit to change. However, change can only be initiated as the result of a primary desire. Lasting change is possible only when the need and desire for change is both understood and internalized. People will not change until they are ready to change. No one can force you to change. No one can start the process of change for you, except yourself. As human beings, we have the ability to change anything and anytime we…