JAMES McPARTLAND'S BLOG

Access Point <What Is Required?> "We are not required to deal with more than we are able - yet we are not required to deal with less." -...

Access Point (7) "We have access to a world of possibility when we use our words to create reality, not to describe it." - James K....

Access Point (6) "Exceptional performance requires considerable investment - you can not withdraw what you have not put in." - James K....

"Judging a person does not define who they are... it defines who you are." We recently changed our company name to "Access Performance",...

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be...

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London, Author I have learned, and have frequently...

“Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.” – Michael Landon, 1936-1991, Actor Whenever I begin to coach a...

“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” – Charles Kettering, Inventor I recently conducted a senior...

“Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don’t like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don’t...

“The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example.” – Thomas Morrell, Librettist We have all heard or can appreciate these...

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur,...

“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is key to unlocking our potential.” - Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, former...

“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make...

“Purpose and laughter are the twins that must not separate. Each is empty without the other.” – Robert K. Greenleaf, Founder of the...

In my work I am frequently asked about failure: how to cope with it, how to realize that it may be inevitable, and how to address the...