Gary Ryan Blair

Here is a profile of Gary Ryan Blair (American businessman, author, coach):

Gary Ryan Blair – Life, Work & Philosophy

Introduction

Gary Ryan Blair is an American business coach, speaker, and author best known for his work in goal setting, performance improvement, and personal development. He positions himself as “The GoalsGuy,” helping organizations and individuals to create focus, align with purpose, and execute with excellence.

Early Background & Career

  • Blair holds an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, and also has done postgraduate work in psychology.

  • He is president of The GoalsGuy, a training and coaching organization dedicated to helping clients manage priorities, enforce boundaries, and stay focused to achieve goals.

  • Through his coaching and speaking, he has worked with many prominent companies (IBM, NASA, General Electric, Disney, Federal Express) and institutions across sectors.

Major Works & Publications

Blair has authored numerous books on goal setting, performance, and leadership. Some of his notable works include:

  • Everything Counts! 52 Remarkable Ways to Inspire Excellence and Drive Results

  • Goals: The 10 Rules for Achieving Success

  • What Are Your Goals: Powerful Questions to Discover What You Want Out of Life

  • Goal Setting 101: How to Set and Achieve a Goal!

  • The Ten Commandments of Goal Setting

  • Unleash Your Greatness: An Action Guide for Peak Performance

His books have been translated into multiple languages, and his total authored works number over 30 titles.

Philosophy & Approach

  • Blair emphasizes that “Everything Counts”—the small acts, consistent discipline, and attention to detail matter in personal and organizational success.

  • He teaches that life and work succeed through goal clarity, focused execution, and alignment between actions and values.

  • His methods include structured challenges (e.g. “100 Day Challenge”), coaching frameworks, lectures, and training programs designed to embed high performance in routines and culture.

Influence & Reach

  • Blair’s coaching and training materials have been adopted by schools, businesses, and organizations globally.

  • His “Everything Counts” philosophy is particularly quoted and used by teams wanting to build a culture of excellence by focusing on small, consistent improvements.

  • He is active in content publishing and thought leadership (articles, blogs) on topics like leadership, discipline, growth, and performance.

Articles by the author

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.

Gary Ryan Blair

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

Gary Ryan Blair

Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.

Gary Ryan Blair

Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

Gary Ryan Blair

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide clarity. By documenting your dreams, you must think about the process of achieving them.

Gary Ryan Blair

Money is always on its way somewhere. What you do with it while it is in your keeping and the direction you send it in say much about you. Your treatment of and respect for money, how you make it, and how you spend it, reflect your character.

Gary Ryan Blair