Category Archives: Success

What if you just said “no” once in a while?

A few weeks back, a friend, Rob Lane, dropped into the office and he and I and my business partner, Brent, were chatting about how our work projects have kept us busy and how time has flown since we had last seen each other.
We Are Wired to Climb Mountains
None of us like to think of…

Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness

Great messages in here about the dangers of materialism and consumerism.

How we learn

By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and
third by experience, which is the bitterest.
— Confucius

Reaching Your Goals for the Year

With a few more weeks until year end, now would be a great time to review your progress on your goals for the year if you haven’t already done so recently.
Don’t get discouraged if you feel like you didn’t achieve enough of your goals and don’t give up on your goals thinking there is…

You hold the keys to your future

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
— Anthony Robbins

Conduct

“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
Now that’s self discipline!

Boldness has Genius

“What you can do or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
— Johann von Goethe

Checking in on where you are at – Revisiting your Goals

checklist

Six full months of the year have now passed and if you haven’t done so already, this is a great time to review your progress to the goals you set at the beginning the year. Earlier I shared How I Set Goals and How I Keep on Track with My Goals.
I regularly look through my…

Do your peeps build you up or bring you down?

friends

Most people are aware of the times when the people around them are giving them energy or sucking their energy. Extroverts are particularly sensitive to this because they tend to derive energy from their environment.
What is more subtle is the influence that the people around us have on our thoughts and actions.
“You are the average…

Practice and Commitment

One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your  field within three years. Within five years you’ll be a  national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do. ~ Earl Nightingale

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