A bunch of us were hanging out last night, talking about some business stuff and we ended up on the subject of fishing. Now before you get all riled up, let me preface this with the caveat that I am not a fisherman. I love eating fish, mind you. But I'm willing to pay a premium for someone else to … Read more about Stupid Fish!
Stories and Images Get Your Message Across Better
If you are reading this you are probably into blogging, writing, business, or success. Or at least you want to learn more about it. Well one of the important facets of communication is conveying your message in a way that the other person understands it. It should be inherently obvious that if … Read more about Stories and Images Get Your Message Across Better
Success Principle #10 – Harnessing The Wind
I was talking with a rather successful friend of my the other day about different business opportunities and he said something that caught my attention. Be sure you have enough sail out to catch the wind. He was telling me that there are opportunities in front of us all the time. Successful people … Read more about Success Principle #10 – Harnessing The Wind
Success Principle #9 – Successful People Leave Things Undone
I've been going through my RSS feeds this morning. I've not spent much time looking at my Bloglines lately, and after over an hour of perusing through the 150+ feed that I subscribe to I still have over 500 unread items. Then I stopped to remind myself of a question. What is my priority … Read more about Success Principle #9 – Successful People Leave Things Undone
Putting the World On Notice
"You can't get something for nothing" "There's no such thing as a free lunch" "The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied." Proverbs from the wisdom of the ages. Yet so many of us expect that the world somehow owes us and that prosperity and … Read more about Putting the World On Notice
The Path to Prosperity
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity... We live in an instant messaging microwave oven society. There is a prevailing mentality that success is a result of luck. In our lottery culture, people who work hard are often seen as "suckers" who don't know the score. But hard work alone … Read more about The Path to Prosperity
Into Every Life A Little Conflict Must Fall
Yesterday I had to make a difficult phone call. There were a lot of reasons I didn't want to make the call. It was the kind that addressed some one else's performance. And dialing the phone was sure to lead to some conflict. I promise I didn't want to dial the phone. It was tempting to not take … Read more about Into Every Life A Little Conflict Must Fall
No (Successful) Man is an Island
Ruben Gonzales is a living, breathing success story. At 21 years old the Argentine immigrant kid moved from Houston to Lake Placid and took up the sport of Luge so that he could compete in the Olympics. Since then he's competed in four different Olympic games in a sport where 14 out of 15 people … Read more about No (Successful) Man is an Island
Success Principle #8 – Pride Can Destroy Your Success
'Tis pride that pulls the country down. --William Shakespeare Pride is the single greatest hindrance to our success. That is quite a strong statement. And it is completely true. It gets us from both ends. Sometimes we are too proud to make the changes that are necessary to become more … Read more about Success Principle #8 – Pride Can Destroy Your Success
The Number 1 Universal Law of Success – Even If You Don’t Believe It
There is a lot of information out there about success. Much of it is inane blather that won't help you and might even leave you worse than were. Of course there is also a ton of good information that will really help you become more successful. The hard part is telling one from the other. It … Read more about The Number 1 Universal Law of Success – Even If You Don’t Believe It
7 Things to Think About For More Success
One thing that completely separates successful people and sets them apart from the masses of mediocrity is the way they think. Successful people react differently to their environment than most folks in a way that gives them a distinct advantage. And the reason they react differently is because they … Read more about 7 Things to Think About For More Success
Success Principle #7 – Successful People Find Successful Organizations
If you spend any amount of time looking at the lives of successful people, one of the common threads you will find is that they tend to be members of successful organizations. Now sometimes folks find themselves joining an organization that had just the right environment and they become … Read more about Success Principle #7 – Successful People Find Successful Organizations
