I've been a student of self improvement for nearly twenty years. I've read a library full of books on success. I've absorbed a ton of information on what it takes to be successful. Yet here I sit at forty-one years old fairly mediocre. I've only sometimes achieved what I'd call success. And then … Read more about The Single Biggest Barrier to Success
Clarify Your Win and Be More Effective
Effectiveness is often a good measure of success. When we are effective we are producing the results we striving to achieve. Trouble comes when the results we see are different from what we expected. What then? How do we become more effective? One sure way to be more effective is to Clarify … Read more about Clarify Your Win and Be More Effective
Lessons at the Watering Hole
Caught this video today on YouTube. It's a little on the long side. But all the twists and and turns that happen at this particular watering hole over in Africa are worth watching all the way through. The Battle of Kruger Video There are a bunch of lessons that jump out at me watching this. … Read more about Lessons at the Watering Hole
Success Principle #15 – Unintended Consequences
Everything choice we make has consequences. And the place we find ourselves in life is simply a direct result of all the choices we've made, large or small, added together. Successful people realize this fact and strive to make their choices wisely. Many other people instead choose to ignore … Read more about Success Principle #15 – Unintended Consequences
Mega List of Success Tools
You've got to check this out. Char and Dawud (talk about two people with cool names - they might end up there with Sting and Bono one day!) have put together an incredible list of 164 Essential Tools for Online Success. Take a look at just some of the categories of the tools they've found … Read more about Mega List of Success Tools
Business Blogging Success Story – Selling a Dog of a Movie to Hollywood
Gorgeous and I both like Sci-Fi. Our Tivo is set to record the Sci-Fi channel's Friday night line up of Doctor Who, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica when they are in season. Have been for years. So when I got the usual monthly (or so) email from Twitter that had a … Read more about Business Blogging Success Story – Selling a Dog of a Movie to Hollywood
Success Principle #13 – Run Your Own Race
"Two men were walking in a forest, when they suddenly saw a savage, hungry-looking bear. One of the men quickly put on a pair of running shoes. The other guy exclaimed, "You idiot! You can't run faster than a bear ..." To which the first guy replied, "But I don't have to run faster than the bear, … Read more about Success Principle #13 – Run Your Own Race
Talking About Success on BlogTalkRadio
Had a great conversation last night talking about success on BlogTalkRadio with Wayne Hurlbert. We talked about what it takes to be successful. Took a look at what success looks like and how to get there. And of course we talked about success in blogging and how it relates to business. If … Read more about Talking About Success on BlogTalkRadio
Evidence that Business Blogging Works
Tris Hussey over at One By One Media points out today that one of their Bloggers For Hire business clients was mentioned in an interview with a couple prominent bloggers. Here's the post, Freight and Shipping mentioned on Net Concepts. Congratulations guys! But the nod of some free recognition … Read more about Evidence that Business Blogging Works
Life Lessons From 2006
Ben Yoskovitz has a group writing project under way over at the Instigator Blog asking the question, "What did you learn this year?" Whew! Talk about a big question! I mean I learned lots of things this year. Some of them were relatively insignificant yet very practical. For example I … Read more about Life Lessons From 2006
Success Principle # 11 – Keeping Your Head In the Game
It's been an interesting ride on this trip to Chicago. I've had the TV on quite a bit here in the hotel room. And for the record television is a horrible companion.But yesterday I caught some snippets of a movie set in Australia. It centered on a couple of competitive swimmers working toward … Read more about Success Principle # 11 – Keeping Your Head In the Game
Success Tips From The Last Samurai
Last night I found myself watching The Last Samurai on AMC and once again I was fascinated. If you are not familiar with the story, Tom Cruise plays US Army Captain Nathan Algren, who becomes disillusioned by the way the post Civil War army is fighting indians in the American west so he takes a … Read more about Success Tips From The Last Samurai
