Life is quite the adventure. I confess that there are times, on the rare occasion where I question my abilities. Incidentally, if you’re curious, no, I don’t consider that a weakness, instead I like to call it being human 🙂
Perhaps you can relate to any of the following questions having run through your mind before: Am I as successful as I should be? Have I lived up to my full potential? Should I have done such and such. Should I have chosen this over that.… Read the rest of the article
If you’ve been on your own personal development journey for any amount of time you’ve undoubtedly met with some challenges along the way. Challenges aren’t a bad thing. They can certainly be difficult, but provided we are willing to accept it as part of the process, they can bring forth some pretty awesome opportunities from which to grow and become better for having experienced them.
Again, it’s not about things being easy, it’s about working through whatever you happen to be facing, and ultimately accepting that you will emerge better and more prepared as a result of having overcome or worked through whatever given adversities you’ve had to deal with.… Read the rest of the article
Contrary to popular opinion life’s rewards don’t always go to the person with the most “natural talent”, the best looking, or the lucky few. No matter what you may believe, the truth is everyone (yes, YOU included!) has a shot at getting ahead provided they are willing to do what is required of them in order to get to where they want to be.
The reason I can make this claim is because I have seen time and time again, where people from varying backgrounds, both with and without financial means, who have set out on a plan they deemed to be worthwhile, have moved forward on their given journey and seen it through to completion.… Read the rest of the article
I hope that you will take the following statement to heart, and carry it with you always…
“Trust that life has an amazing way of filling in the details for the person who has the courage to get started in the direction of their dreams.”
When I really grasped the above statement, to the point that I began to try and truly live my life in this way, I began to see a big difference. Really BIG.
In the work I do, speaking and teaching on motivation & human potential — I’ve seen time and time again, folks held hostage, stuck in inaction because they couldn’t move past the idea that they one, had to be guaranteed success before getting started, and two, had to have every single little detail all nailed down in their own mind before beginning in the first place.… Read the rest of the article
There are any number of things that will either propel you forward, or hold you back when it comes to getting ahead in your professional and personal life. Therefore, it’s particularly perplexing for me to witness those people who have an inability to avoid the temptation to make promises, or simply tell people what they think they want to hear, then for whatever reason not deliver on what they said.
With the path to greater success often a challenging maze at times, this particular character trait is one that can be fairly easily avoided.… Read the rest of the article
My friend and colleague Bob Burg hits the nail on the head when he says, “while you cannot control the economy…you can absolutely control your economy.” Wise words aren’t they? The lesson is one that many a business, small, large, and all sizes in between would do well to give some serious thought to.
We get caught up in outside sources, those things which we can’t directly control, like how healthy, or unhealthy the economy is. Trust me, I understand the whole “low hanging fruit” argument — and I’ll even concede that in most instances it’s easier to do business and make sales when everyone around us is doing better, unemployment is low, and more people have an abundance of money with which to purchase our products and services.… Read the rest of the article