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

Sometimes you will find yourself on top of the world, at other times you may well feel as though the weight of the world is crashing down upon you, and yet at others you may find yourself somewhere in between, hopefully in a place much closer to the former than the latter.

Yes, life is a moving target. It has its twists, turns, ups and downs, but all in all even the most difficult of challenges can serve us and make us better in some way, provided we are willing to accept it to be true.… Read the rest of the article

I’m often asked, “What’s the best way to go about keeping my motivation for the task at hand from dwindling down on me?” — it’s an important question, and one that might be best answered by looking at the following example.

First, it’s worth considering that motivation is a state. Just as happiness is a state. Meaning, happiness is less a destination, or a place to “arrive at”, versus a feeling that one experiences in the given moment.

To further illustrate, consider just about every time you remember having felt a true sense of joy in your life.… Read the rest of the article

Just for today find someone to encourage and inspire to reach their full potential. What you put out in the world will inevitably make its way back to you. I’m the first to admit that when we are experiencing particularly hard times this appears to be the farthest thing from the truth.

However, there are any number of reasons this is true, the simplest of which can be explained in that people as a general rule like to associate with, gravitate towards, and yes, when they’re in a position to do so make the choice to work with, and hire those people who have an upbeat and positive attitude — and who look for the good in situations.… Read the rest of the article

I hope you find the following quote & picture inspiring. As was once wisely said, “all else fails without first action.” I hope you will give some thought to the words in the quote below. As you move through your day, look for ways to adapt the main idea and remember that the actions you take, as well as don’t take act upon go into what you get out of life’s adventure.

The quote below reads: A day will never be anymore than what you make of it.… Read the rest of the article

Find someone to encourage. Of all the gifts you possess truly one of the greatest is the ability to build up and
help another person to do the best they can.

An interesting thing happens when you give of this special gift — much in the same way a magnet works, you begin to pull into your life people, opportunities and life experiences of a positive nature.

To better understand this, consider the wise words which state simply, yet profoundly: “You reap what you sow”.… Read the rest of the article