How Much Fight Is In You? "All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. " - Walt Disney
10 Things To Do This Summer Looking for a summer project? How about working on who you are, and what kind of life you really want to live? Here's some ideas.
Why You Should Write Your Obituary Today Writing your own obituary sounds and feels a little strange, I know. If the idea doesn't appeal to you, try pretending that you have just won an award and the newspaper is doing a feature story on your accomplishments. By recording what you wish to be remembered or acknowledged for, you will be able to pinpoint the values you would like to live by. And, by identifying your life's values you will be more able to live them now and in the future.
Do You Know Which Door To Open? Do you remember that old television program that gave the contestant the opportunity to choose one of three doors and receive whatever was behind the door?
101 Success & Self-Development Tips 101 Success Tips 101 Practical Success & Self-Improvement Tips gleaned from the masters Tony Robbins, Napoleon Hill. These Tips will help you Achieve your Dream Project
or Create your Own Business or just get your
Career/Life back on Track! Each Tip is presented on page with a useful Anecdote and a Curious Fact.
Choosing Your Vision There is a new television show, called Blind Justice that will be replacing NYPD Blue. The show follows a Detective who, at the prime of his life and career, loses his vision in a heroic attempt to thwart a bank robbery and save other police lives. The shooting of this Detective results in his losing his eyesight/vision.
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy Or Your Own Best Friend? We can all be our own worst enemy at times! Here are some thoughts to ponder and to help you determine whether you are your own worst enemy or your own best friend!
How to Break the Chain of Vicious Circle Ever had one of those days, when things just spin out of control no matter what you do? You have? So have I. Welcome to the club of "life on rotation". Because this is what happens when vicious circle takes over your life.
Stop!And Name Your Intention How often are you confronted with something you want to do, or need to accomplish, but find it hard to stop, focus, and sit down to actually do it? Here's a technique to help you clear your mind and focus your intention, if you'll let it.
Motivation: 4 Steps to the Death of Someday This is such a powerful yet little used trick. Whenever you decide to set a goal, before you leave the scene of that decision take at least one concrete action toward your goal.
Change 101: How to Handle the Changes that Come Your Way One way to think about this is that change is like waves on the beach. Just like change, waves are relentless, can be very powerful, and there's really only three things you can do with a wave: let it knock you down, survive it, or ride it.
Change 101: How to Get the Changes You Desire Here's a bold statement: change can be simple and easy. It really does not have to be so hard, although sometimes we make it much harder than it needs to be. And there's really no magic involved. Although I do like this quote from science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently developed technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Motivation and Change: Creating Your Daily Success Program One idea that really seems to work for one of my clients is having a daily success program. What's a daily success program? It's simply a daily routine designed to create a successful, well-lived day, and a successful well-lived life as a result.
Motivation - How to Design a Life So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it differently.
Motivation: If Today Were the Last of All Days Now here's my ridiculously simple suggestion - one of the best ways to begin designing and living the life of your dreams is to start doing these things now, today! Why wait for "the last of all days" or some equally devastating event? This life is not a dress rehearsal.
Time Management - Finding Some Personal Time It's too easy to put off our aspirations and say:'Someday, I'll learn to play the piano" or "I'll get that diploma one day and get out of this dead-end job!". Personal time is the precious hours left at the end of the day. Read on to make sure you use them wisely!
Motivtion: The Power of Responsibility Each of us is given the power of choice in our lives. Yet we so often and so easily give it up. Seizing control of our choices is one powerful way to take responsibility for our lives.
Motivation: The Power of Asking The good news is you don't have to re-invent the wheel. Find someone who is doing or has done what you want to do, and then ask them a few questions.
Motivation: The Power of Action, Part 1 Sometimes we do honestly forget. Most of the time, what "I forgot" really means is that we did not believe something was important enough to do. It's another excuse for procrastination.
