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.
Wind Change My daughters are sailors. (This is one of many clues indicating a rich gene pool.) They have taught me the concept of wind change, which I find gorgeously useful as a metaphor for dynamics that show up in everyone's life.
How to Set Intentions that Energize You Without a clearcut intention, we're reactive and don't get around to doing the important things when we want them done. Instead, we spend our time fighting random fires. Intentions are like the steering wheel on your car. Their whole purpose is to give you control over where you're going. But how -- specifically -- will you put your mission into action today? What will you actually DO about your highest intentions?
How to Wake Up Eager to Start When you jump out of bed every morning, all fired up with enthusiasm and eagerness to... Huh? What's that? You don't do much jumping in the mornings? Well, okay, when you ease out of bed every morning, all eager and enthusiastic to... Huh? What's that? You don't do that either? Well, okay, when you're lying there in bed every morning wondering why the heck you should get up...
You as THE Authority Figure Natural leaders are made, not born. Ever ask yourself why so many giant corporations invest so much money in books, tapes, seminars and coaching to train their people in leadership? Obviously there are many more slots for leaders than there are people to fill them. It's also obvious those huge companies aren't waiting around for enough leaders to be born. They create their own supply.
Do Your Self-Realizations Quickly Fade? As we grow, we do so in fits and starts, lurching forward then back, sometimes looking more like clowns than seekers. Learn to keep the progress you make.
How to Make Your Self-Help Really Help Ray was on a tear. "All that self-help stuff has never worked for me. In fact, it usually makes things worse." I asked for examples. "I'm out of work and I've wasted the last two months trying to affirm myself a job. It would have worked better if I'd just applied for the jobs in the classifieds or visited employment agencies." "You didn't physically do anything to find a job?" I asked. "I didn't want to drain my energy away from the affirmations. I mean, that'd show a lack of faith, right?"
How to be the Most Memorable Person at Networking Events Most of the people I hear from hate networking. They go only because they know they "should," but it's like pulling teeth for them. If you've experienced the usual clammy grip of fear when it's your time to introduce yourself, the following may help you feel more at home, make deeper, more lasting impressions, and attract voluntary referrals from many of the other attendees.
Sometimes Typhoons Come Tonight the beach is dark. No fireworks will dazzle the crowds tonight. No concession booths will sell snacks, and no families will congregate to enjoy the summertime display. All those plans. All the money invested in food, in merchandise, in giant fireworks that shoot two hundred meters into the air. When a typhoon comes, the merchants here just go to Plan B.
Kitchen Learnings My kitchen renovation is complete! The contractor finished in
exactly 6 weeks, just like he said he would. It looks great, it feels
great, and I love the result.
Somewhere in the Middle Renovating our lives from the inside out? What does that mean in
the currency of 2002? For some of my clients, it means they've left
behind their fast-track, frenetic pace and are living more delicately
balanced lives that are more aligned with their...
Tropical Tradeoffs My recent trip to Hawaii reminded me of the power of contrasts. One
day I was in Watertown, MA, where the natural world is incidental and
mild. Two days and two long plane trips later, the dominant and
powerful nature of volcanoes, crashing surf, and lush tropical plants
filled my senses. The balance and proportions had changed
dramatically. Such sudden rearrangements make one stop and...
There Will Always Be Filing Do you rail against the routine, dull parts of your work? Do you imagine a life in which there are no boring tasks? Well, dream on! There will always be filing. There will always be dust. Like it or not, there is a housekeeping component to any lifestyle or profession you can imagine. If you think there is a life style or profession that doesn't involve humble, repetitive tasks, you haven't looked closely enough. Ask someone who lives that life...
The Back Burner My clients say the best things! Last year, while naming some of
the things on his "back burner," one of my clients said, "I'm just
afraid some of these things are on the back burner of someone else's
stove!" We both laughed in recognition of this truth.
All Faith Needs Feet Faith is a wonderful thing - and very necessary. There are, however, approaches that may look like faith but lead us in risky directions.
Burning Desire -- Golden Key or Red Herring? Acres of Diamonds... you've heard the famous story. A farmer hears tales of diamonds and begins dreaming of vast riches. He sells his farm and hikes off over the horizon. But strangely, the guy with the burning desire and the grand vision ended up disappointed and broke. And the one who just wanted to do some farming got the riches. Was this just another little prank by a mischievous Universe? Or is it possible to get good things with only mild desire -- maybe even a calm indifference?
When Do You Give Thanks? Don't wait until Thanksgiving Day or Christmas to thank those that you love and those that have helped you.
The Power of Intention "Who has the time to focus on one thing at a time these days? That's a luxury I just cannot afford!" In an effort to be more efficient, most of us have learned how to multitask.
Motivation is the Spark Motivation is a critical ingredient to our resilience and ability to get back up when we have been knocked down (or out). When you are down the right attitude and motivation can and will be the difference between responding positively or reacting negatively. This difference has many impacts personal, professional and financial.
A Lonely Road For Opportunity Seekers Like many of us in the "opportunity niche", we know we are going to make it. We know that it is just a matter of time before we use the right combination of the right ingredients in the right recipe to complete our life long quest for success.
