For the majority of the 20th and into the 21st century, young people have been told that the best way to acquire knowledge was to go to college or university and learn from their teachers. Having a degree was the best way to get a good job that you could build into a career. Unfortunately, the value of a university […]
Some of the busiest and most productive people you have ever heard of have been practitioners of a wide variety of hobbies. They have been fans of getting their hands dirty and trying a number of things. One example is Winston Churchill who in addition to being an accomplished painter loved to be a brick layer! He had a goal […]
The great Zig Ziglar was fond of saying that if you owned a valuable racehorse, you would only feed it the best food. He would probably have said you would also make sure it had the best trainers and the best medical care as well. In other words, we would have good inputs so that the horse would create good […]
There is an epidemic going on today. People are constantly complaining that they are tired and do not get enough sleep. There is also the constant complaint that there are not enough hours in the day for people to accomplish what they would like to do. Inevitably, sleep is sacrificed as many feel that it is a waste of time […]
When we are negotiating to buy something, at some point the question of price is going to come up. Sometimes we know exactly what the prices we are willing to pay for something. However, sometimes we have no idea what the value of something is. This can also occur when we are selling something, and we are unsure of how […]
We have all hopefully had the experience of getting incredibly good service from someone who could have easily done a mediocre job. These are memorable occasions because the person providing the outstanding service was going out of their way to take care of us. It could be a flight attendant who moves you to better seats without being asked because […]
One of the most admired and feared special forces groups in the world right now is the U.S. Navy SEALs. They have a long and very successful history of going into some of the most difficult tactical situations in any conflict. So, what is the reason for this astounding success? Is it intense discipline? Yes. Endless hours of training? Yes. […]
In the time leading up to our wedding, my wife and I took a marriage preparation course. The essence of this four-week course was to prepare us for the reality of married life. Each week a different topic was covered, ranging from money, communication, intimacy and even religion. We both found the course very informative and helpful and refer to […]
We live in a time of constant commercial messages. We are being continually marketed to, whether on the television, the radio, billboards or on our devices. It never stops and so it is easy to just block it all out and not listen to any of it. But what if you are in sales or have a message that people […]
The year 2020 was a trying one for the entire world. Most of us were on some type of lock down and unable to see our loved ones or celebrate any events together. We spent many months in isolation or with the same small group of people. Fanning the flames of seemingly endless pandemic talk were the constant updates from […]
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