There is a strange phenomenon that happens to teens and young adults, particularly if they pursue higher education and attend college or university. There is an expectation that they should generally know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. The schooling system forces them to choose what area of study they want to pursue and in […]
The book “Think and Grow Rich”, by Napoleon Hill is a classic. It is certainly responsible for making more wealthy and successful people than almost any other book. The reason it is so powerful is because of the main message in the book. You Can Only be Successful if You Believe it! The main idea of the book, well known […]
It can be a real pleasure to watch a true professional in action. Someone who is so good at what they do, that you are filled with admiration and sometimes awe as you see them in action. It may be something physical like watching an Olympic gymnast perform on the rings or an artist create a perfect statue out of […]
When the average person wants to expand their network, they usually do two things: the first thing they do is contact all of the people they know and the second thing they do is tell them they want to expand their network. However, this may not be the most effective way to approach it. Most people will usually contact the […]
In 1999 a study was released by two social psychologists, David Dunning and Justin Kruger. The main conclusion in the study was that people will low abilities at a task over-estimate their ability to do it. For example, most people, usually around 9 out of 10, feel that they are above average drivers. Naturally this cannot be the case as […]
The road to success is not a straight line; most people know that and accept that there will be ups and downs as they try to reach their goals and dreams. What is harder to do is to keep going when times are tough. Even the most driven, focused achievers can find it tough to be positive and productive in […]
Ancient Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is well known for his writings in “The Meditations.” The book is a mixture of personal advice, life observations and moral teachings. These writings can teach us many things and the beauty of many of them is their simplicity. One of the simplest but most profound is: “If it is not right, do not do […]
Are you doing the best job you can for your clients? For your family? For your employer? For yourself? While it is impossible to be the best at something all the time, it is very possible to strive to be the best. We know that having this as a goal, even if we or others do not necessarily want to […]
People who want to be wealthy and successful have big ambitious goals. By virtue of their huge ambition, this is going to be the case. As such, they set these goals with the understanding that they will probably take some time to achieve, but they are confident and patient and come up with a plan to achieve them. This can […]
Successful people have a trick that they use all the time to keep them on track to achieve their goals. They adopt the identity of a successful person in their field and as much as possible, they do not deviate from it. They think and act as a person is that position would act until they actually become that person. […]
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