There is an old story in the insurance business. The story goes that a young man was trying to sell insurance, but was having a hard time, so he approached the wealthy uncle of a friend of his for help. To his surprise, the rich man gave him a list of 10 people to call. He told him that these […]
One of the most frustrating traits that you can encounter, particularly when you need help with something, is a lack of accountability. We have all had this happen to us where we need assistance with a product or service, and we cannot find anyone that is willing to take responsibility and help us resolve the issue. On the other hand, […]
There have been a number of definitions of success that have circulated since time immemorial. We have all heard them and they are all valid definitions based on how they resonate with us. There is, however, one definition that is so simple that even a child can understand it. Success is doing the things that failures don’t want to do. […]
One of the most important traits that successful people have is belief in themselves. Not just confidence and believing that they can achieve their goals. Those are very important too; but successful people actually believe that they are deserving of the success they are seeking. They believe that they have a great talent to affect people positively and this drives […]
The education system teaches students how to be students. In other words, it teaches them how to pass tests, recite memorized information and do calculations. While those can be valuable skills, the value of knowing all of the American state capitals or the names of historical eras is unlikely to be useful in everyday life. The result of all of […]
The internet is full of lists of ways to make people like you. There are usually some very nice things and some things that might be considered questionable on these lists. The one thing that most of these lists have in common is that they tend to be things that you can do right away. Things like using someone’s name, […]
People often talk about being afraid of taking risks to change their lives. They worry that they will have to get so far out of their comfort zone and into unknown territory that they will be paralyzed with fear; fear of the unknown and fear of the consequences of taking risks. This is a fair concern, and for most people […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently asked in interview how often he worked out. The seventy plus actor replied that he worked out every day. The interviewer then asked him why. Arnold replied that it was the same reason he ate breakfast every morning and the same reason he slept every night. It was a part of his identity and therefore something […]
There is a phenomenon that has occurred the last 70 years or so. Since the 1950s, the world has seen the greatest run of prosperity in history. There have been no major wars since World War 2, only relatively minor conflicts, economic crises have come and gone relatively quickly without leaving long-term damage and the standard of living has gone […]
At some point, most ambitious people realize that they have to look at where they are spending their time and who they are spending it with and determine how to upgrade to the practices and people that will help them achieve their goals. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is fond of saying that if you find that you are the […]
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