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. […]
If someone complained about gravity, most people would think that was absurd. What possible complaint could you have about it? That it is too strong? That it makes us fall? That it surprised us by being there one day? While these are clearly sarcastic statements, we often do this with similar things. How many times have you heard complaints about […]
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 […]
There is a very old quote that says that there is nothing new under the sun. The implication being that there are no new ideas. That may be so, but the reality is that there are unnumerable ways to do things even if the underlying ideas are not new. Why is this important? The reason is because of context. You […]
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 […]
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