“The most influential and frequent voice you hear is your inner-voice. It can work in your favor or against you, depending on what you listen to and act upon.” – Maddy Malhotra We know the words by heart. We’ve heard them all our lives. “We can be our best friend or our worst enemy.” In […]
“You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” – Edith Head Before you even open your mouth, people make assumptions about you. Is it fair? Of course not. Is it true? Maybe. Maybe not. What are you wearing? If ‘seeing is believing,’ how you dress defines how […]
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” -Arthur Schopenhauer What does it take to be a genius? Personally, I believe most of us have the makings of a genius within us, although we may not be aware of it. What we do and how […]
“Delayed gratification is a sweet lesson whose teacher knows the best is not right now, it is yet to be.” – Maximillian Degenerz Everyone craves instant gratification. It’s that little human urge we all have to ‘want it and want it now.’ But when we do we often find that further down the road, […]
“A bad habit never disappears miraculously. It’s an undo-it-yourself project.” – Abigail Van Buren Last week we spoke about habits and how they’ve become so routinized in our lives that we’re often unaware that at one point in time, we made a conscious decision that we would do ‘this’ (action), when presented with ‘that’ (trigger). […]
“Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” – Brian Tracy If we accept the belief that we are what we repeatedly do, then what we repeatedly do becomes a habit. Some habits are healthy. They propel us forward and help us live more productive and satisfying lives. On the other hand, […]
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison No one is an overnight success and at some point, we all fail. But failure doesn’t have to mean doom and gloom. In fact, failure is often the most valuable tool […]
You know the old saying, ‘Nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.’ You’ve probably reminded yourself of that many times, especially when you’re stuck or down in the dumps. You’ve probably given others the same advice too. Saying it is one thing, but why is it so hard to do? […]
Washington and Lincoln on Life and Leadership I wonder what Washington and Lincoln would think if they knew their birthdays, established to commemorate their contributions to this country of ours, had exploded into one of the biggest sales days of the year. A business ‘opportunity’? An opportunistic marketer’s dream? While it does detract a bit […]
“It’s easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not a winner.” – Vince Lombardi Ever notice how we Americans seem to have a pre-occupation with sports? It’s not about the game. It could […]