“Curiosity killed the cat, and satisfaction brought him back.” – Eugene O’Neill Curiosity may have killed the cat, but for us less furry creatures, we know that while it may get us into trouble, it also opens doors, expands our horizons, and may allow us to discover opportunities that would otherwise remain hidden. But […]
A while back, I shared a short video by Shawn Achor, author of ‘The Happiness Project.’ One of the things his studies revealed was that 75% of our success is dependent on optimism, a good support network and the ability to manage stress in a positive way. In other words, regardless of how […]
“Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.” – Roger Staubach Let’s face it. Performance counts. Whoever performs best, wins. Gets the prize. The trophy. The reward. The big bucks. That’s just the way the world works. But in business, as in life, when we struggle and compete to be […]
How many of you remember when a parent, or aunt or uncle asked you, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ Do you remember what you said? Did that answer change as you got older? How many times? Like the majority of us, what want to be is determined […]
Wayne Dyer once said “I’m a realist. I believe in miracles,” and his life was proof, that when you believe in yourself, miraculous things can and do happen. As a child, growing up in Detroit orphanages and foster homes, the odds were not in his favor. But he overcame them, with an intrinsic belief […]
“True progress is to know more, and be more, and do more.” – Oscar Wilde The majority of us began our careers working for other people. In many cases our experiences led us to strike out on our own, and start our own companies. Whether our tenure as employees was satisfying or […]
Do you think success breeds happiness, or that happiness breeds success? So many people fall into the trap of saying, ‘I’ll be happy when….’. When what? Why not now? Our minds have a way of playing tricks on us. We see a picture of a successful business person, with a big smile, exuding all […]
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” – Seth Godin You didn’t start your business to maintain the status quo. You started it because you wanted to make a difference. But now that it’s been up and running for a while and actually making money, you find […]
Sometimes the best business tips come from unexpected sources. Like “Alice in Wonderland.” To me, Alice takes the cake. Lewis Carroll wrote it in 1865. Adored by children – and adults – it’s themes are as valid today as they were back then. And, beyond its seemingly nonsensical story, it provides some pretty down to […]
I believe in positive thinking. I learned early on in life that most people spent far too much time dwelling on the negative and very little time on what’s a positive. Since most negativity is the result of false assumptions based on past experience or ‘programming,’ I decided I didn’t want to be there. It […]