We learn by doing. Think about the basic skills you’ve acquired in life. You learned to walk by pulling yourself up, turning loose and taking a step. You fell the first time, but you got up and tried again. Each…
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Productive Failure: We Learn By Doing
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Raise Your Spirits and Boost Your Success
Until I began researching happiness at Harvard, I thought that if you just worked harder, you’d be more successful, which of course would make you happier. But my research showed that formula doesn’t work. Every time our brain records…
How To Avoid Communication Barriers
Successful salespeople learn to recognize and overcome barriers to communication. There are two types of such barriers: those arising from the environment and those stemming from the hearer’s resistance. Environmental Barriers Those arising from the environment include: – Distractions –…
What are YOU Aiming For?
There’s an old saying: “Most people aim at nothing in life . . . and hit it with amazing accuracy.” It’s a sad commentary about people, but it’s true. It is the striving for and the attainment of goals that…
6 Steps to Accomplishing a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal
“Put your head down and get to work!” Wow. That’s not something we really want to hear from anyone. But that’s what I shouted at myself, while riding 5 miles per hour, up a hill, into a 30 mile per…
Podcast: Peter Vidmar on Risk, Originality, Virtuosity & Success!
Recently, Peter Vidmar, the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic history, was interviewed on “Brainstormin’ with Billy the Brain” on KKZZ Radio. Using his Olympic preparation and experiences, Peter explained the principles of Risk, Originality and Virtuosity (ROV), and how…
The Happiness Dividend
Nearly every company in the world gives lip service to the idea that “our people are our greatest asset.” Yet when the Conference Board Survey came out earlier this year, employees were the unhappiest they have been in their 22…
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3 Ways to Train Your Brain to be Happy
“I will be happy when…” This innocent comment is the very reason that happiness is so elusive for us in the modern world. We think: I will be happy when I have a successful relationship. I will be happy when…
10 Attributes of Successful Speakers
While there isn’t any one “secret” that will work for everyone, I’ve observed successful speakers over 12 years in this industry and here are 10 attributes many of them have in common:1. Relevant experience in their area of expertise (business,…
10 Crucial Factors in Positioning Yourself for Success
Power positioning is presenting yourself to the right person, at the right time and place, in the right way, with the right message. If you can do that all day long, every day, you will be an incredibly successful professional.…
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5 Ways to Be Street Smart in Business Everyday
Because street smarts are so important to every part of your life, here is a quick review of the major elements that go into street smarts. Print this list out and keep it with you, for a regular reminder to…
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Create an Environment Fostering Your Success
You might not even realize to what extent you are influenced-negatively and positively-by things and people around you. Start a journal to keep track of these influences so you can eliminate the negative and increase the positive. For instance, if…
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You Can Succeed if You Want to
Wherever I go, I find people who have encountered failure after failure and wonder why. “Is it possible for me to achieve success, given my level of talent and education?” they ask. “You can if you want to,” I tell…
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Goals & Motivation – Aim High, Aspire to Greatness and Impact the Direction of Your Life
Striving for and attaining goals makes for a meaningful life. Without goals, we are susceptible to feeling emotionally, socially, spiritually, physically, and professionally unbalanced. Goal-setting creates drive and positively affects your personality and character. When asked: “What are your goals…
Confidence
Having confidence means you believe in yourself and that you trust your own judgment and resourcefulness. In his many books on self-esteem, Dr. Nathaniel Branden defines self-esteem as the sum of self-confidence and self-respect. For him, self-confidence is knowing that…
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11 Powerful Ways to Expand Your Life This Year
1. Define your future. Describe the life you’d like to live. The future you see defines the person you’ll need to be. Identify the traits and qualities you’d like to acquire. Think bigger than yourself. An acorn that only thinks…
The Pain of Change – Video of Nido Qubein
Nido Qubein came to the United States as a teenager with no knowledge of English, no contacts and only $50 in his pocket. Today he is a prominent business leader and President of High Point University, as well as a…
Inspiring Greatness in Yourself and Others
Motivation vs. Inspiration Everyone needs a bit of inspiration now and then. It seems with the challenges many of us are facing in today’s turbulent times, feeling inspired takes more energy than it ever has. What is the difference between…
Making Tough Times Work for You, the Old Fashioned Way
A bus ride to town cost a nickel. Two hamburgers and a Coke at George Nichols Coney Island cost a quarter, if you had one. A new Chevrolet was about $600. A first class letter was 3 cents and you…
I Believe in Our America
It’s hard to be anywhere these days without hearing the anguished voice of uncertainty in people all around us. Everyone, it seems, is talking about the bad economy and the financial markets. Everybody, it appears, is worried at some level.…