Tag Archives: success

Got Education? How to Remedy Today’s Failed American Dream (core materials covered in my seminars and workshops)

(Core materials covered in my seminars and workshops) Today, 33% of all public high school students are dropping out. Of those who graduate high school, upwards of 70% desire to obtain a college degree. The majority do not. And of those who acquire a college degree—of deflated value—within five to ten years 70% are no [...]

Loss, Suffering, and Sorrow: Time for Gaining Strength and Insight

So you’ve hit bottom. You’ve tried everything and worked yourself to the bone trying to make things right. But no matter what you just can’t get off the ground. You’re stuck. So let’s talk about it because few will. There’s so much talk out there today about being positive that people forget that being sad [...]

Don’t Do More Than You Need to Succeed: Your Anxiety Will Tell You When Enough is Enough

We’ve all heard the terms of praise for the hard worker, the achiever: go getter; dynamo; spark plug; workhorse; mover and shaker; eager beaver. But as you work hard and often, how much is too much? And in doing too much, do you really gain greater opportunity or lose ground? Sometimes, in our enthusiasm to [...]

The Power of Negative Thinking: Your Successful Attitude is Arbitrary and Fleeting

Today’s popular appeal in the self-improvement industry is to the power of positive thinking. As a matter of fact, Dr. Peale’s book The Power of Positive Thinking, the main encourager of this phenomenon, will help you learn: How to eliminate that most devastating handicap — self doubt How to free yourself from worry, stress and [...]

Decision Making Skills and Their Development: Critical Tool for Career Success

I had thought about this topic hard and long and was ready to write, but after writing the title of this article, I got to asking myself, What exactly is ‘decision making skills’? Well, according to a rather dry, scientific definition one could say it’s the choosing between alternative courses of action. It is a [...]

Learning to Think Like Da Vinci Will Aid You in Your Career and Life

In the History Channel’s Da Vinci and the Code, the code has nothing to do with Dan Brown’s work but refers instead to Da Vinci’s work ethic, curiosity, and, most importantly, the discipline needed to keep working and moving forward, even through tumultuous times–in 15 th century Italy life was little valued, especially if you [...]

Want to Excel in Career and Life? Memory: Learn How to Work It

“Memory is the mother of all wisdom” Aeschylus, founder of Greek tragedy. You’ve probably heard the hype made by companies promising an amazing’ memory: learn how to increase your memory ten fold; never forget another name again; weeks, months, years later recall at will all that you’ve seen; on and on the promises go. But [...]

Critical, Creative, Intuitive Thinking: All You’ll Ever Need in Life

Looking to impress that special someone? Need to build a new cabinet under the kitchen sink? Need to make a career change? It’s a bedtime story you need? Have to make an important political decision? Got an exam you’ve got to pass? On and on and on it goes. All begins in thought. Everything under [...]

Self Improvement Tip: Be Bigger Than Your Problems: If You’re Offended, it’s Mostly Your Fault

I once asked my students what they would do if someone said that they were stupid. Most said they would be outraged, some said they would take the matter into their own hands, literally. A few said that they would do nothing. I asked why. Some said they didn’t want a confrontation that it wasn’t [...]

Time Management and Achievement: How to Write Four Books in Two Years

How did I write 4 books in 2 years? The power of focus, time management, and a passion for what I’m doing along with a specific goal and vision. Before I tell you how I did it, let’s get some ideas from other successful time managers to see how to best manage one’s time. A [...]