success

Slowing Down to Accomplish more

I watch a lot of TED talks.  When I am feeling a little free or I desire a bit of enlightenment, I like to take a break and watch a talk from someone with ideas.  This isn’t intended to be a big TED promotion, but it is worth saying that if you aren’t familiar with [...]

Your Success Comes from Others

Are you using others for your own success?  Many people are trying to do just that,  the problem is the world simply doesn’t work that way.  In Corporate Social Responsibility, Kotler and Lee argue that it is not only good PR but it is actually a good investment when companies invest into their communities.
I am [...]

Success comes when you aren’t looking for it

My facebook friend Harry Delgado wrote a comment today.  You know one of the best things about facebook is seeing the random thoughts of people come across the home page when you sign on.
Harry wrote “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
I thought to myself, “wow, how true [...]

Are you Valuable Enough to Succeed?

Try not to become a man of success,
but rather try to become a man of value.  ~Albert Einstein
Hi Kids! It’s time to remind ourselves again what success really is an how to achieve it.
I began with this quote from Einstein because it says pretty much everything I want to point out.  The other [...]

OH CRAP! And Two Things to Improve your Week

Yes I said it, a forbidden word in a blog title.  So what?  get over it.
I am ticked off because I caught myself doing the same thing I always tell you never to do.  just remember do as I say NOT as I do.
What is this terrible thing I have done?  I haven’t updated my [...]

Three Keys to Online Success

In the Video above I mentioned I would give you some links to help you with writing content for the web. I would start with this post where I talked about overcoming obstacles to blogging.
Another great article is by my friend LynnTerry where she talked about writing great content for the web.
If you know [...]

Getting Motivated to Pursue your Dreams

Something that has come up lately in conversations is that folks have a hard time getting and staying motivated.  Imagine!  In an era of Television Propaganda that leads folks to believe you can close your eyes and make money, people working from home sit and dream more than they work.
Last night I re-watched Harry Potter [...]

Secrets to Success #3 – I KNOW I Can

In keeping with my popular series of Secrets to Success, I want to talk about something which has been on my mind a lot lately. Believing in yourself.
You might remember that old story about the little engine that could. He had to pull far more than he was built to haul over a [...]

What causes failure?

About a week ago I asked my followers on twitter a simple question.

What is it?  Why do some people seem destined for failure?  Certainly environment has something to do with it.  Most of the people who responded are successful in their fields.  The answer was overwhelmingly that attitude makes all the difference.  You can see [...]

Secrets to Success #3 – Never Give Up

You know who that is in the picture? That is Winston Churchill. I know a few people who border on Churchill Worship. He was a great man who was in fact the perfect leader at a point in history that needed him most.
But that’s not really what I want to talk [...]