Archive for the ‘self-help’ Category

Three reasons why we never reach our potential level of success

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

1. We deny that we have any potential (photo by LabGP & SigOther’s) No one expects you to do anything that you are not capable of. Right? Just convince everyone that you are currently performing at your maximum level of ability. After you’ve done that, you just coast. The ...

Success is in the little details

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

I am a detail guy – they are important to me. Maybe it’s because I used to restore, build and paint custom cars. People (especially relatives) would see the car that I happened to be working on at the time and ask me how much I would charge ...

Develop your mental muscle for increased quality of life now and in the future

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

You are unique and you possess unique traits and abilities. One of those traits is the capacity to learn – right up the the point of death. This is wonderful - if you take advantage and harness your ability to learn. Though your capacity to learn does not ...

Underdogs and entrepreneurs have “great hearts”

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

We all love stories about underdogs. This is how you can explain why movies like “Rocky”, “Rudy”, and “Hoosiers” do so well at the box office. There is something very inspiring about watching the “little guy” overcome adversity and go on to make a great showing of himself or herself. ...

Mama’s commonsense approach to excellent interpersonal skills

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Life is about interaction. With rare exception, everyone interacts on a daily basis. You deal with your family, bosses, subordinates, customers (clients, patients, readers, etc), coworkers, friends, enemies, strangers and more everyday. How would you characterize these exchanges? Do you enjoy interacting with others? Do they enjoy interacting with you? Here are ...

Keep your blog’s readers coming back with a little commentluv

Friday, January 11th, 2008

I recently discovered a WordPress plugin that I really like – so far. It’s called commentluv. A brief description of commentluv. Basically, it works like this: A person, (who has their own blog) reads on of your blog articles. That blogger then leaves a comment on your site. The commentluv plugin then goes to ...

Do you have what it takes to succeed?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

To hear people talk, you would think that success is a mythological term – something that other people can get, have or acquire, but not themselves. Why not? Why can’t everyone succeed? While we’re at it, let’s go ahead and admit that we are talking about financial success – ...

The potential of creating better habits

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Daylle Deanna Schwartz doesn’t take any crap – not anymore. She decided to create better habits for herself and has parlayed that decision into a successful writing career. Her blog, lessons from a recovering doormat, is inspiring, motivating and empowering. If you need to kick-start your ...

Define success or excuse failure - it’s up to you

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Everyone wants to be successful, but if you ask 100 people to define success, most of the time, 95–97 percent of those who answer, will give you extremely vague definitions. This isn’t unusual since studies have shown time and again that only about three to five percent of the population ...

my top 5 from Luciano’s list writing project - soupornuts’ reasons to click - #8

Friday, November 30th, 2007

I was thrilled to be asked in Luciano’s list writing project. In lieu of my normal “reasons to click” article, I have chosen to list my top five choices from the list. There were lots of great articles, but these were my favorites. 100 Sites I Seek Inspiration From What ...