Archive for the ‘success’ Category

Success is the reward of persistence - a video demonstration

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Are you successful?  If you have to ask the question, then the answer is NO!  If you have the ability to do more than you are currently doing, then the answer is NO!  If no one is asking you for your advice on being successful, then the answer is NO!  Millionaire Mommy ...

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. ...

Six barriers to successful living

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Why haven’t you achieved your potential? Why are others achieving more and better results than you? What’s holding you back? Simple questions – not so simple answers. Here’s a short list of obstacles that prevent you from achieving greatness: 1. You are scapegoating through life. You have convinced yourself and ...

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 – ...

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 ...

Six steps to building a successful life

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

A few years ago, my wife and I built our dream home. A 3200 square foot, timber framed, hybrid over a full basement. It’s beautiful and we love it. But, as anyone who has ever gone through this process will tell you, it takes patience, commitment, perseverance and teamwork. There are ...

Soupornuts’ short list of 7 rules for success

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

1. Decide what success means to you. My definition of success and your definition of success are, most likely, different. You may find that my definition (or anyone else’s for that matter) is too limiting or too broad. My definition is unimportant and doesn’t matter, because you will ...