February 2, 2009

Solutions are Found in Self-Education

Filed under: Personal Freedom — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — Eric Plantenberg @ 6:00 am

Henry Ford once said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80.  Anyone who keeps learning stays young.  The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” 

Jim Roan teaches that formal education will get you a living, but self-education will get you a fortune.

Aristotle went as far as to say that the difference between an educated and uneducated man is the same difference as being alive or being dead.

If you think about it, the solution to just about every challenge you face in your life has already been discovered by someone else, you just have not learned it yet. Being in the information age, we have better information more information Read More...

January 22, 2009

3 Ways to Be Proactive with Your External Influences

Filed under: Attitude Management — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Leah Simpson @ 6:00 am

Most people understand that setting goals and managing time requires being proactive. However, many people consider the external influences in life-what gets put into your mind-very circumstantial, therefore that they are out of your control.

It is not only possible-it is your responsibility-to take a proactive approach to influencing what influences you!

There are three critical areas where you can substantially affect what enters your mind from the outside: the people you spend time with, what you read, and what you listen to.

  1. The People You Spend Time With
    Ii is nearly impossibly not to be Read More...

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