For a moment, I’d like you to imagine that you are in a deep dark tropical jungle and you are completely lost. You are not quite sure which way is North, South, East or West. You can’t see the sun because the tree canopy above is so thick, which also means that you can’t see any of the mountains that you have been trying to find.
Suddenly, in the distance you hear a small group of friendly voices and the sounds of machetes chopping through the thick undergrowth. Like any smart adventurer you head towards the sounds of those voices, hoping that they will be able to point you in the right direction or let you join them.
Unfortunately, as you don’t have a machete it is slow going for you get to where those voices Read More...
How do you explain when others are able to achieve something that defies all of the assumptions? There is a pattern. As it turns out, all of the great leaders and organizations in the world act, think and communicate in the exact same way.
Simion calls it the “Golden Circle” and it centers on the question of “Why,” as in what is your purpose, cause or belief. It is a powerful model for inspirational leadership.
His examples range from Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers.
I had the privilege a few weeks ago of watching the most dominant team in recent sports memory- possibly the most dominant team in college sports history- play for the National Championship.
College women’s basketball may not be the gigantic national TV event that the men’s tournament is, but it’s the arena of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team. If you haven’t paid attention to this team, you may want to.
In the last two years, this team is 78-0. That’s right, they’ve won seventy eight games in a row, including 2 National Championships…and their SMALLEST margin of victory over that stretch was a win by “only” 12 points.
To put this in perspective, it’s the second longest Read More...
Brian Tracy talks about personal development and the changes an individual can experience when new ideas are embraced and embodied. As you become a different person by practicing the principles of personal development, you start to attract a new caliber of people into your life.
As you continue to feed your mind new and powerful information, and then Read More...
We have all read about people who are successful briefly. They win a gold medal, make a fortune, or star in one great movie…and then disappear. Or, there are those like Marilyn Monroe and Howard Hughes who achieve extraordinary success, at the cost of their own lives. These examples do not inspire me!
My focus and fascination is with people who seem to do well in many areas of life, and do it over and over through a lifetime. In entertainment, I think of Paul Newman and Bill Cosby. In business, I think of Ben and Jerry (the ice cream moguls), and a local hardware store owner who is famous for the money he’s give to children’s charities. As a Naval Officer, husband, businessman, politician and now as a mediator and philanthropist on Read More...
In this video, Tony Robbins explains, if you are struggling to hit a goal, it is because you have an inner conflict. Resolving these, will unlock what is holding you back.
For example, you want to have a net worth of $1,000,000, but inside you feel that being wealthy isn’t spiritual.
So how do you resolve a conflict?
Identify the conflict. Ask yourself, what Read More...
1. Take Risks Do not be afraid to take risks…where is the fun in that? If you want something, go for it! Do not try and justify every action you make. Sometimes, all you have to do is to take that big leap! We usually allow ourselves to settle at what is safe and secure and yet we end up wondering at all the “what ifs?” and “what could have been?” in life.
If you take a risk and fail, move on!! The best way to learn anything is to fail at first.
We recently posted an article with some great stories on how people overcame failure. We recommend you read the article, Read More...
Here is an interesting fact for you: An airplane is constantly a few degrees off course. Think about that. Before a plane takes off, it will have a flight plan drawn out. Then while it is in the air, the plane will be off course most of the way. How then, can it arrive at the correct city at the correct time?
The similarities between an airplane’s flight path and life are quite striking. Think about goal setting. In the past, you may have set a goal, started working on it, and the whole time you were off course. Yet, like the plane, you still reached your destination, your goal, on time. How can this be?
It can be that way because a plane has something called automatic Read More...
For a moment, I’d like you to imagine that you are in a deep dark tropical jungle and you are completely lost. You are not quite sure which way is North, South, East or West. You can’t see the sun because the tree canopy above is so thick, which also means that you can’t see any of the mountains that you have been trying to find.
We have all read about people who are successful briefly. They win a gold medal, make a fortune, or star in one great movie…and then disappear. Or, there are those like Marilyn Monroe and Howard Hughes who achieve extraordinary success, at the cost of their own lives. These examples do not inspire me!
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