Steve Jobs dropped out of college to follow his passions. In this Stanford University commence speech, he shares some of the most pivotal points in his life. He urges graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — including death itself.
This week’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday is a guest post from Kevin Purdy at lifehacker.com
If you haven’t already, be sure to enter our contest this month – What Do You Say to Start Your Day? Consciously saying positive things in the morning is one way you can upgrade your morning routine.
Be Free! ********************* Never feel like there’s enough time in the morning? Find yourself struggling to get up or into work mode? We know the feeling. Try out these tips on Read More...
It was super inspiring to read the dreams people had for themselves and entered in the contest “Where do You See Yourself in 5 Years Contest”. I am confident that if you set proper goals and work towards them, those dreams will become a reality before you know it.
And now for the winners!
First Place and Winner of a Freedom Personal Development Laser Pointer- Anita Carrel with Comment Read More...
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? It is the kind of question that seems to come up in job interviews, but when was the last time you asked yourself that question?
I recently lead a discussion with some highly motivated people on clarifying and crystallizing what dreams, visions and missions we all had for our lives.
The fact of the matter is, if you don’t have a dream for your future, you will wake up in 5 years and realize you are in the exact same place you are in now.
And if you do have a dream, the more you can see in detail what you want, the more you will attract people and opportunities into your life that will bring you closer to that vision. In fact, the more you can share Read More...
This week’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday is a guest post from vibrantnation.com on how to discover your passions in life. Let us know what passions you have.
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What do you want to do with the rest of your life? We’ve heard it said a kazillion times that to achieve happiness we must find something we’re passionate about. Sounds easy. Right? Problem is some of us wouldn’t recognize our passion even if it jumped off a billboard, landed in our lap and gave us a bear hug.
Many of us have maxed out our Visas on books with titles like “Finding your Passion” or “Following your Dreams.” All well and good if you actually possess Read More...
Not many things feel as good as experiencing the perfect day. You know the feeling, when everything seems to just go right. I know some of you reading this are thinking… “How about the perfect hour” that would be a good start.
The thing about the perfect day that is important to understand is that they don’t happen by accident. Many times it seems like an accident, but in reality there are a couple of things that happen when everything just seems to go right.
For starters, the perfect day almost always has at least one, if not several moments that are highly anticipated. That could be a show you’ve been waiting to see, a meeting with a close friend, a dinner at a special Read More...
A while ago I read a book called Managing by Values, which I highly recommend. It’s a pretty short little book, and the main lesson in it can be applied to an organization or to an individual.
This lesson involves who (or in this case what) is leading or guiding your business life? In other words, who is the boss?
Most companies and individuals view the “corporate hierarchy” like this:
Here is a short story from a veterinarian on the purpose of a dog’s life he learned from a six-year-old. After the story, there are 16 life lessons that will lead to a fulfilling life – enjoy!
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Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, we are all very much attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe Read More...
In coming up with a Top 3, I faced a daunting task. If it were possible, we would make you all winners.
Let’s be very clear here, if your response isn’t in the top 3, you should know that just about everyone of them was a tie, and the ones chosen as winners had some points for a different way of saying things that others also said, or had Read More...