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...

Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself and Why Self Knowledge is the KEY to Having the Life You Want

When you know yourself and act in accordance, the path becomes clear.

Start by asking yourself some specific questions. Keep a record of your answers in a notebook or journal.

Here are 10 questions to begin your journey and remember, YOU will always be a WORK IN PROGRESS.

1) If you could do anything you want to tomorrow, what would it be?

The answer should not be something that is an escape from what you ordinarily would be doing, but in more positive terms of a true dream.

2) What are your core values?

Core values became yours in 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:

Shareholders
CEO
Managers
Workers

And that’s how it works in Read More...

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...

Thank you everyone who participated in our What Would You do if Time and Money Were No Concern Contest. I know that I felt inspiration just reading your answers, so I can’t imagine how good it felt to write these.

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...