Achieving Success – Is the Chicken or the Egg First?

I hear from a lot of the marketing gurus that success is 90% mindset, at least.  The other 10% then, is method.
I used to believe it.  Because, after all, shouldn’t those running successful businesses and making millions of dollars know what it takes?
But as I struggled, my experience made me doubt the accuracy of this [...]

Practicing Personal Growth at the Airport

I’ve been listening to Wayne Dyer’s It’s Never Crowded Along the Extra Mile.  I’ve been through it twice now.
As a result I’ve been focusing a lot of my personal development efforts lately on raising my spiritual energy.  For me this involves seeing all people as being part of God.
Whatever your spiritual beliefs, becoming a nicer, [...]

Gratitude: It May Be Harder Than It Seems

My kids and I left the house about 9:30 this morning.  It was a beautiful 70 degree day and we had great plans.
As we pulled out the driveway and started up the street, I saw that my neighbor two houses down had a yard completely full of stuff.  His stuff.  Apparently the mortgage company had [...]

Goals Check: Who’s Still Going to the Gym?

We’ve made it through February. Time to check up on those New Year’s Resolutions you reluctantly made. Most people have long ago lost that piece of paper.
I go to a fitness club.  I have for over 20 years.  So I know this little graph to the right to be absolutely true.
I curse [...]

About My Friend Jim Rohn

My “friend” Jim Rohn died on December 5.   Of course, he had no idea who I was.  But that didn’t make him any less my friend.
I was introduced to Jim Rohn by my upline in my first network marketing company.  I will always consider my time with that company a success.  Not because I [...]

Personal Development: Exercise Your Mind for Success

My 5-year-old was balancing on one foot on the edge of the bed frame last night.  She fell off and immediately said, “watch, I’ll do it better next time.” (And she did).
Being the ever-conscious parent that I am, I tried to seize the moment for a “life lesson.”  I told her that she was right, [...]

Personal Development and Kids: Teaching Failure and Success

We are responsible for teaching our kids personal development. At least until their teenage years. Not only do we have the obligation to teach our own kids, but also to be a positive influence on any children we have contact with. Let them know personal development is important.
Of course, as with most [...]

Personal Growth: If You Believe, You Can Achieve

I love the Napolean Hill quote, “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”   Sounds easy.  Yet one of the biggest reasons people can’t change their lives is simply that they don’t believe they can.
I got an email from an internet marketer the other day promoting a training for people [...]

Why Is It So Hard To Change Your Life?

I always tell people that if they aren’t happy with their life, then change it. And I believe that. I don’t think there’s much room for complaining. If you don’t like your job, do something else. If you’re not happy in your relationship, fix it or get out.
Many people [...]

Mindfulness: Becoming Happier and Healthier

What exactly does mindfulness mean? To be mindful is to be present in the moment without passing judgment on the moment. Just being. Mindfulness has its roots in Zen Buddhism. So who better than Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh to define mindfulness for us:

One of my favorite quotes is [...]