If you are like me, you too will wonder about what sets these seemingly ordinary people apart from the rest in terms of their capacity to recognize and identify a need, develop a service or a widget that addresses that need and then go on realize their goal of turning their ideas into millions of …
Robert Jordan Interview: Six Success Tips for Aspiring Billionaires (How They Did It) Read More »
If you subscribe to self-development eNewsletters, round about this time of the year, (late January of 2011), your inbox will be inundated with a ton of emails with subject headings like “10 reasons why your new year’s resolutions have failed” and that is usually followed by an offer of “How we can help”. If you …
Christmas is a wonderful time of coming together to share a special meal and re connect with other family members. At one time or another we all have been at the receiving end of a Christmas present that has not rocked our world. So hands up anybody who has had the idea of hocking off …
Matt and Amanda Clarkson Interview: eBay and Wealth Creation Read More »
Our education system does not encourage us to admit our errors and effectively punishes us when we get it wrong. This is reinforced by the assessment strategy of grading us down in tests and formal examinations when we do not produce the “right’ answers. The system is designed to turn out cookie cutter lookalikes with …
What is a life of abundance without compromise? So often we settle for the path of least resistance rather than uphold the values we consider sacred, values that define who we are. I would like to think that some of our highest values include maintaining our integrity and honesty in our dealings with other people …
I was recently speaking to a colleague and in the course of conversation complimented her hairstyle and how the new color and cut really suited her. She was positively beaming. So, the rest of this post is about two things: 1) Why you or I would give someone a compliment, and 2) How the other person interprets …
A city slicker was visiting his distant relations out in the country and stopped by a gas station for refreshments and to fill up his fancy car. As he was about to go inside to pay, he noticed an old timer sitting on his wooden porch in his rocking chair just quietly taking in the …
