Make a Pain List and Check It… Often!

How important is goal setting? You can't hit a target you can't see... or arrive at the right place when you don't know where you're going. Your goals determine how successful, or unsuccessful, you will be in life. In fact, through my research...

Journals Be a collector of good ideas, but don't trust your memory. The best collecting place for all of the ideas and information that comes your way is your journal. The reason why I spend so much money for my journals is to press me to find...

Here is a review of Barnes and Noble's eBook reader, The Nook. I received the Nook for my birthday in April. I've used it every day since I received it. Here's what I've found. Features: The Nook features the same 6-inch e-ink screen (600x800...

Concentration The best advice I ever came across on the subject of concentration is: Wherever you are, be there. When you work, work. When you play, play. Don't mix the two. Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of...

A Breakthrough is a moment in time when the impossible becomes possible. When something happens that shapes you, that moves you. Maybe you meet someone that inspires you. Maybe it’s a tool or a strategy that you learn. Maybe you finally get so fed up...

Sowing and Reaping You must get good at one of two things: sowing in the spring or begging in the fall. God has the tough end of the deal. What if instead of planting the seed you had to make the tree? That would keep you up late at night, trying to...

I needed a little motivation today, so I found this video of a great speech from the movie Rocky Balboa. Excerpt: "When Things got hard, you started looking for something to blame. Like a Big Shadow. Let me tell you something you already know. The...

Time Management Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you; either you run the business or the business runs you. Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply...

This article explains what a Ping Service is and why it's important for you if you want your blog articles indexed on major search engines. It also points out a potential problem with the Wordpress Update Service and a way you can avoid getting banned by...

The Ant Philosophy Over the years, Jim Rohn taught kids about a simple but powerful concept: The Ant Philosophy. Quoting Jim “I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy. Here is the first part: Ants never...

Several people have asked questions recently, and I'd like to answer them here. Question #1: "How much money did you make in your business?" So I do coach people on how to answer questions like this. And your response to this question should always...

Values & Reputation The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become. That is why I wish to pay fair price for every value. If I have to pay for it or earn it, that makes something of me. If I get it for free,...

I heard this great story and wanted to share with everyone. A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be...

Desire & Motivation Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have. But there is a difference between a "must" and a "want." The best motivation is self-motivation. The guy says, "I wish someone would come by and turn me on."...

When you see an ad on television or in a magazine of some celebrity endorsing a product that you know they don't use themselves, how does that make you feel? Does that give you confidence in that product, or even confidence in that celebrity? Do you...