“Never give up, no matter what is going on…no matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up.” Dalai Lama. Well, we are three months into a new year. Had any disappointments, regrets or even failures yet? Made any mistakes yet? If your answer was no to any of …
For the better part of three years I have heard from hundreds of people running organizations today that this sluggish economy is driving them up a wall. OK, so we all agree – things are not what they used to be or the way we would like them to be. The question is – what …
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If I hear one more time, "I'll just have to wait and see how this potential sale goes", from someone who says they are a professional salesperson, regardless if it is manufactured housing or any other industry they are in, I think I will just have to scream out loud – YOU JUST DON'T GET …
Weekly TimBit Over the years I have observed many people and their reactions and responses to many of life's curves, roadblocks and successes. I include myself in these observations with the goal of trying to determine who I am, who I have been and who I am becoming. Sometimes it's a wonderful story that unfolds …
Have you ever considered what great things you could accomplish in your life or who you could become beyond what you are today – if you had more time, resources, talent, creativity or opportunity? Let me explain – everything that exists today existed in someone's imagination before it became reality. Let me repeat – nothing …
Weekly Success Tip One of my hero’s, the late Norman Vincent Peale once said, “there is only one group of people that don’t have problems and they are all dead. Problems are a sign of life. So the more problems you have the more alive you are.” My addition to Norman’s quote would be, “if …
Weekly Success Tip I am often asked what are a few of my favorite books that I have read during my life, so I thought I would create a list of the top 30 books that have influenced every area of my life; physically, mentally, financially and spiritually over the years. Regardless of your career, …
Weekly Success Tips “Everything has been figured out except how to live.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre Each of us has an inner voice that guides, directs, prods and helps us as we travel the many highways and crossroads of our lives. I ask you – would an all loving God put enough sense in squirrels to …
“The flocks fear the wolf, the crops the storm and the trees the wind.” ~Virgil There are only two basic emotions – fear and love. All other emotions are degrees of these two. Let’s look at anger as an emotion that has its roots in fear. Anger is an emotion that people express when they …
“Things do not just happen, they are made to happen.” ~John F. Kennedy Sooner or later each of us has to deal with a life outcome that we didn’t anticipate, plan for or expect. Life is filled with surprises both negative and positive. It is interesting to note however how many of these so-called negative …
