Posts Tagged ‘Success’

The One Time That Makes The Difference

Whether you want to eat more healthily, stop smoking, run your first 5k, or educate yourself, it’s not the first step that makes the difference.
It’s not the first time you skip the burger and fries. It’s not the first cigarette you start to light, but toss in the trash. It’s not the first walk [...]

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Silence Is Not Really All That Golden

Your business may provide the absolute best service in a 100 mile radius.
You may manufacture the most incredibly useful widgets known to man.
You may know more about your area of expertise than 99% of everyone else in your field.
Your skills may help save lives, educate children, feed the poor, spread hope, train [...]

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Do You Make Your Free Throws?

It’s March. College basketball is everywhere. I’m not a big sports fan, but I really enjoy college basketball.
I’m always struck by the number of poor free throw shooters there are on most teams. Some shoot as low as 50-60%.
When games are often decided by less than 5 points, free throws can easily determine [...]

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The Oscars: Plenty Of Trophies, Few Successes

We have no way of knowing who was successful at the Oscars.

Sure, we know who won. But the only award winners that were also successful were the ones who’s ultimate goal for their work was to be recognized by the Academy with a trophy.

In fact, I wonder how many people in the movie industry allow [...]

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Are You Unknowingly Hurting Yourself?

No living thing is the same today as it was yesterday. And no living thing will be the same tomorrow as it is today. Living things grow and thrive or decay and die. They are in a constant state of change.
We are living things. We are in a constant state of change. And because of [...]

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7 Simple Ways to Get Ahead of the Crowd

Most people aren’t extremely successful, and those that are get recognition for it. Whether they’re athletes, musicians, politicians, business leaders, or pastors, only a few rise to the top. Ever wonder how they got there? Me too.
I’m not at the top, so I can’t answer that question. But I can tell you that I’m more [...]

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