Breaking Bad Habits
Success and Your Self Image
Zig Ziglar, one of the greatest motivational speakers of all time, says “You’ve got BE before you can DO, and you’ve got to DO before you can have.” I’ve always liked that statement. It’s a statement about your self image. Let me explain… BE – Before you can have anything you desire, you have to […]
Success and Your Associations
The people you choose to be around and do business with have a profound effect on how successful you will be. Now you may be saying to yourself, “C’mon John, you are always writing about how we are the master of our own destiny. How we are responsible for our own happiness. How can you […]
Success and What to Do When the Going Gets Tough…
While in pursuit of the success you seek, the road will not always be smooth and you will encounter many bumps along the way. When this happens, depending on your resolve, the simplest thing to do is throw your hands in the air and give up! Which unfortunately many people do… Here are a few […]
Is Success Easy?
I often get asked why do all the messages you post all have the same message or close to it. Well when you start to study success, you will find that most of the steps to successful living are the same. They start with… 1. Desire – What do you want to be, do or […]
Success and The Need to Be Honest with Yourself
When you are looking at yourself and reviewing whether you are acting in a successful way or not, one of the biggest things that you have to look at is being honest with yourself. For some reason, our culture and the media has made it easy for us to candy coat every failure somehow making […]
Why High Gas Prices are a GOOD Thing… Part 2
The other day I wrote a post the other with some ideas why I thought high gas prices was a good thing, and I got plenty of feedback both negative and positive. Check it out here! As I expected there was a lot of negative feedback and as I examined this feedback, I found most […]
Patience with Yourself While in Pursuit of Your Success
One of the biggest opportunities we face while in pursuit of our success is our ability to be patient with ourselves while on the path. With all the advertisements we see and read, we are promised instant results. 10 lbs. in 10 days… $10,000 in 30 days… Success overnight… Again this list can go on […]
Success or Failure: And the one thing that makes all the difference
While on the path to success, you will face many points of failure. And this is a good thing. It is said that if you want to succeed quickly double your rate of failure. The one thing that makes all the difference while you are in your failure mode is your… ATTITUDE! The way you […]
Success and These Troubling Times…
Everywhere you look the headlines read: Record Oil Prices… Gas at the Pumps Averaging over $4.00 a gallon… Food Prices Sky Rocketing because of shortages in corn and wheat… The list can go on and on…. So what should you do when things seem to spinning out of control? Change your focus! Start to focus […]
Staying the Course without Giving Up Hope
When you are traveling on the path to success, you will often times find yourself very frustrated. This will happen for many reasons, but the one thing that you must do is to make sure you keep in your mind is that you and only you are the master of your destiny and that your ability to […]