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Debt is the new slavery and how you can be truly be free
Carrying debt can make you unhappy. It ruins relationships, stresses you out and results in what I’d call slavery. Here’s my manifesto on why debt is bad and what you need to do about it. Almost daily I read about how banks arenR...
Sometimes the best action to take is nothing.
Last night I was trying to start my dishwasher. It was late. I didn’t want to wash dishes by hand. But for some reason, I couldn’t get the machine to start. I went to check the breaker, flipped it back and forth a few times to make ...
Successful fortune telling
Today I visited a farm with my family. They had goats, sheep, guineas, chickens, peacocks and turkeys to name a few. It was a relaxing tour. But it also reminded me about a time when things were simpler. As someone born in Topeka, Kansas the farm is...
Successful fortune telling
Today I visited a farm with my family. They had goats, sheep, guineas, chickens, peacocks and turkeys to name a few. It was a relaxing tour. But it also reminded me about a time when things were simpler. As someone born in Topeka, Kansas the farm is...
BF Skinnerize your Commitments to Get Through the Rough Patches
It’s common for people with big goals to get frustrated, maybe even angry they aren’t going as fast as we’d like them to go. Yesterday, I had an opportunity to discuss this with a friend. He was mad that he didn’t burn enou...
BF Skinnerize your Commitments to Get Through the Rough Patches
It’s common for people with big goals to get frustrated, maybe even angry they aren’t going as fast as we’d like them to go. Yesterday, I had an opportunity to discuss this with a friend. He was mad that he didn’t burn enou...
How to Pick a Daily Goal and Reach It
I got a question on twitter today about how to set a daily goal. It’s a good question. Some of my short-term growth goals are a month-long. So a daily goal is almost alien to me. However the question reminded me having a daily goal is important...
A Recession Bail Out Plan Built On Creamy Cake Filling
Seems every time there is a recession, I hear some knucklehead pronouncing that rich people will come to the common mans’ rescue. On the bus the other night I heard a guy loudly pronouncing how Warren Buffet and friends will take heart and don...
I’ve Had Alot of Thoughts Lately and Most Mean Absolutely Nothing…
Call it writer’s block. Call it burn out. Call it whatever you like. But my desire to write is overshadowed by the weight of writing something meaningful. Somewhere between the early success of this blog (est. July 2005) and today things chan...
Small & Silly Obstacles Derail Your Projects
I am going to pick on my beloved wife for a minute. I was looking at her home office and noticed she had papers scattered everywhere. Not only on the desk but under it. Some of the papers important. Some not. My first question to myself was ̶...
Create Your Own University on Wheels
The other day I posted about how to build a self-development day. A self development day gives you a boost in optimism and attitude that will definately cause some great results. But what about when the honeymoon is over and your self development d...
My Get Motivated Seminar Notes & Review of Sorts
Candidly, I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from the Get Motivated seminar in Greensboro last week. However, I was surprised to find the first 1/2 of the program was great. The second half seemed to get a little “infomercial like” so I ended...
Reframing Language to Reach Goals
Editor’s note: This is a guest article by Tommy Galan the author of Happy Universe. The difference between those who realize a desired result and those who don’t is often found in the language, or words we use. Even the language in the last sen...
Build a Self-Development Day
“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” - Albert Einstein Do you ever feel like you need a kick in the seat-of-the-pants? A push in the right direction? Perhaps you need...
This Easy Technique Builds Healthy Lifestyle Changes That Last 20 Years
“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.” ~ Charles DuBois I think ambition kills more weight loss than any other factor. When you first start a new diet and exercise goal what d...
Money is Boring – 2 Simple & Powerful Questions Breathe New Life Into Stale Goals
Need more perspective on your major goals? You might need to ask the right questions. Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dq0DN_1cC-IE&ei=Q0j6SYK6BIq7mQeR7fHTBA&sig2=aq6VN9Zt5kBvS3RuZbrMfQ&usg=AFQjCNE1dPCPW...
6 Success Strategies Hidden in Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success by its title implies it is a how-to be successful book. And if you read my review of Outliers, I concluded it is not. The reason for my conclusion is he doesn’t give any step-by-step metho...
Poll: Did You Set New Years Resolutions?
I am curious to see how many of you do set New Years Resolutions… Poll: Did You Set New Years Resolutions? ( surveys) If you feel like sharing why you do or do not set resolutions, post in the comments below. You can also post your resolu...
Seventeen Best-of Articles To Make You Unstoppable
Is it just me or did 2008 go fast? It seems like just yesterday I was working on the 101 Goal Setting Breakthroughs series from last January. Which is now a book you can get with my free advanced goal setting newsletter. But in looking back throu...
Is This Popular Lie Preventing Your Success?
We were packing to leave Williamsburg, Va. One of my son's jobs was to pack up his and his sisters' air mattresses and sleeping bags. He got them all rolled up, ready to be inserted into the carrying bags. This was the point at whi...
Balancing Organic vs. Formulaic
This is a guest post writtenby Rick Anderson from The Goal Geek blog. Some people are predisposed to accomplishing things "organically"; that is, their orientation toward life and accomplishment is one that allows maximum freedom to "see what happen...
"Why Set Goals?"
Newsletter reader J writes: I know “Goal Setting” as a business has been around for ages, but, I always ask why is goal setting “the way?”. Can’t life be meaningful if we find it worth living for its own sake, without recourse to fu...
Are You A Visual, Auditory Or Sensory Goal Setter?
Lately, I have been curious about what type of affirmations work best for other goal setters out there. I know many of you have had success in this area, so don’t be shy. What’s the Difference Between the Types? I believe we sway to diff...
Seth Godin’s Tribes
Seth Godin is perhaps best known as the marketing guru extraordinaire. His latest audio book Tribes does touch on marketing, but also delves into personal motivation techniques. I have had it playing almost non-stop on my iPod touch since I downloade...
4 Ways To Find A Goal To Get Excited About
This is a guest post written by Jim Burtoft. We always read about how to be productive and stay focused on our goals. But sometimes, we have a problem finding something to be excited about. We need to find goals that will inspire and motivate....
Vision Correction Without Lasik: Exercise Your Eyes
I used to wear glasses years ago. My vision was bad. My glasses were heavy. As a kid, I felt my glasses were ugly. I remember going in to the optometrist one day. I always hated going to the optometrist. My eyes were in bad shape, ...
Goal Setting Tips For iPhone
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Why Sharing Makes You Smarter Plus 2 Productivity Boosting Articles
