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Seven Words to Change Your Life: Are You Waiting For Someone To Figure Out What You Want?
Marian married young. She took pride in managing her home and caring for her family as well as contributing to her household income with a part time job in a day care. When she was nearly forty, her marriage ended abruptly, leaving her with three c...
Financial Freedom: The Five Things You Need To Become Wealthy
"My goal is to be wealthy," the man said. "I've been trying different ways since I was nineteen years old. Now I'm forty-two, in debt up to my eyeballs, and no way to pay my kid's college tuition in the fall. What am I doing wrong?" Have you ever...
Blueprint for Success: Why Put Success Off For Tomorrow When You Can Have It Today?
An aspiring writer I know became friends with the creator of a complicated role-playing game. The creator asked him if he could write a novel featuring characters in the imagined world of the game. "It'll promote the game," he said to the writer. ...
Blueprint for Success: Do You Have What It Takes To Succeed?
In my book, DNA of Success, I write about a man in a wheelchair who attended one of my seminars. I had been talking about Core Desires and the resulting Conquering Force when he raised his hand and said, "What you are teaching is a lie - at least it...
Blueprint for Success: Is It True That Men Don’t Like To Ask For Directions?
We're still in my series, Seven Mistakes that People Make Over and Over¸ drawn from the Success in 5 Minutes course. I hope you've had a chance to look that over. It's a really affordable way to define your Core Desires and release your Conquering...
Blueprint for Success: Do You Know How to Follow the Leader?
"I've decided to learn to drive," the man said. "I bought myself this car, here, and I'm going to drive it." "Great!" I said. "What are you doing - taking a driver's course?" "Certainly not." "Having a friend teach you?" He gave me an exaspera...
Blueprint for Success: Do You Want This . . . Or Do You Just Think You Should?
My dad was disappointed in me. I got beat up almost every day at school - my Navajo classmates hated me for being Caucasian. My grades were bad. My teachers saw me as a trouble maker, destined for failure. Even I was convinced that I was a loser ...
How to Be Successful: What Are The Keys to Making a Lot of Money?
"Okay, Jack," you say. "I've got my Core Desires straight. I know where I'm headed, and I've got the Conquering Force to get there. I don't need you to inspire me or convince me that I can get there. I need the facts, plain and simple: What do I...
But, what if . . . ? How to Change Your Excuses To Triumphs!
Okay, Sports Fans. Answer this trivia question: What was Babe Ruth's passion? You give up? Okay . . . I'll tell you. Baseball! Oh, you already knew that? Yes, I guess you did. If you're a big baseball fan, you might be able to tell me Babe R...
Achieving Your Goals: How Can You Play the Success Game (And Play it To Win!)?
Are you doing what you want to do? Making the money you want? If not . . . why not? Joe Straczynski, more widely known as J. Michael Straczynski, had his first play produced when he was seventeen a sitcom produced when he was twenty one, and his f...
Breaking Barriers: Is Your Future Determined By The Economy?
Babe Didrikson Zaharias played tennis, baseball and softball. She was an expert diver, roller skater, and bowler. She was a three time All-American basketball player in college. She won two Olympic gold medals - one for the javelin throw and one f...
Money Makeover: Would Winning the Lottery Solve Your Problems?
$333 million. There you go -- that would solve all of your problems, right? I mean, even a million would make a dent in some of the worst of your worries. As I type this, I'm listening to the news report about the twelve-state, mega-millions lotte...
Mentoring and the Success Attitude
A mentor is defined almost exclusively as a more experienced and trustworthy friend, colleague, counselor or teacher. More completely however, a Mentor is much more than this, offering insight, perspective and knowledge geared specifically to the in...
It’s not all about the Money
Most people associate success with wealth – a business suit, fancy car and a big house. Somehow we’ve all placed in our minds that money and success is the best tandem to achieve a fulfilling life. Aim for success and you can get cash since money...
Is a Lack of Money Keeping You From Success?
Happy Memorial Day! This Memorial Day weekend is one of special meaning for me – this year it’s not only a time to remember and honor those that have given their lives for our country, but is also a time of celebration as I attended my daughter...
Mentoring and the “Success Attitude”
Mentoring is also one of the primary reasons I began The Zufelt Experience....
Is Your Life all You Imagined it would be?
Remember when you were young and you would day dream about what you would ‘do when you grew up'. When you were small, you knew you could have and become whatever you wanted... You dreamed of living a life having everything you wanted......
Do You Have The Right Tools for The Job?
Many years ago, I went from a earning a low income to being in the top 0.5 percent in the nation in earnings in under two years. With just a high school education, you may be asking yourself how that is possible. With the application of just a few...
Are Obstacles Causing You to Soar to Succeed?
That may sound like a strange question, especially if you are in a situation or circumstances where it seems like resistance or an obstacle of some kind seems to you to be preventing you from realizing your Core Desires....
Are You Taking Steps Towards Success?
Do you know the formula for adopting the "Success Attitude"? I know a man whose parents had been living as wage earners their whole lives, just managing to eke out a meager existence. Because of their own life experiences, they tried to discourage hi...
Have Road Blocks and Barriers Been Holding You Back?
As Spring turns into Summer, more and more of us will encounter construction on the roads and highways in and around where we live. I have even heard some people refer to this time of year as the 'fifth season' called ‘Construction'....
Getting Fiscally Fit
Are You Fiscally fit?? Spring is in the air, and the sun is shining! Maybe you’re thinking of doing your spring cleaning, or maybe getting the car that tune up it needs after a long winter. Lately I see joggers everywhere and it got me to thinki...
Finding Financial Success Through your Core Desires
Like many people out there today, I once struggled with my own financial success. Many years ago I too lived month to month, but I found a way to change all that. I went from a low income, to being in the top 0.5 percent of the nation in earnings in ...
What’s Your Self Definition?
I know a 12-year-old boy who can tell you the batting averages of every professional baseball players, but can't recite the names of the 4 types of clouds that move across the sky. Because he thoroughly enjoys baseball - virtually living, eating, an...
What Does Business Growth Have to do With Your Heart?
I hold the theory that people are like Thoroughbred horses in that they are of great value and capable of great speed. On the other hand, they are often constrained by an invisible rope of their own creation. This invisible rope limits how far and ...
What Are the Seven Keys of Success?
When you are struggling with a situation and find yourself stuck and not knowing what to do, where to go, or whom to turn to, make use of these Seven Success Keywords to success to help you assess where you need to go. In every situation, you hold t...
Smaller Is Better? WOW!
I usually try to help people think big. THIS IS DIFFERENT! What is at this link is a most amazing thing that shows the power and ability of the human being....
Do You Know Your Core Desires?
A VP of a large insurance company once came to me and asked for my help. He was earning more than enough money, but he wasn't happy in his job. He had been at it for 22 years and had just grown tired of it. When I asked him what he would like to do...
Why is it Important to Know Your Desires?
When Wally was forced out of his own company, it seemed so unfair. But he refused to be a victim: "When my company rejected me and gave me lemons, I decided to turn those lemons into lemonade. I remembered that doors had slammed in my face before, y...
Did You Know That Goal Setting Doesn’t Work?
I stopped setting goals many years ago, and I still achieve everything I want at a very high level of satisfaction and joy in all areas of my life. Everything I have accomplished, I have done without setting any goals. Have you ever heard the phras...
