One of the most widely accepted misconception about people is that we are creature of logic. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Dale Carnegie said it best when he said, “When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling [...]

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Mark Twain said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” The story of evolution is a tale of struggle. [...]

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It has happened to the best of us. Some relatively minor incident happens that upsets or displeases us and we see ourselves overreacting as if we had been struck by a major catastrophe. For some it might be isolated occurrences but, in some cases, it’s almost a way of life. What causes that, and how [...]

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Anthony Robbins said, “The difference between acting badly or brilliantly is not based on your ability, but on the state of your mind and/or body in any given moment.” When the state of mind is peaking, we perform at our best and when it’s slumping, life becomes a comedy of errors. In today’s world, a [...]

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Anyone who has been involved in the self-development world for more than fifteen minutes has heard the admonitions, think big, shoot for the stars, have big goals, become a millionaire etc… Nothing wrong with that. It goes with the territory. But, when it gets down to the nuts and bolts of chartering a course to [...]

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Vince Lombardi said, “Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.” Another way of saying, “It’s not what you have but what you do with what you have that counts.” – so long as you believe. Faith [...]

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Most of us have read or heard this famous quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” Not only a great quote but one that deserves to be explored a little further to understand all of its implication because there is more here than meets the [...]

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You never know when you’re going to run across one of those little gem that seems almost innocent at first sight but eventually turn out to be a priceless advice. Such was the closing remark of a long forgotten motivator. The man left us with the following quote, “Always leave your universe a little better [...]

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Much could be said about the qualities needed to succeed in both our personal life and in our professional life. The list could include perseverance, dedication and a whole list of others, but one quality supersede all others in terms of importance. And that quality is caring. Robert Pirsig, who wrote, Zen and the Art [...]

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Popeye, the sailor, said, “I yam what I yam and that’s all that I yam.” He may be the most vocal to voice that statement but he certainly is not the only one who believes that, “I is the way that I is and that’s all that I is.” That’s both a shame and a [...]

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It has happened to the best of us. We’ll be working on a project and suddenly we hit a brick wall. We’re stuck and nothing seems to come to mind as to how to get out of the imbroglio. The mind goes blank as in a semi-comatose state. The two most frequent causes of this [...]

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The main reason that people fail to achieve something significant in their life is that they fail to believe that they can. Great projects require massive action and unfailing dedication and they always contain some elements of uncertainty. The resources, time and knowledge necessary for the completion of these projects may not seem to be [...]

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Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.” The man was right. The words that we use matter little, the message that we convey starts and ends with whatever is in the heart. When it comes to communicating, the heart will always prevail over the brain. With [...]

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A man’s capacity to climb the ladder of success is directly proportional to his ability to handle criticism. The higher the post, the more the person occupying it will be subjected to personal attacks, verbal abuses and disrespectful comments. It goes with the territory. That is not to say that people are fundamentally negative. Far [...]

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When I was only about six or seven years old, the local chief of police was a bodybuilder. We lived not too far from the police station and in the summer time, I could watch him train in the backyard of the station. I was very impressed with his physique so I asked my dad [...]

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There are a lot of people out there who go through life imitating puppies chasing their own tail. There is a lot of action and movement but not much results. The main reason for that is that most people never sat down and figured what it is that they were ultimately after. That’s the perfect [...]

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Dignity is defined as the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. That is a very loose definition and not exactly what will be discussed here. By essence of dignity we mean that particular quality that is seen in a leader that makes that person stand out above the crowd. It is what can [...]

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Most of the time we are without a doubt our own worst enemy. Who else would criticize us the way that we do? Who would be as unforgiving as we are toward ourselves? Who could make as many bad remarks about ourselves as we do? It’s no secret that we can be self-deprecating and that [...]

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Even if we’ve never even suspected it, each of us has personal rules for just about every subject or situation under the sun. We have personal rules about table manners, we have personal rules about raising kids, about how to treat our parents etc… Where and how we got those rules is a mystery but [...]

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The powerhouses of this world are ordinary people who are extraordinarily motivated. The level of motivation, above anything else, determines the heights one can hope to reach. Motivation is the fuel of achievement. It is the essence of greatness. With enough motivation, almost anything is possible. The sources of motivation are many and varied. People [...]

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