While I was growing up, my mother used mention that many times whatever she thought about appeared magically into her life and the same rule applied when she thought of something she did not want! She also used to say that if she wanted something badly that kept eluding her; she would not get it UNLESS she stopped feeling bad…
Category: Success
The High Cost Of Doing Nothing
Cost is sometimes a difficult term to define. Here, we are not simply discussing cost as it relates to selling price, but rather opportunity cost. The web site, “Mentors, Ventures and Plans” defines opportunity cost as “The loss of the next best alternative whenever a decision is made involving two or more options”. “Investing in Options” defines it as “Choosing…
11 Great Reasons Why Smiling Makes Us More Successful
First: Our smile shows others people that we are friendly. If a stranger approached you and gained eye contact with you and then treated you to a broad smile you will have a fairly good idea that they are being friendly and certainly mean you no harm. By contrast we would find it far more difficult to offer trust to…
Subliminal Messages The Cia
In 1957 the world was awakened to the frightening possibility that our minds could be manipulated. In a simple experiment, by James Vicary, involving popcorn, coke and a cinema audience, we were lead to believe sales were increased through the use of subliminal messages. Although the experiment was “unsubstantiated” and it has never been replicated successfully, the belief that subliminal…
Facts About The Art Of Influence
All of us could work on our skills in influencing others – whether it is within a company, a family, or a group of friends. Within the corporate world, influence is a power that you can control with your supervisor, upper management, customers, and co-workers. Don’t confuse influencing, with the art of “kissing up;” it’s not the same thing. Livia,…
The Value Of Self Discipline In Life
The Temptation To Live An Undisciplined Life In today’s society we live in a world where temptations are everywhere. We have TV, video games and sports to ensure we never get bored. So is it any wonder that people struggle to focus on their school work, their jobs or their relationships? After all, why should you do something which is…
Achieving Wholesale Success 10 Tips For Getting Started
Whether you are just thinking about, or you have decided that you would like to start running a wholesale business, there are a number of items that you should spend considerable time planning and researching before going full steam ahead. Proper planning and fact-finding up-front can not only save you from a lot of headaches in the beginning, but can…
Belief And Success
Life has different colors. It presents us with various problems from time to time. Sometimes the obstacles are small and sometimes they are so big, that one stops on the way. Looking and thinking about the obstacles of such magnitude, one starts believing that they are unsurmountable. At this point in our life, what about asking ourselves few questions about…
Key To Success 10 Success Tips For Maximum Achievement
First off, I would echo the voice of 18th century French philosopher Voltaire, made popular and relevant in today’s leadership lexicon by “Good to Great” author Jim Collins, who said, “Good is the Enemy of Great.” 1. “Good is the Enemy of Great.” Get rid of the good to make room for the great in your life. Instead of keeping…
Why People Fail
Some people don’t really know what it is they want. Many define what they want by stating what they don’t want. The result, they get exactly what they don’t want. Why because instead of focusing on what they do want they are focused on what they don’t want. I recently discovered this while having a disciplinary discussion with our eleven…