Archive for the ‘Success’ Category

Little used success strategy

Friday, May 18th, 2012

 

I love when legendary business philosopher, the late Jim Rohn used to say, “Success is easy! What can I say? It's hard? How can it be hard, when you live in America?” I always chuckled when he said that, because it's counter intuitive to what most people believe.

 

Most people believe success is hard, or that you have to break some rule or law, or hurt others to become successful. Wrong. Success is easy…. once you learn about and harness the laws and principles of success.

 

Wallace D. Wattles, best-selling author of The Science of Getting Rich said it best when he said, “There is a science of getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which govern the process of acquiring riches, and once those laws are learned and obeyed by any man (or woman), he will get rich with (more…)

The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

Monday, December 26th, 2011

 

This morning, I was reading the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard, and “got” something I've never gotten before. It had a very profound effect on me, and thought I'd pass it along.

 

As the story goes, a man woke early in the morning to go hire workers for his vineyard. The first men he hired agreed to work for one penny per day. After those workers had been laboring for 3 hours, the man observed there were many still unemployed and standing around idle in the marketplace.  He hires the men and tells them to work in his vineyard and he would pay them what was right.

 

3 hours later, he hires more who were idle in the market, and 3 hours after that he hires some more, telling each to go work in his vineyard and he would pay them what was right.

 

At the 11th hour, he went again into the marketplace and saw that there were (more…)

My Gift To You

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

 

 

The Holidays are here and I wanted to give you a gift.

 

Here's a couple of audio tracks from one of my CDs. They are really good! (Am I allowed to say that if I made them?) :)

 

As we approach the new year, millions of people are hoping to do better in 2012 than they did in 2011, and these audios will help you with that. Enjoy! (more…)

The Power of Commitment

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

 

A couple of days ago, I posted an article titled, The Power of Decision. Apparently, it struck it nerve because it's been “Liked” on Facebook more than 100 times in less than 48 hours. So, while we have some mental momentum going, I thought I'd post the follow up to that article, which is The Power of Commitment.

 

Decision and commitment are twin sisters. On one side of the coin you have decision. On the other is commitment. One without the other is useless. What good is it to make a decision that you are not committed to seeing out? And what good is it to commit to something you've not yet decided on?

There have been many things said about the power of commitment. Books have been written, and quotes have been coined on the topic by the dozens. One of my favorite quotes on commitment comes from Jeff Olson, author of the Slight Edge. He teaches, “Commitment is doing the thing you said you would do long after the mood you said it in has left you.” It's so easy to get exited in the moment, but the real test is what you do when you're in the trenches taking enemy fire. Persisting in spite of any obstacle, insurmountable or other wise, is what commitment is all about.

 

Motivational speaker and author Zig Ziglar once said, “Most people are committed like a Kamikaze pilot on his 39th mission.”

 

That one gets a smile out of me every time.

 

My favorite quote on commitment is below. (more…)

The Power of Decision

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

 

Most people never succeed in life, because most people never decide to succeed in life. They never make up their minds, with passion and certainty, and claim success! They never, like the Founders of the greatest nation on earth, made a declaration of their own independence from poverty and or mediocrity and the tyranny of control! Many just go through life living in silent despair, hoping that someday, things will get better. So sad… and such a waste of Life.

 

Surely, you want success or you wouldn't be reading this article. But have you decided that you will be successful, not matter what? No matter the cost? No matter the sacrifice? No matter the toil and the labor and the physical and emotional challenges involved? Success is forever hidden from the man or woman who fails to decide their own positive destiny.

 

The Founding Fathers of the United States of America made a bold Declaration of Independence from Britain.  This was not an announcement. It was not an affirmation. It was a powerful Declaration resulting from a fearless decision that would alter the history of the world…forever.

 

These men decided that they would in deed pay the price for sovereignty and freedom and success and independence. They decided long before they were in combat with “the enemy,” that they would (more…)

The Day I Went Blind

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Several years ago while I was taking a shower, all of sudden, everything went dark. I couldn’t see anything. The panic which followed was pretty intense as you can imagine. I thought I had just gone blind. But within seconds, my sight returned.

 

This phenomenon has never been explained or diagnosed. For someone who has sight, I can’t imagine how terrible it would be to be blind. But worse than being blind, would be being blind and deaf. This is how Hellen Keller lived her life… blind and deaf.

 

Though she accomplished more in her life than billions on the planet who both see and hear, some continued to have compassion on her, seeing her as some poor, unfortunate disabled person, while seeing themselves as whole and complete. As the story goes, one such person asked her what, in her opinion, would be worse than being blind. Her answer was simple. (more…)

How to Get What You Want

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Last Friday I was driving down town in Salt Lake City, when I noticed a mother and daughter walking on the side walk holding hands. Mom looked to be in her mid thirties and daughter was around 9 or so.

 

The girl noticed a balloon tied to a fence outside a used car dealership. Imediately she jerked lose from her mothers grasp, ran to the balloon, grabbed the string, shoved it in her mouth and was making a hard core attempt at snapping the line with her teeth, before her mother grabbed her again and made her let go of the balloon and string.

 

I laughed out loud. What a maniac! I thought to myself. She looked like a rabid crazy person.

 

As I continued driving, I realized that little girl wasn't an out of control mini-maniac. She was merely going after what she wanted, in a way that you and I used to go after what we wanted before we became “too cool.” She saw something she wanted. She didn't think about it. She just went after it. She didn't ask for opinions. She didn't care what anyone thought. And, she was willing to break away from the safety of her mothers grasp.  (more…)

Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

[VIDEO BELOW] My last post was about the first female self-made millionaire in America. Since then I have been wondering why we have so few female business success stories compared to their male counterparts. And why is less than 1% of the worlds wealth in a woman's name? These are very complex issues that I won't pretend to understand, but for women who have the desire to succeed in business or in the work place, these are very important questions to consider.

 

Though both my mother and father worked outside the home when I  was growing up, I was raised in a culture where moms traditionally stayed home and were the primary nurturers of the children, and fathers were the sole or primary bread winners for their families. I have strong convictions about this personally and feel that God has hard-wired the genders radically differently and each has been genetically and spiritually programmed to thrive in differing environments (though each may do well in any environment they chose to do well in).

 

Having said that, there are many woman who want to wield the sword of business success. They want to bring home the bacon. They want to leave their mark in the work place. They want to compete. They want to be recognized. They want to earn. They want to accomplish. They want to make big money, go to the very top, and they want to win! And, they should absolutely (more…)

America’s First Female Self-Made Millionaire.

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

 

The following story is about America's first FEMALE self made millionaire, Madam C. J. Walker.

 

Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867 on a Delta, Louisiana plantation, this daughter of former slaves transformed herself from an uneducated farm laborer and laundress into one of the twentieth century’s most successful, self-made women entrepreneurs.

 

Orphaned at age seven, she often said, “I got my start by giving myself a start.” She and her older sister, Louvenia, survived by working in the cotton fields of Delta and nearby Vicksburg, Mississippi. At 14, she married Moses McWilliams to escape abuse from her cruel brother-in-law, Jesse Powell. (more…)

The Power of Words Video

Monday, April 18th, 2011

 

My brother in law sent this to me. I liked it and thought I'd share. Words are powerful, especially when tied together in a way that moves the hearts of men. I'd love it if you would share how you feel (below) after watching this video. And please pass it on.