To contravene (kon-truh-VEEN) — from the Latin for “to come against” — is to deny or be in conflict with. Example (as used by Michael Masterson today): “If you set goals that contravene your core values, you will wake up one day and say, ‘I did everything I said I wanted to do. But so what?’” [Ed. [...]
By Jason Holland | Mon, Jan 11, 2010
I was at a memorial service last year for a friend of the family. “Fred” was a nice guy, fun to hang out with. But he was also a failed pro athlete who had never gotten over it. He had a different job every six months, and bounced from cheap apartment to [...]
By Michael Masterson | Mon, Jan 11, 2010
Before you can jump feet first into changing your life with a set of long-term goals, you have a job to do: Figure out what’s really important to you.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Jan 9, 2010
My life changed dramatically and immediately when, in 1982, I decided to make “getting rich” my number one goal. Within a few weeks of that decision, I convinced my boss to raise my compensation from $35,000 to $75,000. A year later, I was a bona-fide millionaire.
By Michael Masterson | Fri, Jan 8, 2010
There’s a young man I know — someone I’m mentoring — who has great potential but no obvious advantages. He doesn’t have an impressive education, has no money to speak of, and has only one beneficial business connection — me.
By Jason Holland | Fri, Jan 8, 2010
You know Bob Bly as one of the world’s top copywriters. But he’s also a direct marketer with his own Internet business. His copywriting work is a full-time job. So he has only a couple of hours a day, at most, for his business. And it still brings in $16,000+ per month.
By Don Hauptman | Fri, Jan 8, 2010
When editing the work of others, I frequently find myself imagining a mythical bird: the awk. In my fantasy, the creature would alert the writer of an awkward sentence with a terrifying cry: “Awk!”
By Bob Bly | Fri, Jan 8, 2010
Here’s a trick question: What’s better — chopped liver or filet mignon? Most people would say “filet mignon.” But filet mignon isn’t better than chopped liver. Nor is chopped liver better than filet mignon.
By Early To Rise | Thu, Jan 7, 2010
Fruition (froo-ISH-un) — from the Latin for “enjoyment” — is the attainment of something desired or worked for.
By Bob Cox | Thu, Jan 7, 2010
According to the “Big Bang Theory,” the universe was created by a sudden, massive explosion. And many people approach goal setting the same way. They set an ambitious goal and expect it to come to fruition immediately.
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jan 11, 2010
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