Read Brian Tracy's previous newsletter articles below:
When I was in my thirties, I was urged to run for political office. I put together a campaign committee of about 12 enthusiastic supporters. And I started to get carried away with the idea of making a difference in my state. Then I called a politician I had worked with. I asked him if he [...]
By Brian Tracy | Fri, Jun 17, 2011
The starting point of great success has always been the same. It is to dream big dreams. There is nothing more important than to begin by fantasizing about what you can become, have, and do. But there are obstacles along the way to achieving those dreams. Business management expert Elihu Goldratt explains this with what he calls [...]
By Brian Tracy | Fri, May 27, 2011
The starting point of great success and achievement has always been the same. It is to dream big dreams. There is nothing more important, and nothing that works faster to allow you to cast off your limitations, than to begin dreaming and fantasizing about the wonderful things you can become, have, and do. When you begin [...]
By Brian Tracy | Wed, Jan 5, 2011
The degree of happiness you feel is the best measure of how well you are living your life and enjoying your relationships. If you don’t feel very happy now, you can learn how to be happier… and more fulfilled in everything you do. Everyone Is Different If 100 people went to a smorgasbord and each put food [...]
By Brian Tracy | Mon, Aug 16, 2010
In my last ETR essay ("Accessing Your Inner Guidance"), I gave you three questions to ask yourself. The objective was to get in touch with your feelings -- to look deep inside in order to evaluate your life and determine what truly makes you happy.
By Brian Tracy | Mon, Jul 5, 2010
You've heard of Murphy's Law: Whatever can go wrong will go wrong. Well, there's a similar law. This one states that, left to themselves, things have a tendency to go from bad to worse. When something is making you unhappy, for example -- for any reason -- the situation will tend to get worse rather than better.
By Brian Tracy | Wed, May 12, 2010
Becoming an expert at goal setting and goal achieving is something that you absolutely must do if you wish to fulfill your potential as a human being. Goals enable you to do the work you want to do, to live where you want to live, to be with the people you enjoy, and to become the kind of person you want to be. Yet, according to the best research, less than 3 percent of Americans have written goals, and less than 1 percent review and rewrite their goals on a regular basis.
By Brian Tracy | Thu, Jan 21, 2010
When we do strategic planning for corporations, the first thing we think about is how to increase the company’s rate of return on the equity it has invested in the business. This is done by allocating more resources to areas with higher potential, and taking resources away from those with lower potential. By developing or [...]
By Brian Tracy | Wed, Jan 6, 2010
A great number of people spend their lives doing something they don’t enjoy during the week, always looking forward to the weekend. They refer to Monday as “Blue Monday” and to Wednesday as “Hump Day.” At the end of the week, they say “Thank God It’s Friday!”
By Brian Tracy | Tue, Dec 1, 2009
Throughout most of history, people have been accustomed to gradual progress. Sometimes change was faster, and sometimes it was slower. But it always seemed to move in a straight line. This made the future fairly predictable. Today, however, the rate of change is not only faster than ever, it is spasmodic. It is [...]
By Brian Tracy | Tue, Jul 5, 2011
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