“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything.”
So said John Wooden, the Hall of Fame basketball coach for UCLA who won a record 10 NCAA championships.
So many people do everything they can to avoid making mistakes – yet mistakes are the corrective feedback we need to help us reach [...]
Years ago, while I was living in California, there was a saying: “Curb your enthusiasm.”
It’s an important saying to know when doing business. Sometimes you can get so excited about what you’re doing or offering that you make foolish decisions.
Happens all the time.
My friend Kim Wood, an NFL strength coach for [...]
It hit me like a ton of bricks.
I couldn’t believe I’d missed it before. I’d read the book many, many times – but this time was different. A secret was revealed to me – and today I’m going to give it to you.
If you are open and receptive to what you are about to read, [...]
Many people wonder where so-called “creative” people get their ideas.
They’re looking for answers that are profound. There aren’t any.
Ideas are in the air at all times. You simply reach in and pull one out by doing something that all young kids do in their imagination each and every day.
That is – you “make [...]
Imagine this: You’re sitting in front of your computer, working on a project. Perhaps it’s a book, an e-mail, or an article. Or you’re doing research.
It’s amazing but true. Most people get up tired and go to bed tired. Going to bed tired makes some sense - but waking up tired is inexcusable.
How can you be tired when you wake up? You haven’t done anything yet, right?
What you do in the first few minutes of your day sets the tone for the rest of it. That’s why it is important to begin your day with thoughts of happiness, success, great health, and prosperity.
It is imperative that you learn to relax, physically and mentally. Why is this? Because a mind that is filled with stress cannot easily transfer a positive mental picture to your subconscious.
Before my wife Zhannie emigrated to the United States from China, she always ended her messages the same way: "Bu yao tai nu li gong zuo."
Hold it. You may be exercising and eating all wrong. You may have been led to believe a lot of very stupid and untrue things about what it takes to get fit. Things like:
By Matt Furey | Thu, Jul 30, 2009
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