I can still remember the day, 5 years ago in March of 2006, when I had my initial phone call with my first ever business coach.
I was sitting in my tiny, overpriced, bachelor apartment in downtown Toronto simultaneously dealing with an anxiety attack (another story for another day) and the coaching [...]
I don’t know how to say this any clearer: Most people are lazy. (Not you, of course. I am talking about other people.) Being lazy is part of human nature. A body at rest, stays at rest… A body in motion, yada, yada, yada…
Anyway, the reason I am bringing this up is that I want [...]
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 [...]
My first love is learning, which is why I keep my brain on autopilot when it comes to absorbing everything around me and extracting lessons from what I see and hear. It borders on an addiction.
Extracting knowledge, however, is not enough. You must be able to apply what you’ve learned to other situations – even [...]
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 [...]
Americans love to throw around the term "hero." They not only ascribe the word to illiterate athletes, but to people who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
An extreme example of the latter would be the infamous Iran-hostage "crisis" that ended after 444 days on January 20, 1981. With Kim Jong Il's best friend, Jimmy Carter, spending more than a year trying to remove his thumb from his left nostril, Iran's version of Crazy Guggenheim -- Ayatollah Khomeini -- had things pretty much his way.
Have trouble just getting things done --
During my impromptu presentation at Early to Rise's 5 Days in July Conference, I was asked someone in the audience to share my best advice for starting a successful Internet business.
I've had my share of failures in life and in business -- but nothing like this.
Although virtually everyone agrees that “time is money,” I’m convinced most people only pay lip service to this truism. If you’re really serious about it, you need to come to grips with the reality that the key ingredient for converting time into money is self-discipline.
By Craig Ballantyne | Mon, Jul 25, 2011
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