Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. Booker T. Washington 1856 – 1915 Today we’ll examine the final of the nine steps to greater success: focusing on what you will do, not what you won’t do. Research has shown that when we try not to focus on a thought, that thought becomes more active in our minds. The same principle holds true for behavior: when we try to avoid doing something, the impulse to do it becomes stronger. So going back to “if, then” plans, make …
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I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 – 1962 A few months ago, I received an email from a student in India; she had her undergraduate degree and was applying for admission to graduate school to pursue an advanced business degree. A significant part of the admission process was an interview with a faculty committee, and she hadn’t done well in the interview. Her strategy was to impress the committee with her knowledge of business, so she …
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In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy. Karl Reiland We all constantly send out messages to the world around us, and our results in life are directly related to the messages we convey. Often, we send messages that are destined to attract results other than those we want. To illustrate the point, let me share a story told by Simon Sinek, a well known speaker and author of the book Start with Why. I’m sure you’ve all encountered panhandlers who sit on the street with poorly lettered cardboard signs asking for donations. Simon observed that …
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