Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude

Not only is it textured, negative thinking is thick out there. Negative thinking cannot be band-aided into insignificance: it is a thick, multi-layered…

Small business is fascinating territory...small businesses capture the full range of people, personalities and business thinking. When it comes to leadership…

William MacDonald described Benjamin Franklin as a man who could control the common littleness of human nature 1 . It is clear MacDonald had tremendous…

During a discussion with a friend, the topic of ' victims ' arose. I thought it would be interesting to see a written summary of his thoughts on why many…

Link to Part 1 Link to Part 2 Some say the key to accountability is 'delegating responsibility': when people feel responsible for something they hold…

Things are rarely as bad as they seem - things are rarely as good as they seem. Time seems to iron out our emotional highs and lows, healing old wounds and…

It doesn't matter where you came from, what's happened to you or what you've done so far. While those things may carry some interest and perhaps even some…

1. Over all other traits of leadership character, Courage reigns supreme. [ Link to over 130 thoughts about Courage ] 2. In the absence of Courage, bad…

Patience is a virtue. At least, there's a saying with that direction. Virtue or no virtue, patience does hold some advantages over its opposite - impatience…

Confidence-founded businesses enjoy many advantages, to name a handful: can do attitude, which leads to decisive action optimism, which breeds…

Values and talents make a powerful mix when combined with goals and persistence. To put this in perspective: there's an important linkage between personal…

To maximize your positive use of Stress Energy Believe

We all experience Stress. Most of us view Stress as a necessary evil, a part of the human condition...a thing that damages all who experience it. Few of us…

To maximize the positive use of stress energy: believe you can succeed [as Napoleon Hill taught - What the mind can conceive and believe the mind can…

Regardless, even if watching what they do is not a highly reliable way of gauging personality and character, we must still do it. We must maintain a level of…

Who wants to improve? Some people do - they seek out motivational speakers and courses. These people want something and recognize the status quo isn't going…

Anxiety is the body's way of helping its owner act properly when situations signal danger. Anxiety - that's the body helping its owner act properly. We…

Napoleon Hill taught, " What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve ." There are are many good reasons to reduce our use of the words 'want' and…

Most of us, at least from time to time, are troubled by our little demons. Some of us, occasionally, are troubled by our large, persistent DEMONS. Either…

You probably spend quite a bit of your time watching people perform and noticing some people tend to do things really well while others tend to do things…

Life is states of mind. Life is a relentless stream of states of mind. Business life is a relentless stream of states of mind. States of mind cover a huge…

From time to time, you feel victimized. We all feel that way, from time to time. There can be good reasons for feeling victimized. Sometimes we are…

Sure, we can be distracted or negative but let's remember we have these other two choices: being there and being positive . If you are not naturally inclined…

Most people accept the fact placebo medications sometimes/often bring about improvements in patients’ medical conditions. Somehow, the process of receiving a…

Stress is one of our natural response mechanisms. But, what exactly is stress? There are a huge range of definitions. Stress is what you feel/think in…

The King gets to make a mess, others get to clean it up...and some, the privileged ones, get to analyze it. How does that make you feel? Now, I recognize…

While pondering the strategies for getting beyond anxiety, somehow a John [Cougar] Mellencamp song popped into my mind…but the words had changed. “ When I…

Certainly, there must be some old dogs out there who can learn new tricks. Maybe people have sold old dogs short, writing them off too quickly. Or… Maybe…

It seems to me, trust is a fragile thing. Two people share trust then one of them perceives an injustice and trust quickly comes into question. Whether the…

When I use the word ‘ego’, I mean that little voice that talks to you from within your head. You may have noticed: when you are in a conscious and lucid…