I couldn’t believe it. I spend a lot of time talking about why some people win and others don’t, but I’m still shocked when I see the reality playing out around me—with people so full of misinformation about winning. But that’s the way the world works, false ideas float around forever. If you really are… Read more »
Who doesn’t like winning? From spelling bee championships, dog shows, and the world series on TV it’s very obvious how exciting being a winner is and what a drag it is to lose. This doesn’t have to be in sports. It can be in any area of your life that’s important to you. You’ve… Read more »
Having no motivation can feel debilitating. Day in and day out you do the same things over and again, and your routine becomes mundane. If you don’t practice, you don’t deserve to win. After a while you realize you aren’t making any real progress. You feel stuck. You feel bored. You feel guilty. Something… Read more »
When you’re chasing greatness or trying for a huge breakthrough, it can feel like it is taking forever to get there. You’re frustrated. You’re confused. You may doubt yourself. You may start to think, “I need a break. I’m just going to sit down on the side of the road for a little while… Read more »
Self-confidence comes from knowing you have the ability to succeed. Without it, you’re less likely to try new things, seize opportunities, take risks, or go for the things you really want in life. Understanding how to build your confidence is a serious advantage in life. Being born with a knack or passion for something… Read more »
The primary purpose of a business is to make money. You provide a service or make something useful, and if it’s any good, you make money. If you aren’t money motivated, you are dangerous to yourself and anyone for whom you make business decisions. The danger is that you’re going to drive your company into… Read more »
People with weak fundamentals are easily misled. They are inconsistent and can be easily tricked. On the other hand, people with solid fundamentals can easily distinguish between what’s right and what’s wrong. As a result, they are dependable and can stay on track to get important things done. Just like everyone else, throughout my… Read more »
Everyone knows motivation is the key to success. When you are excited, motivated, staying positive, and looking forward to what you have to do, then you are setting yourself up for getting the results you want. But we all live in an imperfect world. Things pop up on a daily basis that get us off… Read more »
Over the past few weeks, I’ve read a couple of articles about research by Gallup on whether Americans are satisfied or unsatisfied with life. They were asking about people’s personal lives—work, money, relationships, possibilities for the future, etcetera. Lots of people wrote about the results with a big grin. Look at how satisfied we all… Read more »
I know a woman who doesn’t believe in New Year’s resolutions; instead, she establishes a theme for the year instead. Each year, the theme is something she has been wishing or hoping for, but has never made happen. She started doing this because she realized as soon as she set the deadline, everything started to… Read more »
In order to stay on track and maintain your pace, you have to make adjustments. If you’re on the highway and your lane suddenly slows down, you switch lanes, right? It’s a small, simple adjustment. Small, simple, regular adjustments are the key to consistent growth and progress. Serial winners rely on small adjustments. Small adjustments… Read more »
Limiting beliefs about money are a big weakness for some people. They don’t want to talk about money. They avoid thinking about it. They don’t want to seem too eager to get it. Some even believe that wanting it makes you a bad person. During tax season, when we are all focused on money anyway,… Read more »
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