Saturday, July 4, 2009

From the category archives:

Personal Development

Using Vision Boards to Achieve Your Goals

Using Vision Boards to Achieve Your Goals

March 28, 2009

Vision boards have been used in some way for many centuries. Great achievers have either had a natural or learned ability to envision their success before it happens. I would imagine even cave people used sketches of dreams to make them play-out in real life.
As vision boards have expanded from stone, to scroll, [...]

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The Secret to Winning Online, or Anywhere

The Secret to Winning Online, or Anywhere

February 23, 2009

I was reminded today of the thin line between winning and losing.  As I (sadly) watched the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team lose a 12-point lead to Michigan State, and eventually the game, it showed clearly what they do differently when they lose compared to when they win.
Execution of fundementals.
They missed easy shots, they threw the [...]

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Get a Following on Twitter by Giving

Get a Following on Twitter by Giving

February 9, 2009

It’s really not a mystery how people become a success.  They provide something of value.  All too often on the sites many of us frequent, such as Twitter, I find the majority of users thinking that if they just get their spammy message in front of enough people, the numbers dictate they will eventually get [...]

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Reflection and Refraction

Reflection and Refraction

February 3, 2009

Daily or weekly reflection happens whether you do it actively or not.  Our minds are always reflecting back on what’s been done, and then internalizing the effects of those events.  In an extreme scenario, a child who’s father leaves at a young age obviously goes through reflection – both immediately and long-term.  The immediate reflection, [...]

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Things to Say When You Meet Someone

Things to Say When You Meet Someone

January 25, 2009

Meeting people can be difficult for some.   Even outgoing people sometimes struggle with what to say to someone when you meet them.  Last week, Scott Young wrote about simply saying ‘Hi’ to people… anyone, really.  This is great advice when taken to heart.
I’d like to dive into a few things you can say to anyone, [...]

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Good Read: Goal Setting Success

Good Read: Goal Setting Success

January 21, 2009

Monica Valentinelli, author of the freelance writing blog, mlvwrites.com, featured a guest post from me today titled: “Goal Setting Success: Magic Checkmarks on Your Goal List.”
The post talks about having success with goal setting. Goal setting does not work, at least all by itself. There are so many factors that play into our [...]

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3 Keys to Finishing What You Start

3 Keys to Finishing What You Start

January 11, 2009

Watching in pain this afternoon as the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team struggled against Purdue, I realized that something in basketball translates very well to personal development: Finishing.
The Badgers struggled all day (and for the past few weeks for that matter) to finish (score) when they got close to the basket.  Not all necessarily due to [...]

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Find Out Who You Really Are

Find Out Who You Really Are

December 20, 2008

You or someone you know is probably struggling with this question right now.  “Who am I,” or “What is my purpose.”  The first thing to keep in mind through reading this is there is not a reason to be upset or sad about wondering who you are – no matter what your age or situation.  [...]

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Unlock Your Social Potential

Unlock Your Social Potential

June 6, 2008

ave you come across a person who is so naturally friendly that when you put him inside a room of strangers, he’ll be friends with almost everyone in no time? We call such a people-person, someone unbelievably nice and charismatic that he can charm anyone into doing anything.
A socially-empowered person achieves so much greatness, basically [...]

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Believing In Yourself

Believing In Yourself

May 28, 2008

Seeing is believing, or so goes the old saying. It is something that we are taught by our parents, by society in the Occidental hemisphere, and it is something we know by experience.
How many times have you said “I can’t believe in something that I can’t see”? Most of the time this [...]

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