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From the category archives:

Success

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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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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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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7 Steps to Self-Improvement

7 Steps to Self-Improvement

April 18, 2008

seem to lost count on how many times I’ve read and heard of celebrity marriages failing almost left and right. Not that I care (and personally I don’t), it seems strange that we often see movie and TV stars as flawless people, living the fairytale life of riches and glamour. I suppose we all [...]

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Why Coaching is the Way to Go

Why Coaching is the Way to Go

April 14, 2008

When you hear the word “coach”, what comes first into your mind? Do you picture a basketball team with a man/woman shouting out directions? Or perhaps a football team with a man/woman pacing to and fro and calling out the names of the players?
Coaching is no longer reserved to sports teams; it is now one [...]

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What Could Innovation Do For Your Life?

What Could Innovation Do For Your Life?

April 13, 2008

It’s a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don’t. The power of innovation. If you’ve ever marvelled at somebody’s creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in kindergarten were not limited to those who possessed potential; because the [...]

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Keep On Trying!

Keep On Trying!

April 11, 2008

Who on earth has succeeded at the first attempt?!
A common misconception is the fact that people actually reach success overnight.  It never happens – not even sometimes.  It’s possible that some  may become famous overnight – but that hardly makes them successful. Most successful people faced a lot of failures before they reached what others [...]

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Being a Successful Stay-at-home Mom

Being a Successful Stay-at-home Mom

April 3, 2008

What is a successful stay at home mom you might ask? I know when I tell friends that I feel like I am a SUCCESSFUL stay at home mom they question me with things like “HOW can you be successful if all you do is stay at home?” Well, my reply is usually something along [...]

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The Journey of The Perfect Career

The Journey of The Perfect Career

April 1, 2008

Finding the perfect career is like a journey. You will have to walk many different roads sometimes they will lead to a dead end other times they will open many doors. At times you will find you’ve reached a standstill, you are lost and don’t know which road to take. There will be mountains to [...]

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The Secret of the Rich and Successful – Mastermind

The Secret of the Rich and Successful – Mastermind

September 1, 2007

Success in one’s endeavour is never created in a vacuum. Success is never a lone endeavour. Since early times great men have surrounded themselves with trusted advisors to guide them to success, thereby creating a mastermind around them. Napoleon Hill in the early 1900’s spoke of a mastermind as “The coordination of knowledge and effort [...]

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