As I was leaving Dunkin’ Donuts yesterday after my usual Sunday morning two hours of coffee, donuts (just two) and reading, I held the door for a woman who was walking in, smiled at her and said hello. “How do you do it?” she asked. “You’re always smiling. Always so happy. How can that be?”…
Emotional “posture” is that great “state” where, while you might prefer a certain result, you are not “emotionally attached” to it. You care…but not that much. Sure, you’d prefer your desired result to take place and — if it does — that’s terrific! However, your personal happiness, joy and peace of mind is in no…
It’s no surprise that those with the most confidence are the most successful in the most important areas of life. After all, how can we expect to be successful…if we don’t expect to be successful? But, how does one without the sort of natural confidence we see in some (really, relatively few) people, build their…
“We all want to change the world.” ~ John Lennon “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ~ Rumi Okay, so not everyone necessarily wants to change the world but, if you’re like I am, maybe you want to change some other…
A recent post by Seth Godin reminded me how great it is to be able to admit when one has made a mistake. It’s not always great to make the mistake. In fact, often it’s painful, hurtful and downright uncomfortable. However, when we can admit we made the mistake, take full responsibility for it, and…
A recent post discussed a very important business thought from the book, The Game-Changer by former Procter & Gamble Chairman & CEO, A.G. Lafley and business consultant, Ram Charan. In this post, let’s look at a different but just as vital lesson. The subtitle of their book is: How You Can Drive Revenue And Profit Growth…
“Those are my principles. And, if you don’t like them…I have others.” — Groucho Marx The above line by one of our greatest comedians is, unfortunately, a bit too real. While we tend to see this manifest most commonly in politicians who will say just about anything in order to get elected or re-elected, far…
What happens when a successful businessman loses his job, his savings, his self-respect and his hope? And, on top of that, has a daughter in need of an operation? Well, if he happens to be the protagonist in The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success by Andy Andrews, he jumps back and forth…
Last post looked at one aspect of being criticized by others. While we can learn from everyone, there are some from whom we will pay more attention than from others. Here’s another form of critique and correction we hear less about, but doing this pays huge dividends. Self-correction is a key strategy of one who…
I remember years ago being asked to be one of several people to contribute to an article intended to answer the question, “What is the Secret to Success?” Putting aside my personal opinion that there is no one big, overreaching, magic bullet-type secret — but rather a set of proven principles — there was something…
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