A Life of Continual Learning What would you say the odds are that a person who left college after just one year to take a job for $57 a week as a stock clerk in a department store would one day grow up to become a millionaire at 31, become the vice president of a […]
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A Nice Person’s Guide To Becoming More Assertive
The Limitations Of Niceness When it comes to our business and personal relationships, I think that a lot of the problems that nice people have can be solved by becoming more assertive. Nice people are great. They are likable. They are fun to be around (for a while, at least). They make you feel better […]
Finding an answer to the question “Why?”
The Question of Why Have you ever asked the question “what is my purpose?” Think for a minute about starting a business. Whenever you decide to start a company, you first have to answer the question “why??” Why does this company exist? What are we here to do? This question provides the basis for a […]
Should we tell the truth?
Should we tell the truth? (Warning – this may get a little philosophical) Should we tell the truth? At face value, it’s a question we all most likely would answer in the affirmative. I believe most people would agree that they should tell the truth but at the same time admit that they don’t always tell […]
What’s one thing Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan have in common? Coachability.
The power of coachability I’m going to start out with a premise: talent notwithstanding, the greatness of a team depends in equal parts on how good the coach is at coaching and how good the players are at being coached. We all like to think that the greatness of a coach is the primary factor […]
3 Secrets On How To Be Friendly And Why You Should
Friendliness and Likability Why is friendliness one of the essential skills needed for success in business and life? Here’s one reason, if you’re want to be able to influence other people, learning how to be friendly is a necessity. This article is part of the 52 Essential Skills Course at Mind For Life. You can […]
How To Create Enthusiasm By Hacking Your Biochemistry
The Mystery of Enthusiasm If you’re like me and I suspect like many people, one of the most significant obstacles that you have to overcome in your life is the lack of motivation to do things. When confronted with a task that I need to do, I have become an expert in finding ways not […]
3 Practical Steps to Becoming More Adaptable
The Constant of Change Why is becoming more adaptable so crucial to success in business and life? Let me give three quick reasons: Circumstances are always changing. People are always changing. We are always changing. With so much change, our ability to not only accept change but to adapt to it stands out as a […]
How To Live In Balance
This article is part of the 52 Essential Skills Course at Mind For Life. You can join us on this journey of personal development throughout 2018. It’s ABSOLUTELY FREE! Download the Essential Skills Personal Assessment and Join the Mind For Life Essential Skills Facebook Group. Surfing: A Lesson on How To Live In Balance I’ve always been fascinated […]
The Top Benefits and Practical Ways to Build Self Confidence
This article is part of the 52 Essential Skills Course at Mind For Life. You can join us on this journey of personal development throughout 2018. It’s ABSOLUTELY FREE! Download the Essential Skills Personal Assessment and Join the Mind For Life Essential Skills Facebook Group. Believe In Yourself How do you build self-confidence? It’s a popular question that […]
52 Essential Skills For Success in Business and Life
The Success Journey What are the skills for success that you need in life and business? I host a podcast on personal development and one of the topics we regularly discuss is success. What are the skills necessary for success? And even more importantly, what is success? For some it’s money. For some it’s status. […]
5 Questions to 2X Your Emotional Intelligence Skills
Emotional Intelligence Skills If you’re not familiar with emotional intelligence skills, then you have probably missed something because they have become a pretty substantial metric in qualifying people for jobs, assessing managers, and determining leaders. Emotional intelligence has been defined as a person’s capability to recognize their own emotions as well as those of others, to discern between […]