In this age of manic communicating and hyper-activity, we hear many of our success gurus advising us to “take massive action.”
Yes, that can be good advice… but what kind of action? Unfortunately, many of us get it wrong… then spend most of our waking hours in reactive, low-quality activities aimed at simply trying to [...]

Are you really going to accomplish the next thing you decide to do?
Now, I don’t know what your “next thing” — your next goal — might be. It could be a business goal, or a family objective. It may be connected with inner growth, or with your physical health.
But whatever it is, whatever you promise [...]

“So when would be a good time for us to start on your coaching?” Linda asked. Linda was a well-experienced relationship coach interviewing Ann, a potential new client.
“Well… first I’d really like to think about it for a few days,” Ann told her.
Linda gave an ironic smile. This answer was a common one. Many people, [...]

“The Best Advice I Ever Got.” I don’t usually pay much attention to the financial magazines, but the headline on this one was too good to pass up, so I bought the May 12 issue of Fortune, and I’m glad I did.
This article presents quotes from 19 high achievers, or as Fortune calls them, “accomplished [...]

As you move yourself forward toward increased success, if you’re doing your work right, you’re going to meet expanding opportunities to serve a wider community, market or audience.
And at each stage of that growth, one side of you is going to dig in its heels and protest desperately, with self-talk such as:
“Who am I [...]

It’s infuriating, right? Somebody makes a promise to you, and then they break it. Or they agree to do something but then blow it off like it doesn’t even matter.
I’m not talking about an occasional can’t-be-helped situation beyond reasonable control, like late air flights, or a wreck tying up traffic. I’m talking about serial agreement [...]

You know, business doesn’t have to be a complex, Harvard-B-school kind of thing, all complicated and hard for ordinary mortals to understand.
It CAN be boiled down to some pretty simple stuff.
My paternal grandfather didn’t have a degree in business. In fact, he never got past the fourth grade, but that didn’t stop him from running [...]

Today I received a batch of emails offering yet another new business opportunity, all pre-packaged and ready for me to “make a fortune.” Some of the messages boasted: “We’ve already done the planning and thinking for you.”
Made my skin crawl. Growing up, I observed that being thoughtless was not a particularly good thing.
Don’t you also [...]

So you think you’re focusing? Okay… how are your results? Maybe you’re achieving everything you set out to do. Perhaps you’re reaching the targets you’ve set within the time limits you expected.
If so, then your focus is powerful. But if not… maybe it’s time to adjust your ideas about focus and what’s really involved.
This week’s [...]

It’s the year end, and most of us are starting to look at the coming year and all of its potential for making changes. We’re thinking about goals, resolutions and objectives.
Did you have goals or resolutions in 2007? If so, you may have missed some of them. And if you did, here’s a suggestion for [...]

Are you a fast typist? Here’s a chance to test your skills. Go to Typing Speed Test and see where you rank.
On my first run, I scored 53 words per minute, starting cold without a warmup. That’s not nearly as fast as I used to type — back when my business here in Japan [...]

If your profession is healing, you not only need clients who NEED your services, they must also WANT your services. People will spend a little money on things they need, but they’ll spend fortunes on what they want.So finding that particular combination means you’ll stay busy, stay profitable and stay fulfilled in your chosen work.
Fortunately, [...]

If you’re in one of the healing disciplines, you are one of my heroes. You devote your time and energies to helping others have better emotional or physical health, and to have a better life all around.
Unfortunately, however, if you’re a healer of any kind, you may be struggling to make a decent living. Sadly, [...]

Making decisions seems to be a sticking point for most people. The higher the stakes involved, the harder it becomes to choose an action. Simply put, most of us treat decisions as stopping points rather than turning points.
And the bigger the decision, the bigger the stop. But why?
Again, it’s simple. We fear making mistakes. Sooner [...]

You’ve known it all along. The way you think about your career controls how well (or poorly) that career goes.
Dr. Ellen Weber, on her Brain Based Business blog, discusses five tips for shifting the reality of your career and how well it’s going.
The following is just an excerpt. Go read the whole article. In fact, [...]

A reader recently sent a wonderful question. It has to do with the lingering backwash from negative thinking in the past, and whether we continue to be shackled by it in the present.
This reader said that in the past she had been less than active in trying to stand out at work, and was disappointed [...]

Remember Terry Dean? Back in the nineties, before many of us had even heard of the Internet, he was already creating a sizeable fortune online. Starting out as a pizza delivery driver, he went online and, by setting some interesting goals, built a million dollar Internet business.
If anybody knows about achievement, Terry does. In a [...]

“My job sucks,” Joan told me.
She was head of a small department in a major corporation.
“Every day,” said Joan, “Is like a nightmare in slow motion. None of the departments will cooperate with the others, nothing important ever gets done, and any project that would count for anything dies from terminal pettiness.”
I asked her [...]

So why are most people terrified to speak in public? Well, let’s face it — they know they don’t know what they’re doing, and they fully expect high-visibility failure.
But some people DO know.
Patricia Fripp is one of those people. Here, she explains how she coaches awkward, fearful speakers to pro-level in mere hours. Pay close [...]

Ever feel manipulated by others and not sure how to defend yourself from people who are only out for themselves? Wish you could learn a little of what they know, so you could use it to do some good in the world?
Here’s an excellent chance to do that — and more.