Of course you have goals. That’s why you’re here. Things you want to accomplish… skills you’d like to strengthen… lifestyle to expand.
As you work toward these things, it’s good to have someone you can ask for pointers, a bit of help, or maybe a friendly ear… but you don’t need the usual guru BS.
That’s why [...]

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 [...]

There are things you won’t do. You won’t willingly beat up a helpless person, abuse a baby, lie to your priest or minister (about most things), or commit murder.
But will you keep something that’s not yours?
Think carefully before you answer because this COULD develop into a trick question.
In today’s guest article, Ophelia Nicholson in her [...]

Although the details vary, there’s really only one way to influence the future — the active and vivid imagining of events.
If we’re imagining desirable events, we call this attraction work, doing affirmations, praying, doing requests or programming our minds.
Whichever term you use, this is the method you’ve been trying to master for some time now.
But [...]

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 [...]

Time management… it’s one of the most widely taught techniques in business. There are a bazillion books on the subject — I once owned at least a dozen of them, but never had enough real interest to read any of them all the way through. (So I gave ‘em away during my last move.)
In today’s [...]

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 [...]

Are your goals mostly sterile, lacking the germ of life within them? Here’s how to tell — sterile goals will fade away and die without a trace. They don’t get done.You’ve probably set goals (or resolutions) many times in your life. And you probably achieved some of them, while others you didn’t. But the fact [...]

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, [...]

We all make mistakes — as parents, as partners, as human beings. And although mistakes always cost us something, it can be hard to quantify some of those costs.
In business, however, we CAN measure how much we’re losing to our blunders, oversights and miscalculations.
If you’re already in business the following article by Business Launch Expert [...]

Getting ahead in the world is a team effort. We all need mentors and people who will help us on the journey. But what does it take to attract the right people into our lives?
You’ve no doubt heard the old proverb about finding a love partner: to attract a wonderful person, you must become a [...]

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, [...]

Here’s an important FREE resource that I’ve recommended before:
Hard to Find Seminars is a collection of more than 150 hours of interviews on marketing, selling and other skills you’ll absolutely need for success in business.
My recommendation — go explore this amazing site. It’s the work of Michael Senoff, who started recording and posting all his [...]

Are you still searching outside yourself for something that will complete you, make you whole, and finally make you feel like a “real” person?
Do you still feel that you don’t quite have what it takes to be as successful, as smart, attractive or desirable as the next person?
Well, the truth is, it isn’t “out [...]

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 [...]

There are a lot of ways to motivate yourself, and Anthony Robbins is well known for his mastery of the subject. Posted today at his blog, Easy Motivational Strategies, he provides a list of things you can do to keep yourself focused on forward momentum.