Archive for July, 2006

26 Jul

Are You Battling for Fairness at Work?

One reader’s question:
My annual review is coming soon, and I need an opinion from you about my ever growing battle for fairness from my company. As you may remember from our previous emails, I am looking much more intensely into my life situation lately.
I’m not a psychic, so I don’t have any opinions about [...]

25 Jul

How to Start Rebuilding Your Belief System

Most of our beliefs are second-hand goods. We acquire the bulk of them, beginning at a very early age, from those around us, and then we spend much of the rest of our lives trying both to cling to them and shake ourselves loose from them.
We take our beliefs on so lightly, so full of [...]

23 Jul

Your Thoughts are Reality’s Engine

RICHES, WEALTH AND FREEDOM FROM FEAR BEGIN HERE
As long as you try to change reality by battering away at it, you’re working on the wrong end of the cause-effect equation.
We’ve seen how all the things around you – all the situations, conditions and circumstances of your life – are formed from the inside out. Your [...]

22 Jul

Unshakeable Confidence Walks On Two Legs

Want more success? Then cultivate these twins, patience and persistence. They’re the legs your confidence will stand on – they’re your ticket out of ANY mess you’re in.

20 Jul

The Most Disliked Secret of Personal Power

Helen Keller said:
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.
So you hate the hard times you’ve passed through? Maybe you need to think again.
Easy times never stretch us, never enlarge our strengths, never give us a [...]

20 Jul

The High Achiever Highlight of the Year

Jason McElwain, a high school senior at Greece Athena in Rochester, New York, helps out with his high school’s basketball practices. He’s the manager, meaning he helps the players drill, always tries to help them stay excited and motivated, and just generally does support work all season long.
Oh, and Jason is autistic. A special ed [...]

19 Jul

How to Smuggle Success and Prosperity into Your Mind

Do you ever feel that some parts of yourself are fighting against your best efforts? That they’re holding you back from achievement?
The part of self that most people have the greatest problems with is the “border guard” in charge of keeping you inside your comfort zone. In fact, it’s common to hear people refer to [...]

18 Jul

Succeeding Against ALL Odds – The Story Behind GoDaddy

The name ‘Bob Parsons’ may not be a widely recognized around the Internet, but his company certainly is. GoDaddy.com is one of the biggest domain registrars and has been a trend setter since its inception.
But if you’ve been around computers for a while, you may remember Parsons Technology, the company that sold bazillions of copies [...]

18 Jul

High School Pitcher Single-Handedly Wins Game

I like stories that feature a mind-set of success.
Today I ran across a very special story in the newspaper. You’ll see what I mean when you read it.
Toshiaki, aged 17, is a senior at Kanda High School in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, where he pitches for his school’s baseball team.
Toshiaki’s twin brother Toshihiro is the team’s [...]

07 Jul

You Aren’t Shutting Me Out, Are You?

Some would-be subscribers are defeating themselves before they start. I hope you’re not one of them.
Once you’ve subscribed, my mailing server sends you a confirmation email. But that email may not reach you… nor any of my newsletter mailings.
Every day I get notices like the following
I apologize for this automatic reply to your email.
To control [...]