Quote of the Day – Continuous Personal Growth

January 27, 2011

Today’s quote regarding the need for continuous personal growth comes from American journalist Sydney Harris: “A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others; a loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he knows.” It [...]

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Ready, Set, GO! Achieve Your Goals for 2011

January 3, 2011

Well the New Year is upon us, and now it’s time to get to work on implementing a plan to achieve your goals for 2011 and hopefully make it a little (or a lot) better than the previous year. You did set a few goals, didn’t you? Today’s post is my first of the new [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions 2011

December 30, 2010

So, are you starting to think about some New Year’s resolutions for 2011? The start of the new year is always a perfect time to reflect upon your life results over the past year, then make firm resolutions to adjust/fix what needs attention. It is probably the one time every year that most people actually [...]

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Self Reliance – Stop Waiting for the Government

September 14, 2010

Have you ever taken a few moments to read and reflect on the essay self reliance by Emerson? If you have not, and success in business and in life are your goals, you really need to read it as soon as possible. In this unpredictable economic climate, the concept of self reliance has become more [...]

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Do Your Actions Support Your Intentions?

March 8, 2010

While discussing the topic of time management and goal achievement with a close friend of mine recently, he asked me a question that got me quite frustrated : “Do your actions support your intentions?” The reason this question frustrated me so much was that I had never asked it of myself before.  It seems so [...]

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Self Improvement Plan – Week 3

March 3, 2010

Here we are at week 3 already of our 13-week self improvement plan.  How is your progress going?  I think Mr. Franklin would be proud of us. I noticed a big difference after our week 1 focus on temperance.  I’ve already lost a few pounds and feel much better and more energetic.  And week 2 [...]

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Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Actually Happen

February 26, 2010

So, we are coming to the end of February …. how are your New Year’s Resolutions coming along?  Are you making daily progress, or are you like the majority of folks that commit to a few important goals on January 1st and abandon them out of frustration by the end of the month? Well, if [...]

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Self Improvement Plan – Week 2

February 23, 2010

In keeping with the schedule I laid out in my last post, we will now move on to week two of our 13-week self improvement plan. But first, how did week one go for you? I did fairly well, although I was on vacation with the family so I must admit to indulging once or [...]

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Self Improvement Plan – Week 1

February 15, 2010

Inspired by my study of Benjamin Franklin and his self styled 13-week self improvement plan, I’ve decided to embark on my own based on the 13 virtues he outlined. Therefore, every Monday for the next 13 weeks I will be referencing the particular virtue to concentrate on for that week.  If you’d like to join [...]

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