We’ve become a society terrified of change. We like things to stay just the way they are. It’s easier that way. Stretching the boundaries and personal accomplishment are not product of the status quo. It’s because our brains are wired to follow the same patterns. Maybe it’s your personal life that is on auto-pilot, or you’re…
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So you wake up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, retire to bed, wake up and start the process all over again. There may never be ‘the perfect time’… and then what? Too many people never experience the ultimate high, because they’re stuck in low gear waiting for everything and everyone around them to be perfect. The…
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We’ve all played the sales game at one time or another. When I was younger, I sold lemonade, vacuum cleaners, encyclopedias and magazines. You name it. It’s a process of learning and uncovering the benefits of a product and knowing when to shut up and let the product sell itself. You must believe in your…
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When a reporter asked that ridiculous question to Michael Phelps: was he the next Mark Spitz, having just broken Spitz’s record? Phelps response was perfect: “I’m working on being the first Michael Phelps.” I’ve never understood why anyone would want to be anyone – but themselves. Some people live their entire life trying to be like…
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Surely you remember the old adage, “don’t put off tomorrow what you can do today.” The meaning of that saying seems to have gone the way of the five-dollar lunch. Procrastinators are made, not born. It starts at a very young age. When a child doesn’t want to do something, they respond with a not-now…
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