Monthly Archive
Meditation Ruined My Mind
I used to be able to think - without thinking about it. Without noticing I was thinking. My mind was always entertaining me, keeping itself occupied by telling me stories. I didn't even notice that they were the same stories over and over. The stories always...
Meet Your Wardens: Worry, Doubt and Fear
We are the prisoners of our own perceptions. Here are 3 short stories about the results about being locked up by worry, doubt and fear - and then an alternative ending for each. 1. I walked around the counter to get a straw for my drink and found a woman...
Mirror Triggers
Have you ever wondered why certain individuals just flip your switch? The test of patience is beyond expression of words or feelings. Your comfort zone is now threatened. Simple things like their perfume, appearances, speech, or behavioral attitudes stir up juices...
Seven Proven Steps to Wealth – The Formula for Creating All the Money You Will Ever Want
The Financial Treadmill Does it ever seem to you that you are working harder and harder just to stay even, or worse yet, only to be a little farther behind each month? If so, you're like millions of other people all around the world. The problem is that the way we...
Taking Smart Risks
All of life is a risk of some kind. Whenever you engage in any action where the outcome is uncertain, for any reason, you are taking a risk. You take a small risk when you drive to work or walk across the street. You take a larger risk when you start a business or...
The Art of Networking
Although we know that the goal of networking is to discover new business opportunities, it's more than a "paint by the numbers" process. It takes time, patience, and creativity to cultivate people into our lives. The key is to make networking become a natural part of...
The Two Requirements of Success
Ross and Sue work at an auto dealership selling cars. Neither are doing very well. Each has a different approach to selling. Ross talks loudly, grabs your hand and pats your back. He likes to bully people into taking test drives and making offers. Ross...
The Value of Dividends
Often overlooked, dividends can add substantial value to the return on your equity portfolio. Many investors view dividends as a source of income rather than as a strategy to improve the total return of their portfolios; however, dividends can provide a boost to...
Enlightened Partners
Staying In Love Even Though the Marriage is Over
An Interview with Chris Attwood and Janet Attwood
In 2001, Janet and Chris Attwood partnered with Mark Victor Hansen (co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series) and Robert Allen (5-time NY Times best-selling author, including the all-time best-selling real estate book, Nothing Down) to create the...
7 Ways to Boost Your Business, Simply by Asking
The gift called asking has been around for a long, long time. In fact, one of life's fundamental truths states, ask and you shall receive. Kids are masters at using this gift but we adults seem to lose our ability to ask. We come up with all sorts of excuses and...
9 Proven Tips to Making it During Tough Times
1. Take a Stand: If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything. If you do not have a course, every wind will blow against you. Take a stand, pick a course, and commit to it. 2. Persist: When things don't workout exactly as you...
Barbecue and a Sermon?
In 1971, a roadside food-stand opened near Williamsburg, Virginia called Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Cue. This so-called restaurant was nothing more than a shack with an order window. Only one meal was served: barbecue on a bun, with coleslaw or without, plus French fries...
Choose Collaboration, Not Competition
The fundamental, universally accepted assumptions upon which traditional marketing approaches are built could use some serious thought and updating. What, for example, if we asked whether businesses actually have to compete for customers. Does that seem silly? The...
Creating Wealth
A wealthy young prince was bored with his way of life and was looking for adventure. Day and night he wondered what life outside the palace was like. One day, as he ventured out the west gate, he came upon a man who promised him great adventure. The prince thought...
Developing Your Purpose
"To say 'I love you,' one must first know how to say the word 'I.'" --Ayn Rand, "The Fountainhead" You know that to love anyone else, you must first love yourself. But are you really aware of what that means on a practical...
