One of the most outstanding motivational speakers of all time is Zig Ziglar. The man is truly an icon in this industry, and has been on the scene for decades.
I first heard Zig back in the 1970’s, and his ability as a storyteller is second to none.
Over 30 years ago Zig wrote a fantastic book [...]
This isn’t the post I was expecting to write tonight. But life sometimes works out that way.
I was working out at my hotel’s health club, and the TV in the room was set on ESPN, and it was showing a college basketball game. The game was a part of the Jimmy V classic, a tournament [...]
If you’ve been following along with this blog, you’ve read numerous times that successful people have goals. Part of determining your goals is the time period in which you intend to accomplish them.
You will have daily goals.
You will have weekly goals.
You will have monthly goals.
You will have quarterly goals.
You will have annual goals.
You will have [...]
Do you know what you WANT out of life?
Do you know what you want to CONTRIBUTE to life?
Do you know what’s IMPORTANT to you in your life?
Do you know WHO’s important to you in your life?
Questions, questions, questions.
Sometimes, the most important thing you can do for yourself is to ask yourself the RIGHT questions. But [...]
Last night, as I was getting Thanksgiving dinner underway, I was thinking about all of the people that I am thankful for in my life. Not just the living, but those gone too. For someone like me, it also means people whose lives have touched and affected mine, even if I’ve never met them. I’ve [...]
If you are going to learn, might as well learn from the best, right?
Over the last 35 years, I have studied the greatest trainers and teachers in the areas of personal growth and financial success. When I see or read of someone who is referred to as an outstanding coach in my areas of interest, [...]
Do you want a sure fire solution to boredom?
Would you like to be happy and excited most all the time?
The secret is in developing a burning desire to learn.
I’m not the type of person who can sit down and read a novel. It’s just not me. On the other hand, if I find a book [...]
I was working out at the hotel gym tonight and ESPN Classics was on the TV. They were showing the top 20 Cinderella sports stories of all time.
Over the hour, they counted down the top stories until they got to number 1. And the number 1 Cinderella story was the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team [...]
It’s a perfect Sunday in Phoenix, and Sue and I have just returned from a fantastic hike into the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. The sky is blue, not a cloud anywhere, and the temperature is in the mid 70’s. If you’ve ever been to Phoenix in the fall, you know why this is such a popular [...]
One of my all time favorite authors is Napoleon Hill. If you’ve not heard of him, Napoleon Hill was perhaps the greatest student of the laws of success ever. He wrote many outstanding books during his time, and perhaps the best of the bunch was “Think and Grow Rich”.
A favorite quote from that book that [...]
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