Guest Author: Deb Stargardt, Dallas, Texas A.A. Milne wrote the following: “In the quiet hours when we are alone and there is nobody to tell us what fine fellows we are, we come sometimes upon a moment in which we wonder, not how much money we are earning, nor how famous we have become, but …
If you want more significant, meaningful and long lasting success in your life and work (however you define success), become a more effective Inspirational Leader. Whether serving at home, at work, in their communities or wherever life and opportunities to serve lead them, inspirational leaders are on the top rung of the success ladder. They lead …
Seth Godin, the world’s number one marketing blogger wrote the following in a recent blog. “If you own a lot of acres but just have a few bags of seed, you might be tempted to spread out what you’ve got and cover as much territory as you can. Farmers tell me that this is wasteful and …
In a recent issue of Fortune Magazine, Mark Hurd, CEO of Hewlett-Packard is quoted saying “Great companies excel in tough times, and in tough times customers turn to great companies.” And so it is with successful people. Great people… highly successful people… excel in tough times, and in tough times customers turn to great… highly successful …
Successful living and working is all about relationships. Just as successful real estate investing is all about location, location, location… successful living and working is all about relationships, relationships, relationships. If you want to be more effective and successful at home, at work, in your community, in your career and within other organizations or environments …
The most successful people are initiators. They don’t just dream about things. They don’t just think about things. They don’t spend all their time planning, refining and trying to be perfect. They don’t necessarily wait for just the right time. Truly successful people don’t have time or inclination to just dream or think or plan …
Consider what billions of people throughout the world do every day for “bread.” Bread meaning money, bread meaning food, bread meaning the necessities of life, bread meaning feeding our soul, self esteem and ego, bread meaning the resources necessary to do that which we want and dream to do. Billions of people do pretty much …
Seth Godin is the author of ten books that have been best sellers around the world and translated into more than 20 languages. He is a marketing guru, keynote speaker, international thought leader, and writes the most popular marketing blog in the world. I read his blog every day! Seth is a creative, successful entrepreneur, …
I had a very unusual speaking engagement Friday, May 8, 2009. Although I was highly honored to be invited to speak, I was very saddened by the occasion. As a part of the eulogy, I spoke at the funeral of one of my best friends. David Rush was 56 years young. He died from a …
Without ever opening your mouth, you and every other living human being make thousands of powerful statements each and every day. These powerful statements have a direct and lasting impact, whether positive, negative or neutral, on your personal and professional success, happiness, and joy in life. Our society places tremendous emphasis and importance on verbal …
In preparing for a presentation/discussion I will lead next week for the senior leadership of Texas Health Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Texas Health Resources, and their partner organizations, I have been rereading an excellent book on leadership, as well as personal and professional success. This excellent book, entitled Wooden On Leadership, is authored by …
A recent article in the April 13, 2009 Fortune Magazine reinforces the critical importance and the many significant advantages of nurturing growth, development and success by building from within. The Fortune Magazine Top Performers Series features the world’s most admired companies. This particular article, entitled P&G’s Leadership Machine, features the highly successful and proven formula P&G uses …
Guest Author: Mr. Jerry Nye, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of being part of a relief effort that brought out the very best in a community. The Red River along the Minnesota/North Dakota border was well over flood stage and expected to crest at 43 feet. In less than one week, over 3 million sandbags …
Have you ever considered planning at least a part of your daily schedule, your priorities and your deadlines based on relationships? If not, why not? Nothing in your personal or professional life is more important than relationships. Nothing will more quickly propel you to greater joy, happiness, fulfillment and success than good, productive relationships. The …
I am constantly amazed at how few people and organizations provide and aggressively promote an unconditional guarantee. Not guaranteeing the intended outcome of anything you do or make or sell makes absolutely no sense to me. Lack of an unconditional guarantee for any program, product or service sends a very clear message to every potential …
A young attorney/sports agent is attending a seminar in Las Vegas. He is bored with the presentations and he is bored and burned out in his personal and professional life. He has lost his passion for his work and life in general. During a break in the conference, he wonders through a Vegas hotel and …
Don’t just read it! “Mark it up” and make it your own. Use it. Apply it. Let’s take this journey together. As I pulled up a chair and sat down while holding my overpriced cup of coffee, one of my wonderful Starbucks buddies, Bob Chrampanis, Chief Pilot for The Richards Group in Dallas, Texas, handed …
Are you interested in additional sales, money, promotions, opportunities, happiness, joy, and success (however you define success)? If so, read on, take action, and implement that which will take you to where and who you want to be! Nothing will more dramatically impact your life, earnings, values, contributions, mission, legacy and success than your habits. …