Most people can only concentrate for eight seconds before experiencing a break in their concentration. A goldfish can concentrate for 16 seconds, so we have some work to do. The current culture with smartphones, the internet, and on-demand movies isn’t helping! With...
Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi
5 Ways To Build Your Resilience
How resilient are you? When trouble comes your way, are you relatively good at bouncing back and finding your feet quickly? Or are you the kind of person who spends days, or even weeks trying to recover from the challenges that come your way? Your resilience is a...
Self-Care Tips For Business Owners
As a business owner, how often do you put everything into your business? Do you find yourself giving up things like nutritious meals and valuable sleep because you want to focus more of your energy on growing your company? While these things might seem essential to...
Knowing When to Quit
There is TRUTH in the statement, “Never Give Up,” but only for some issues, some people, and for some of the time. It’s important to weigh what is to be gained by your persistence against what you’re losing by not being decisive, cutting your losses, and moving on....
Empower Your Team and Become a Powerful Leader
Whether as a parent, manager, employee, or instructor, most of us are going to experience leadership at some point in our lives. However, leadership doesn’t come naturally to many of us. We don’t know how to get people to “do as they’re told,” we don’t feel worthy of...
9 Surprising Reasons Why You Should Smile More
Anyone can smile, but many people aren’t smiling as often as they should. This is too bad. Smiling can do a lot for you, and it feels great, too. Think of all the people you know and how much they smile. What do the people that smile a lot have in common? What about...
Overcome Disappointment and Rise Stronger Than Ever
Have you ever been disappointed? Who hasn't? If you're trying to accomplish anything in your life, you're bound to meet disappointment more often than you'd like. Since disappointment is such a common emotion, learning to overcome disappointment is a pretty valuable...
How to Be Open-Minded to New Ideas
If you have definite ideas about how things are or how they should be, you’ve probably had someone tell you to “keep an open mind.” Having an open mind is important to succeed in life. Embracing, or at least considering, new ideas and technologies are vital to our...
Creating a Winning Attitude
Your attitude can make or break you. It's virtually indisputable that your attitude determines how far you'll go in life and a positive mental outlook can help you achieve optimal success. Having a positive mental attitude helps you cope with challenges. When you're...
Cultivating Success
What does success mean to you? You might define it as having a stable job in a large company where there’s an opportunity for growth, or owning a home. Or maybe your vision of success includes owning your own business or backpacking through Europe every five years....