How to fail at anything, Step 4: Quit when things get hard
We’ve all heard them. Those little sayings like: “At first you don’t succeed, try try…
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How to fail at anything, Step 3: Keep making excuses!
There’s an old gospel song by the Kingsmen called Excuses. My kids used to sing…
How to Fail at Anything, Step 2: Keep making exceptions.
Last time we talked about how important it is to keep the rules we set…
How to fail at anything, Step 1: Change the rules
To be honest, when I was young my ultimate goal in school was not to…
University life is harassment
Freedom of expression used to be the rally cry for university students of old. Now…
Selective Perception: Is it reality or flawed opinion
Selective perception is the process by which people perceive what they want to in media…
Setting Goals Based On Your Personality Type
As a professor, entrepreneur, and founder of OneMeanDream, I would be lost without my yearly…
Why we hate to write, but should do it anyway.
Why we hate to write We are born communicating. As babies we cry, laugh and…
Tenth Commandment to Success: Share Your Success
The great basketball legend Michael Jordan said, “To be successful you have to be selfish,…
Ninth Commandment of Success: Conquer Excuses
Anyone who has raised children realizes their amazing ability to make excuses. Sometimes excuses can…
Eighth Commandment of Success: Evaluate, Evaluate, Evaluate
As a grant writer, it always amazed me how few organizations had an evaluation process.…
Seventh Commandment of Success: Make and Take Opportunities
I believe we don’t take opportunities but make them. Sitting on our butts every day…
Goal Setting Success: Stack Odds in Your Favor
Stack odds in your favor: Write multiple goals Lets face it, setting goals like new…
How Successful People Set Goals
More on how successful people set goals 10 reasons why writing goals is…
Sixth Commandments of Success: Establish Routines
Success needs discipline. If you’re a “fly by the seat of your pants” kind of…
10 Reasons Why Writing Goals is Vital for Success
Writing Goals is Vital for Success 1. Writing goals helps you work through what…
First Commandment of Success: Make a Decision… Please!
Make a Decision… Please! Success starts with a conscious decision to do something. It…
Finding our Focus in an Unfocused World (Secret Weapon of Successful People)
Come on, it’s not that difficult. All you have to do is sit up. Come…
Fifth Commandment of Success: Make Your Plans
Not all plans are created equal. Neither is there one right way to plan. But…
Fourth Commandment of Success: Set a Goal or Two or Three
Make your goals a MOAT. A line of defense surrounding the castle of your…