Recently I had the great pleasure of hearing one of my favorite bands, Groovelily, perform their original musical theater piece Striking 12 in New York City. Before the show, as the band was warming up, the lead singer/violinist Valerie told us a powerful story. Valerie had recently performed with her father at an event to […]
Category Archives: Success
Read the title again, carefully. It doesn’t say “it takes more effort to get results.” It says “it takes more than effort to get results.” Ah, the difference a word can make. In the world I grew up and live in, hard work is considered a high virtue. I’ve read children’s books that spoke of […]
Do you want to know the true secret to success in life and business? I am sure you do. Everyone wants to know this secret. If you have this secret in your heart and mind, if you live it, for you no limits will exist. It is really very simple. I myself discovered it by […]
Some people waste their lives trying to avoid making mistakes, but cripple their careers since perfection isn’t attainable. They ultimately make fewer mistakes but accomplish less because they waste so much time trying to make things perfect. Time is money in business. Doing a good job today is more profitable than doing a great job […]
The Importance Of Belief Systems I remember when I first started learning about what it took to become successful, and began studying the people who were a success. One of the first things I noticed was that rich people often started out just like any other normal person. They did not necessarily come from rich […]
I’ve been having some discussions with my kids lately about “failure,” both theirs and mine. My son’s not getting the grades he wants, and I’m experiencing some professional setbacks I’m not happy with, and my daughter…well, she’s 8, and perfectly content with life, and I think that’s perfect. But the question keeps coming up, “Is […]