There is a significant difference between time and attention. Time is the ticking of the clock where minutes and hours pass by with or without you. Attention is how you are “clicking” while the clock is ticking. Time doesn’t matter. What matters is the quality of your experiences. And your experiences are determined by what you pay attention to. A …
Ain’t No Sunshine When There Ain’t No Customers
Innovation, and what we have come to know as entrepreneurship, has no value until it creates something a customer wants. The Golden Rule Successful entrepreneurship, job growth, profitability, and business success is dependent on identifying and pursuing customers who have the ability to pay and the desire to buy. Innovators vs. Entrepreneurs There is no shortage of innovators and inventors …
8 Ways to Reach Absolute Trust and Find Inner Peace
Years ago, a great teacher explained to me that absolute trust was the most liberating and invigorating means for achieving success and happiness. He also told me that absolute trust in no way guaranteed success; but that it was the most liberating and invigorating means for achieving peace and happiness in the wake of adversity, tragedy, and calamity. I was …
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Everyone has said it. Everyone has heard it. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.” That’s what we are doing regarding our jobs crisis… and this is true for BOTH political parties! The world has changed. Driven by technology and globalization, the economic and workplace landscape has undergone …
Why Writing Things Down Does Not Help to Achieve Success
There are so many articles and posts that suggest we write down everything, because the process of writing things down defeats procrastination, stagnation, and underachievement. You can write anything down with the intention of taking action – that’s easy. But unfortunately, it usually doesn’t work. I would conservatively estimate that 99.76% of the people who write things down (give or …
The #1 Secret To Success: 5 Ways to be HAPPY
The most valuable skill you can ever develop, to enhance every aspect of your life, including your career, your job, and your job search, is the skill of directing your thoughts toward what you want and how you want to feel. It’s the law for all success, achievement, abundance, and personal and professional fulfillment. The greatest myth Knowledge is not …
How To RETHINK And Grow Rich in 4 Simple Steps
The old ways and the old days will not return. We live in a new global community fueled by a technology-driven economy and marketplace. The good news is that today, contrary to what you have been told by the negative and pessimistic voices competing for your attention, or what you think, there are UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES. If you are a job …
The Invisible Bridge Between Goals and Accomplishments
Discipline is the invisible bridge between goals and accomplishments. Discipline is doing what you don’t want to do in pursuit of what you want. I’m not sure discipline can be defined any better. If things were easy to do and you were excited about doing them, you wouldn’t need to be disciplined. Here’s an interesting fact: Success, happiness, and achievement are …
The Protean Entrepreneur: 6 Tips on How to Thrive in Today’s Economy
The SHIFT has occurred ! The economic earthquake is measuring an 11 on the Richter Scale. Technology is replacing jobs and industries and outsourcing is on the rise. In fact, given what is happening in the Middle East, we may see many more new inductees into the free market capitalist system; this on top of the 1.8 billion people who were …
Are You a Victim of Yourself?
Are you getting in your own way? Are you sabotaging your own success? Are you knocking on your own door of achievement but refusing to open the door to let yourself in? Meet Eric, Karen, Bill, and Deanna “I’m not one of those people.” Eric tells me, “I’m way beyond that. I’ve got my own consulting business where …