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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own. Harold Coffin I recently read about an interesting psychological study and wanted to share the story with you. Researchers conducted a series of experiments where groups of two people were presented one hundred dollars to split … [ Continue Reading ]
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. Aesop C 550 B.C. I’m not sure if you remember the 2008 summer Olympic Games, but in the track and field category, there was one event that was particularly disappointing: the 4 by 100 meter relay race. For those not familiar … [ Continue Reading ]
Wherever you are, be there. Jim Rohn 1930 – 2009 If you’re going to enjoy more happiness in your life, you need to eliminate things that create unhappiness in your life. One significant source of unhappiness is the inability to “be where we are”. It seems that humans have a … [ Continue Reading ]
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. Theophrastus d. 278 B.C. American pro football is an exciting game to watch, as its many devoted fans can attest. Playable time is limited to sixty minutes, divided into two halves. As time starts winding down in each half, the … [ Continue Reading ]
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. Theophrastus d. 278 B.C. On several occasions over the years, I’ve had the unfortunate experience of taking someone to an emergency room at a hospital. After a hospital staffer gets the patient’s name and information, the patient is sent to … [ Continue Reading ]
Our thoughts create our reality — where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go. Peter McWilliams 1949 – 2000 Nearly everyone I know wants to improve some area of their lives; every person I work with is certainly looking to make a change for the better. … [ Continue Reading ]
I think of myself as something of a connoisseur of procrastination, creative and dogged in my approach to not getting things done. Susan Orlean 1955 – Many people today engage in what I call “pseudo-productive procrastination” — usually without even realizing it. While this behavior might convey some short-term benefits, it can … [ Continue Reading ]
What is a cynic? A man who knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde 1854 – 1900 A few months ago, I was working with a client who wanted to improve his sales volume and net income by a substantial margin. After a few sessions … [ Continue Reading ]
Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual. Viktor Frankl 1905 – 1997 Recently, a young doctoral student from Pakistan wrote me asking for suggestions she might use to change her attitude. … [ Continue Reading ]
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. Booker T. Washington 1856 – 1915 Today we’ll examine the final of the nine steps to greater success: focusing on what you will do, not what you won’t do. … [ Continue Reading ]