Even after having a heart attack, only one in seven patients make any lasting changes concerning their diet and exercise routine, which means the fear of dying doesn’t even have the power to change us. Ninety-five percent of those who lose weight on a diet regain it; a large percentage of those gain even more weight. Sixty percent of people abandon their New Year’s Resolution within six months. Why is
On October 29 1941, the United Kingdom’s then Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Harrow School – his almer mater – to speak to the students. The speech he made became one of his most quoted – or rather, misquoted – speeches. The myth is that Churchill stood before the students and said, ‘Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, give in. Never give in. Never give in. Never give in.’
If you were unlucky enough to get caught in quicksand, you would find very soon that struggling to free yourself led to your sinking even faster. A man who cannot swim and struggles to stay afloat will end up sinking. The best option would be relax, let go, and stop fighting. A fly caught in a spider’s web can only hasten its demise by continuing to struggle. This, of course,
Many years ago, I read a beautiful description of the sun shining through the branches of a tree in winter. The low sun’s rays come streaming through, but only because the tree is bare. In the summer, when the tree is in loaded with leaves and flowers, the light cannot penetrate, but in winter, when the branches, stripped of their foliage, stand naked, and no color remains, the sunlight can
There’s an old Swedish proverb that goes, “God gives every bird a worm, but he doesn’t throw it into the nest.” Success is not something that’s given to you; it’s something that you become. It’s something that you go after and change into. Success comes when you follow the principles of success. Today I want to discuss five life-changing principles of success that will strategically position you to succeed and
Timothy Ferris, author of the “4 Hour Work Week” wrote, “The fishing is best where the fewest go, and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone else is aiming for base hits. There is just less competition for bigger goals. If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate
1. What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. ~Ralph Marston 2. Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. ~John F. Kennedy 3. What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become by achieving your goals. ~Henry David Thoreau 4. To be a good loser is to learn how to win. ~Carl Sandburg 5. To be wholly devoted to some intellectual
1. Give me a stock clerk with a goal, and I will give you a man who will make history. Give me a man without a goal, and I will give you a stock clerk. ~J.C. Penny 2. Success…seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. ~Conrad Hilton 3. Intolerance of your present creates your future. ~Mike Murdock 4. When they
Are you a great leader? The world needs great leaders; the world depends on great leaders. Today I want to discuss five signs of a great leader, and I want to encourage you to become a great leader, because the world needs you. Without further ado… 5 Signs of a Great Leader: 1. Great Leaders Show Mercy “Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.” ~John
Motivation is critical to success, absolutely critical. If success is a road trip, then motivation is the vehicle that will get you there. Sometimes we lose our motivation, and we just need to be reminded of our abilities, so we don’t sell ourselves short. Jessie Belle Rittenhouse wrote this great poem about selling yourself short, she said: And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I