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« Previous EntriesWhat Would Make Your Week An Outrageous Success?
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Hey I’m writing this on Thursday at 10:00 pm because I want your
week to be an outrageous success.
I want this week to be memorable. I want to to see you finish your week
with the type of personal success that produces massive momentum, enough to
carry you through next week, next month and beyond!
So let’s start with [...]
Man – Am I Ever Psyched To Take Action
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” Conrad Hilton
You Gotta Take Action
I’m going to be flying out of Albany International airport tomorrow to Wilmington, North Carolina. But I’ll get back to that in just a minute.
I recently had one of the saddest [...]
Personal Success Requires Thinking In Terms of Benefits
Monday, April 19th, 2010“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Personal Success Benefits
When you’re thinking about your goals and objectives, visualize the benefits that will come from accomplishing them. Focusing on benefits, rather than the goals themselves will help you to understand how [...]
For Personal Success Think in Shades of Gray
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010“The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you become informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray. You realize that nothing is as clear and simple as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing.” – Bill Watterson (1958 – ), Calvin & Hobbes (THERE’S TREASURE EVERYWHERE)
When we think [...]
For Personal Success Create Positive Momentum
Thursday, January 28th, 2010With 2010 well under way, are you creating positive momentum or have you stalled out? If you’re looking for a surefire source of momentum, then make every effort to learn and implement new information and skills. Yes, you may have to invest time and money into learning. But it can make all the difference.
Here are [...]
Dealing With Uncertainty
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009“The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future. We let go the present, which we have in our power, and look forward to that which depends upon chance, and so relinquish a certainty for an uncertainty.” – Seneca (5 BC – 65 AD)
What’s This Uncertainty About?
Well, according to Seneca [...]
For Personal Success Be A Guided Missile
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009“We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. “ – Maxwell Maltz M.D. author of “Psycho-Cybernetics”
Bill, what on earth did you mean by that title? Well, I’m glad you asked. Both a bottle rocket [...]
The 8 Hour Emergency Room Blues
Saturday, October 17th, 2009We had a little health scare in the Becker household (everyone’s OK, thanks for asking) Wednesday. Since our family physician was away on vacation, we ended up in the emergency room. It was the usual drill, health insurance info, blood work, x-rays, awaiting results, working to the top triage queue, finally leaving after 8 hours.
As [...]
Personal Success Weight Loss Update
Monday, August 31st, 2009I was recently asked how I was doing on my personal weight loss goals. The answer is “pretty darn good, thank you”! Although I’m not yet at my target weight, I have released 34 pounds since the January 1, 2009. I may actually be contributing to global warming by releasing that many calories [...]
3 Tips To Cure Negative Thoughts Fast
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 “And will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)” – Dr. Seuss (American Writer and Cartoonist best known for his collection of children’s books. 1904-1991)
Do you ever find yourself getting stuck in negative thought patterns and expecting the worst possible outcome in every situation? It’s a far too common [...]