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Sharing makes you bigger than you are. The more you pour out, the more life will be able to pour in. – Jim Rohn

Mar 15, 2019

Sharing makes you bigger than you are. The more you pour out, the more life will be able to pour in. – Jim Rohn

Mar 15, 2019

Sign Up Below to Receive By Email Each Morning! Mar 15, 2019 Sharing makes you bigger than you are. The more you pour out, the… Comparison is the thief of joy. - Theodore Roosevelt

Mar 14, 2019

Comparison is the thief of joy. – Theodore Roosevelt

Mar 13, 2019

Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases. – John W. Raper Philanthropy, like charity, must begin at home. – Charles Lamb

Mar 12, 2019

Philanthropy, like charity, must begin at home. – Charles Lamb The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post. – L. Thomas Holdcroft

Mar 11, 2019

What are you looking to achieve this week?  What lessons from the past are you leveraging to help you be successful?

Mar 8, 2019

It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become. ― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax Long-range purposes keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures. – Charles Noble

Mar 7, 2019

Long-range purposes keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures. – Charles Noble One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. – Michelle Obama

Mar 6, 2019

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. – Michelle Obama The important thing is to realize that no matter what people’s opinions may be, they’re only just that – people’s opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that. – Mary J. Blige

Mar 5, 2019

The important thing is to realize that no matter what people’s opinions may be, they’re only just that – people’s opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that. – Mary J. Blige No person has the right to rain on your dreams. – Marian Wright Edelman

Mar 4, 2019

No person has the right to rain on your dreams. – Marian Wright Edelman You can’t succeed if they don’t – Al Kaltman

Mar 1, 2019

You can’t succeed if they don’t. Good managers realize that they cannot succeed if the people working for them are not successful. Therefore, they empower their people and then do everything they can to help insure their success. – Al Kaltman You can win if you got the heart and tenacity and soul to keep on trying. - Miles Davis

Feb 28, 2019

You can win if you got the heart and tenacity and soul to keep on trying. – Miles Davis Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. - Jesse Jackson

Feb 27, 2019

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. – Jesse Jackson Give light and people will find the way. - Ella Baker

Feb 26, 2019

Give light and people will find the way. – Ella Baker You are the designer of your destiny; you are the author of your story. — Lisa Nichols

Feb 25, 2019

You are the designer of your destiny; you are the author of your story. — Lisa Nichols Have a vision. Be demanding. - Colin Powell

Feb 22, 2019

Have a vision. Be demanding. – Colin Powell You never know which experiences of life are going to be of value . . . You’ve got to leave yourself open to the hidden opportunities. – Robin Roberts

Feb 21, 2019

You never know which experiences of life are going to be of value . . . You’ve got to leave yourself open to the hidden opportunities. – Robin Roberts The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker

Feb 20, 2019

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself. – Diana Ross

Feb 19, 2019

You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.  – Diana Ross I want to stop transforming and just start being. - Ursula Burns

Feb 18, 2019

I want to stop transforming and just start being. – Ursula Burns The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that's where it's at. — Jesse Owens

Feb 15, 2019

The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at. — Jesse Owens What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming. – Muhammad Ali

Feb 14, 2019

What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming. – Muhammad Ali Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied. – George Washington Carver

Feb 13, 2019

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied. – George Washington Carver You can be the lead in your own life. – Kerry Washington

Feb 12, 2019

You can be the lead in your own life. – Kerry Washington Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and about yourself. – Iyanla Vanzant

Feb 11, 2019

Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and about yourself. – Iyanla Vanzant If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money. - Russell Simmons

Feb 8, 2019

If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you’re going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money. – Russell Simmons I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. – Serena Williams

Feb 7, 2019

I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. – Serena Williams

Feb 6, 2019

Many people don’t focus enough on execution. If you make a commitment to get something done, you need to follow through on that commitment. – Kenneth Chenault Don’t sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure. – Terri McMillan

Feb 5, 2019

Don’t sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure. – Terri McMillan Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. – Cicely Tyson

Feb 4, 2019

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. – Cicely Tyson What gets measured gets managed. Peter Drucker

Feb 1, 2019

Consistent accountability for our personal goals is a key driver to our success. Having just ended January, it is the perfect time to take a step back to review your SMART Goals. Rate your progress objectively and take note of what you have learned. He that would have the Kernel must crack the shell – Thomas Fuller

Jan 31, 2019

He that would have the Fruit must climb the Tree. – Thomas Fuller Leadership is generally defined as the capacity to make things happen that would otherwise not happen. – Thomas E. Cronin

Jan 30, 2019

Leadership is generally defined as the capacity to make things happen that would otherwise not happen. – Thomas E. Cronin The price of mastery in any field is thorough preparation – Croft M. Pentz

Jan 29, 2019

Whether we call in preparation, practice, apprenticeship or studying, it never sounds like fun, but it is a part of the process. Prepare early and often. Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. – Robert J. Sawyer

Jan 28, 2019

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. – Robert J. Sawyer It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career. - Carlton Fisk

Jan 25, 2019

It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career. – Carlton Fisk Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it. - James A. Garfield

Jan 24, 2019

Where we start and where we are now is almost irrelevant.  It is most often a “temporary assignment.”  Plan, be prepared for and visualize where you want to go.  Create your dream board holistically and get after it. Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. - Wilma Rudolph

Jan 23, 2019

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. – Wilma Rudolph

Jan 22, 2019

Named must your fear be before banish it you can. – Yoda If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King

Jan 21, 2019

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

Jan 18, 2019

For many, this is the end of week three for a new set of inspired goals!   Sometimes, it is around this point, that the excitement begins to wear off a bit.  It’s similar to having purchased that new car and then paying the first note.  New undertakings such as walking into the gym at 5 AM don’t feel quite as inspired as they did during the first week. Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment. ― Thomas Carlyle

Jan 17, 2019

Step-by-step we move forward towards better fitness, meal-by-meal towards better health and task-by-task an initiative is completed. Count each step, meal and task completed as an accomplishment on the way towards your goal. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. – Annie Dillard

Jan 16, 2019

Passion/Purpose > SMART Goals > Prioritized and Calendarized work = Success. Taking first things first often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion. - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Jan 15, 2019

Simply stated, “consistency beats commitment.” There have been various forms of research done on this, but on average, a new behavior becomes automatic after 2 months.  That said, it is less about the volume of things you do to achieve your goals and more about choosing a few right things and doing them consistently.  Consider one or two things that matter most to achieving your goals.  One or two things that you will do consistently until it becomes automatic. Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. – Booker T. Washington

Jan 14, 2019

Many people may occupy the same role that you do, have the same title that you do or run a company similar to yours. However, you always have the opportunity to perform and differentiate yourself. Excellence is a differentiator. Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away. – Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Jan 11, 2019

Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away. – Antoine De Saint-Exupery . Whether you subscribe to the 80/20 rule, minimalism or some other form of prioritization. Priorities in work and life can make the difference. Write your goals in alignment with your passion, purpose, and dreams. Create your expense budget, prudently, expecting an increase from your diligent work and faithfulness. Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I’m possible!' — Audrey Hepburn

Jan 10, 2019

We often start with our passion, purpose and dreams. Then we translate that into a clear vision. However, from there, things can begin to get a bit tricky as there is a tendency to rationalize “what is possible?” Write your goals in alignment with your passion, purpose, and dreams. Create your expense budget, prudently, expecting an increase from your diligent work and faithfulness. It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline. - Harvey Mackay

Jan 9, 2019

It doesn’t matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline. – Harvey Mackay If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Jan 8, 2019

Strive for beyond what you believe is possible for yourself. It is far too easy for us to expect far less than what we are capable of. Aim higher and expect more. If you have many irons in the Fire, some will burn. - Thomas Fuller

Jan 7, 2019

Diversify your opportunities.  This is not to be confused with a lack of focus and random acts.  Acquiring skills that allow you to perform and succeed in multiple areas is of value.  It adds paint to your “career collage,” (a concept I discuss in-depth in promise #4, https://thecorelinksolution.com/igniteyourcareer/). Your goal should be just out of reach, but not out of sight. - Denis Waitley and Remi Witt

Jan 4, 2019

The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Jan 3, 2019

The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Jim Rohn

Jan 2, 2019

As you wrap up the year, beyond the scorecard of successes and failures, give some thought to what you have learned. Then consider how you can use those learnings to reshape things in order to achieve your goals next year. Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. – Pablo Picasso

Dec 31, 2018

As you wrap up the year, beyond the scorecard of successes and failures, give some thought to what you have learned. Then consider how you can use those learnings to reshape things in order to achieve your goals next year. What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake.

Dec 28, 2018

What is now proved was once only imagined. – William Blake. Don’t believe the people who tell you that you can’t. Believe your dream. Believe that it can be your future! - Chris Widener

Dec 27, 2018

Don’t believe the people who tell you that you can’t. Believe your dream. Believe that it can be your future! – Chris Widener To reach your potential, stretch in the direction of your natural gifts. — Lynn Berger

Dec 26, 2018

To reach your potential, stretch in the direction of your natural gifts. — Lynn Berger Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Dec 24, 2018

Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Dec 21, 2018

“I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store; For Life is just an employer, He gives you what you ask, But once you have set the wages, Why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial’s hire, Only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have paid.” The man who wins may have been counted out several times, but he didn’t hear the referee. – H.E. Jansen

Dec 20, 2018

The man who wins may have been counted out several times, but he didn’t hear the referee. – H.E. Jansen The first step towards victory ... is to gain courage. – Plutarch

Dec 19, 2018

The first step towards victory … is to gain courage. – Plutarch

Dec 18, 2018

When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself. – Karen Blixen Success is sweet, but its secret is sweat. – Norman Schwarzkopf

Dec 17, 2018

Success is sweet, but its secret is sweat. – Norman Schwarzkopf In every success story, you find someone has made a courageous decision. – Peter Drucker

Dec 14, 2018

In every success story, you find someone has made a courageous decision. – Peter Drucker the road to success runs uphill, so don't expect to break any speed records

Dec 13, 2018

The road to success runs uphill, so don’t expect to break any speed records Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with Excellence. – Jessica Guidobono

Dec 12, 2018

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with Excellence. – Jessica Guidobono Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success. - Paul J. Meyer

Dec 11, 2018

Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success. – Paul J. Meyer I'm of the mind that even people who have limitations, if they have a curiosity, they will find a way to explore it. - Tish Grier

Dec 10, 2018

I’m of the mind that even people who have limitations, if they have a curiosity, they will find a way to explore it. – Tish Grier When we make progress quickly, it feeds our emotions. Then, when there's a period of waiting or we hit a plateau, we find out how committed we really are and whether we're going to see things through to the finish or quit. - Joyce Meyer

Dec 7, 2018

Your year, your quarter and even your week are not done with yet. Stay committed to your goals and follow through. You will be glad you did! Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try and do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work; you don’t give up. - Anne Lamott

Dec 6, 2018

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try and do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work; you don’t give up. – Anne Lamott Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are. – J.C. Hare

Dec 5, 2018

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are. – J.C. Hare You are the only one who can control the way you think. Make sure you nourish the positive thoughts, and weed out the negative ones! Catherine Pulsifer

Dec 4, 2018

You are the only one who can control the way you think. Make sure you nourish the positive thoughts, and weed out the negative ones! Catherine Pulsifer Dreams are lovely, but they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change. - Shonda Rhimes

Dec 3, 2018

Dreams are lovely, but they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change. – Shonda Rhimes Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never over estimate your power to change others. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Nov 30, 2018

Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never over estimate your power to change others. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. A career is like a house: it's made of many bricks, and each brick has the same value, because without any one of them, the house would collapse. - Andrea Bocelli

Nov 29, 2018

A career is like a house: it’s made of many bricks, and each brick has the same value, because without any one of them, the house would collapse. – Andrea Bocelli Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already. C.S. Lewis

Nov 28, 2018

If you know there is a quality you want, behaving your way into makes sense. Why not give it a shot? Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within. - Franz Kafka

Nov 27, 2018

Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within. – Franz Kafka

Nov 26, 2018

If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development. – Brian Tracy I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It is because of them I’m doing it myself. – Albert Einstein

Nov 21, 2018

I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It is because of them I’m doing it myself. – Albert Einstein

Nov 20, 2018

I have failed many times, and that’s why I am a success. – Michael Jordan

Nov 19, 2018

I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. —Maya Angelou

Nov 16, 2018

Leadership is the ability to get other people to do what they don’t want to do, and like it. – Harry Truman Each step upward makes me feel stronger and fit for the next step. - Mohandas K. Gandhi

Nov 15, 2018

Each step upward makes me feel stronger and fit for the next step. – Mohandas K. Gandhi What I must do is all that concerns me, not what people think. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nov 14, 2018

You must absolutely know who you are, whose you are and what you are created to do. With those three you can move forward wisely, confidently, joyfully and all the other “lys” that come with that peace!

Nov 13, 2018

Focus is scary – until you realize that it only means turning your back on markets you could never have anyways. – Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor

Nov 12, 2018

Careers are often non-linear and in fact tend to be a tapestry of sorts. – James Rosseau, Sr. Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. - Rick Warren

Nov 9, 2018

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. – Rick Warren

Nov 8, 2018

How do you continue to sharpen your saw, learn new things and gain more perspective?

Nov 7, 2018

We often tend to rise to high expectations placed upon us by others. Four very powerful words can ignite so much energy … “I Believe in You.” I have seen those words spoken to someone by a person they respect (e.g. a teacher, a leader, a mentor, etc.) and sometimes sparks just fly. Say them to yourself, often … while driving, looking in the mirror, getting dressed … whenever and wherever. “I Believe in You!” Then, raise your expectations of yourself and go get it!

Nov 6, 2018

Face and push past your biggest fears.  Your biggest blessings could be waiting right behind them. – James Rosseau, Sr.

Nov 5, 2018

Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable. — Coco Chanel The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. - Ben Stein

Nov 1, 2018

Getting advice from others demonstrates wisdom. However, you must make the decision. Give your internal voice a high level of priority in the process. Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger. - Arnold Palmer

Nov 1, 2018

Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger. – Arnold Palmer It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. - Steve Jobs

Oct 31, 2018

It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. – Steve Jobs It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides. - George Sand

Oct 30, 2018

It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides. – George Sand A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. - Patricia Neal

Oct 29, 2018

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. – Patricia Neal Passion is what gives meaning to our lives. It's what allows us to achieve success beyond our wildest imagination. Try to find a career path that you have a passion for. Henry Samueli

Oct 26, 2018

Passion is what gives meaning to our lives. It’s what allows us to achieve success beyond our wildest imagination. Try to find a career path that you have a passion for. – Henry Samueli The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it. -- Brendan Francis

Oct 25, 2018

The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it. — Brendan Francis Do not look back and ask why? Look forward and ask, why not? - Neil Patel

Oct 24, 2018

Do not look back and ask why? Look forward and ask, why not? – Neil Patel To double your net worth, double your self-worth because you will never exceed the height of your self-image. - Robn Sharma

Oct 23, 2018

To double your net worth, double your self-worth because you will never exceed the height of your self-image. —Robin Sharma Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all . - Peter Drucker

Oct 22, 2018

We all get the same amount of time each day, no more and no less than 24 hours.  While we struggle to gain more time to get things done, an exercise that always helps is taking a pause, examining your calendar and considering what things should “continue or stop.” Read more… And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln

Oct 19, 2018

And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln Help thy brother's boat across and thine own has reached the shore.  - Hindu Proverb

Oct 18, 2018

Help thy brother’s boat across and thine own has reached the shore.  – Hindu Proverb We are the choices we have made – Meryl Streep

Oct 17, 2018

We are the choices we have made – Meryl Streep Eighty percent of success is showing up. - Woody Allen

Oct 16, 2018

Eighty percent of success is showing up. – Woody Allen Strategic planning is worthless – unless there is first a strategic vision. – John Naisbitt

Oct 15, 2018

Strategic planning is worthless – unless there is first a strategic vision. – John Naisbitt Read the Full Blog Post

Oct 12, 2018

The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking. – Robert H Schuller Give Your Self-Appraisal A Boost

Oct 11, 2018

It is the time of year when many are going through the performance process and are writing their self-appraisal. It is an opportunity to chronicle what you have delivered. As you write it, ensure it brings forth absolute clarity to your contributions in the context of your goals (as set with your manager if applicable). (Read more) To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. – Bernadette Devlin

Oct 10, 2018

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. – Bernadette Devlin It’s a sure thing that you’ll not finish if you don’t start . - Napolean Hill

Oct 9, 2018

It’s a sure thing that you’ll not finish if you don’t start. – Napolean Hill Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. William Feather

Oct 8, 2018

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. William Feather The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. - Confucius

Oct 5, 2018

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. – Confucius Let your aim be the good of all. – Bhagavad Gita

Oct 4, 2018

Let your aim be the good of all.  – Bhagavad Gita An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. – Brian Tracy

Oct 3, 2018

An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. – Brian Tracy Whoever knocks persistently, ends by entering. - Ali

Oct 2, 2018

Whoever knocks persistently, ends by entering. – Ali You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. - Plato

Oct 1, 2018

A significant consideration for all of us is in how we invest in relationships.  I would go a step further to say it is doubly important for those who lead teams.  Having the privilege of managing teams for more than twenty years I appreciate that the challenges faced together on a daily basis can serve to build relationships.  However, I have found that the time you plan away from the work, in shared activities that you enjoy together, truly creates more depth in those relationships … and that matters. Man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities. – Eric Hoffer

Sep 28, 2018

Man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities. – Eric Hoffer Man’s main task is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. – Erich Fromm

Sep 27, 2018

Man’s main task is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is.  The most important product of his effort is his own personality.  – Erich Fromm A teacher affects eternity; (s)he can never tell where his or her influence stops. - Henry Adams

Sep 26, 2018

A teacher affects eternity; (s)he can never tell where his or her influence stops. – Henry Adams Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood’s long road to mastery are the real foundation of lasting self-esteem. – Lilian G. Katz

Sep 25, 2018

Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood’s long road to mastery are the real foundation of lasting self-esteem. – Lilian G. Katz All appears to change when we change. -- Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Sep 24, 2018

All appears to change when we change.   — Henri-Frédéric Amiel Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. Jim Rohn

Sep 21, 2018

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. – Jim Rohn When hope is hungry, everything feeds it. – Mignon McLaughlin

Sep 20, 2018

When hope is hungry, everything feeds it. – Mignon McLaughlin The greatest of victories is the victory over oneself. The Dhammapada

Sep 19, 2018

The greatest of victories is the victory over oneself. The Dhammapada Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment. – Ducharme’s Precept

Sep 18, 2018

Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have. - Doris Mortman

Sep 17, 2018

Some people think it's holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it's letting go. -- Sylvia Robinson

Sep 14, 2018

  Consider what you may need to let go of.  It could be a past failure that you continue to dwell on; a relationship that… Edison failed 10,000 times before perfecting the incandescent electric lightbulb. Don't worry if you fail once. - Napolean Hill

Sep 13, 2018

We create our life by pursuing interests that drive us and by our reaction to the events that happen to us—both of which we get to choose. - James Rosseau, Sr.

Sep 12, 2018

Read the full blog… Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sep 11, 2018

We go where our vision is. -- Joseph Murphy

Sep 10, 2018

  Absent a clear vision, it is very easy for us to be “busy,” but perhaps not working towards a defined purpose, goal or direction. … The only way most people recognize their limits is by trespassing on them. -- Tom Morris

Sep 7, 2018

Sep 6, 2018

Do your homework. Find your voice. Be authentic. And then dive in with purpose. - Julie Foundy

Sep 5, 2018

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. - Albert Einstein

Sep 4, 2018

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action. -- John Dewey

Sep 3, 2018

Aug 31, 2018

Aug 30, 2018

Hear more words of wisdom from Bert Calhoun during the podcast interview.

Aug 29, 2018

Hear more words of wisdom from Matt Winter during his podcast interview.

Aug 28, 2018

Hear more words of wisdom from Fatima Salaam during her podcast interview with her husband and business partner, Bert Calhoun.

Aug 27, 2018

The ability to move beyond fear is a powerful attribute. It has often been said (and I am paraphrasing), it is not the just the…

Aug 24, 2018

We know that without a doubt, we lose 100% of the opportunities we do not go for.  Perhaps better stated by hockey player Wayne Gretzky,…

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Success is the child of audacity. – Benjamin Disraeli

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  Don’t take too long to get ready.  Go make something happen today! We often wait until the “iron is hot,” because we want things…

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    Genius is the ability to hold one's vision steady until it becomes a reality. - Benjamin Franklin

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    The virtue lies in the struggle, not in the prize. - Richard Monckton Milnes

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        Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success, in as much as every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true, and every fresh experience points out some form of error which we shall afterwards carefully avoid. -- John Keats

Aug 2, 2018

        The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score. —Bill Copeland

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Jul 23, 2018

  Whether at home or at work, we are all seeking results and we want them consistently.  Just think about how many times you have…

Jul 20, 2018

As I head into another birthday, I am more thankful than ever for God’s grace to see it; more conscious than ever about the endless…

Jul 19, 2018

  There are certain TV shows or movies that I tend to watch over and over again.  For me, the hitlist that jumps to the…

Jul 18, 2018

Last week, in my capacity as an Executive in Residence at the Kellogg School of Management, I had the opportunity to speak to the EMBA…

Jul 17, 2018

The realm of possibility is fascinating, as it is about things that may happen or may be the case.  The inherent differences between the beginner’s…

Jul 16, 2018

Habits are powerful tools.  John Maxwell shares a great story along this line that creates a visual that reinforces it. The Story One day, a…

Jul 13, 2018

  Earlier this week I had the incredible experience to spend some time at The Village, which is run by the Atlanta Children’s Foundation for the…

Jul 12, 2018

  If there was a role available for Chief Passion Officer, I would take it, hands down.  While I have several passions such as music,…

Jul 11, 2018

In a previous Success Thought of the Day, we touched on the fact that we can become the average of the five people we spend…

Jul 10, 2018

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Your Atmosphere Affects Your Outcomes Interestingly enough, many of us will listen to the weather forecast before we leave the house for the day.  If…

Jul 6, 2018

  Leading and controlling execution is key to your success.  Earlier in my career when I was head of HR Service Delivery for North America…

Jul 5, 2018

For the past few days, we have focused on leaping into the 2nd half of this year, 1st getting our mindset around where we are,…

Jul 3, 2018

  Yesterday’s Success Thought of the Day set the stage for action in the 2nd half of the year.  I encourage you to read that…

Jul 2, 2018

  “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” — John Pierpont Morgan It is time…

Jun 29, 2018

  Today is the last working day of the month and quarter for many people.  Some have already started celebrations having accomplished the goals they…

Jun 28, 2018

  The law of association is amazingly powerful.  In my summary around Promise #1, embracing your passion, one of the four key points includes seeking…

Jun 27, 2018

Leading direction is a critical skill that we all must attain.  Some may argue that it is only necessary for those wishing to be in a “leadership position.”  However, we must consider that leading…

Jun 26, 2018

  The point of balanced success is a poignant one and calls each of us to ensure we understand and from time to time revisit…

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Embracing your passion is the first step to achieving your potential.  Passion, in and of itself, is like endless fuel as it is the gift…

Jun 22, 2018

  On June 7, George Clooney received the highest honor an actor can receive for a career in the film industry, the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement…

Jun 21, 2018

It is very easy for us to get caught up in the midst of a challenge and get discouraged, frustrated and in the end, outright…

Jun 20, 2018

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Jun 19, 2018

  Chris Pratt shared this words as a part of his acceptance speech at the 2018 MTV Movie Awards where he offered “Nine Rules from Chris Pratt,…

Jun 18, 2018

The Power of Goals is simply amazing.  This past Sunday, a group in Mexico City that monitors for trouble, observed a small earthquake but noted it…

Jun 15, 2018

Over the years we have seen many people handle their lives in different ways.  Take careers for example.  John Travolta, an actor, had his first…

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Many of us are often waiting for our opportunity or the “moment.”  That magical moment when we will have the spotlight and the perhaps the…

Jun 7, 2018

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    Get the Success Thought of the Day delivered to your email box each morning. Join here!   The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. – Winston Churchill

Jun 4, 2018

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.  – Winston Churchill   We have all heard the adage of “turning lemons… Find out what you are good at without even trying…and then try. – John Addison

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  Find out what you are good at without even trying…and then try.   – John Addison The value of aligning your time and efforts with… I realized the secret to success is finishing! And not just finishing, but finishing strong! - Eric Thomas

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It is not uncommon for us to begin to back off at a bit during the last stretch of running towards the finish line.  In…

May 30, 2018

  We have all heard the expression before that we see the finished product, but often do not see the work that went into producing…

May 29, 2018

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.  – Francis Bacon   Get the Success Thought of the Day delivered to your email… If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough goals. –Lou Holtz

May 29, 2018

  If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough…

May 24, 2018

    I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To…

May 16, 2018

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb it. – Andrew Carnegie This is a great reminder for us.  No…

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