Personal Development & Motivation

My friends and I were having dinner. The topic of success came up and I remained silent. I wanted to hear what they had to say. Someone who had been my friend for over 20 years spoke to the group; however, I knew his words were meant for me. He boldly proclaimed, “Success is all luck... luck. That is all it is!” He then looked at me as if to say, “You are a lucky man and that is it.”

I didn’t say a word, but I confess that it hurt. He was one of my best friends and although

If you think the same way as the top achievers think, you can begin to get the same results they do. Here are ten psychological and practical ways to mirror the attitudes of top-achievers.

1. See yourself as a consultant rather than a salesperson. Believe that you are a problem-solver with regard to your product and how the client can best use it.
2. Become a doctor of selling. Act in the best interests of your “patients” and have a high code

Take a moment to listen today
to what your children are trying to say,
Listen to them, whatever you do
or they won't be there to listen to you.

Listen to their problems, listen to their needs
Praise their smallest triumphs,

Remember how many times in your life you’ve been given a choice.  You can go to the party OR you can study for your test tomorrow.  You can start generating income now OR you can go to college.  Were you really forced to choose only one?

Recently I was on a radio show where a caller presented this choice.  She had been teaching at a Christian school where the parents were supportive, the kids were excited and there was a match with her own personal values.  But her pay was extremely low.  So in order to contribute more family income she took a teaching position

Life really is like a grindstone, in that it will either grind you down or polish you up.  It seems that some people have bounced back from disaster, defeat, and virtually every imaginable form of difficulty in our society.  This is certainly the case with Iyanla Vanzant.  Iyanla was raped when she was just nine years old.  She had a child at age sixteen, a nervous breakdown at 22, and spent eleven years on welfare.

Her will to win and