Upgrading Your Mindset
Last post we were discussing optimism versus pessimism. Did you know there are some genetic factors that influence your optimism? About 50% of your personality traits are determined by your genes and family origin. So you may have been born optimistic. Or pessimistic.
Are You Optimistic or Pessimistic?
More than ten years ago I read a book titled, Hard Optimism. It offers some interesting insights into the topic. And provides some scientific evidence to support many things about optimism that you may have already believed.
Simple Pleasures of Prosperity
Funny how when you mention prosperity, people first usually think of things like Rolls Royce automobiles, money, and mansions. And certainly, money and material things are an integral part of prosperity. But much more important are the simple pleasures….
Freedom through Self-Discipline
Most people think they hate discipline. And some truly do. But those people are the ones living a life of mediocrity. Because successful high achievers and those who jump out of bed each morning excited to begin their day, savor discipline.
The “Daily” Part of Reaching Success
t post I was writing about habits. Because I believe they are the foundation element of accomplishing anything of lasting value.
Habits for Success
If I could shriek about something to the high heavens, it would be habits. Because they are the foundational element of happiness, health and success. (And probably everything worth striving for.)
Are You a Puppet to Money?
Last post we talked about how you first developed your relationship to money. For the vast majority of people this relationship is charged with negative emotions.
How You Relate to Money
Got some great feedback from a podcast I did last week about your relationship with money. So let’s explore that some more…
I See Dead People
In the last post I gave you the best advice for success I know. Here’s a key component of that advice: dead people. Not that I have anything against living people, mind you. I like them too. But my experience in success provides a great lesson for you.
The Best Advice You’ll Ever Receive
When I find out who first told people to “take a millionaire to lunch and pick their brain,” I’m going to kill them. Okay maybe that’s an overreaction. But asking someone to “pick their brain” is a lousy strategy for becoming successful. And my experience has been that the only people who employ that strategy are mostly lazy, not willing to do the work required to become successful. I agreed to this five times, and each time I ended up picking up the check and the person asking never really followed through on my advice.
