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Adversity, Attitude, Character, Company, Consecration, Destiny, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and understanding, Leadership, Management, Mindset, Productivity, Skills, Success, Transformation, Work

What Sets Successful People Apart from Average People?

“We are all failures—at least the best of us are.” J.M. Barrie What makes successful men and women excel? Why do some people achieve wealth while others languish in poverty? You know what I’m talking about. It can be called luck, blessing, or the ability to turn everything into gold—it’s up to you. But in […]

10 May 2024 0 Comments

Adversity, Attitude, Business, Character, Company, Destiny, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and understanding, Leadership, Management, Mindset, Productivity, Skills, Success, Transformation

WHAT YOU NEVER LEARNED IN SCHOOL.

Soccer player Kyle Rote Jr remarked, “There is no doubt in my mind that there are many ways to become a winner, but there is really only one way to be a loser, and that is to fail and not be able to see beyond it.” How people perceive failure and cope with it, even […]

8 May 2024 0 Comments

Adversity, Attitude, Character, Consecration, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and understanding, Leadership, Management, Mindset, Skills, Success, Talent, Transformation

SEEING OBSTACLES IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

When I think about those people who are capable of facing adversity and using it to move forward, the story of Mary Kay Ash comes to mind first. She built an extraordinary company. Over the past four or five years, I have had numerous opportunities to discuss leadership with members of her cosmetics company. In […]

8 May 2024 0 Comments

Adversity, Attitude, Business, Character, Company, Consecration, Couple and family, Destiny, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and understanding, Leadership, Productivity, Self Esteem, Skills, Success, Talent, Transformation, Work

A New Definition of Failure and Success.

“The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often measured by our perception of error.” NELSON BOSWELL On August 6, 1999, a Major League Baseball player steps up to bat in Montreal and is retired, marking the 5,113th time in his career. That’s countless at-bats without a hit! If a player were to record all those […]

8 May 2024 0 Comments

Adversity, Attitude, Business, Character, Company, Consecration, Destiny, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and understanding, Leadership, Personal discipline, Skills, Success, Talent, Transformation, Work

Defeating Adversity Is A Matter Of Self-Esteem.

Over the past 20 years, American educators have noticed a significant decline in students’ exam results and their desire to learn, so they have tried to find ways to reverse this trend. One popular theory stated that the best way to improve children’s skills was to “inflate” their self-esteem. Observing that winners had confidence in […]

8 May 2024 0 Comments

Adversity, Attitude, Character, Company, Consecration, Destiny, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and understanding, Leadership, Success, Talent, Transformation, Work

Too Big To Cry, But Laughter Hurts Too Much.

“Fear makes us realize what scares us.” VIKTOR FRANKL Almost everyone has heard of the Wright brothers, those bicycle mechanics who pioneered manned motorized flight in the early 20th century. The circumstances surrounding Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first flight on December 17, 1903, are most interesting. (It’s a story that undoubtedly illustrates the art of […]

8 May 2024 0 Comments

Adversity, Attitude, Business, Character, Company, Consecration, Couple and family, Destiny, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and understanding, Leadership, Management, Mindset, Success, Transformation, Work

Leave the Highway of Failure.

“At the moment a question crosses your mind, mentally picture yourself grasping it and responding to it. It is at this precise moment that a choice is made. You learn thus to take the right path. You learn thus to become a decision-maker and not an undecided one.” – H. VAN ANDERSON Business professors Gary […]

8 May 2024 0 Comments

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To Overcome Adversity, You Must Wake Up.

There’s only one way out of a traffic jam on the highway of failure, and that’s to wake up and find the exit. To depart from the lane of perpetual defeats, a person must first utter the four most difficult words to say: “I was wrong.” They must open their eyes, acknowledge their mistakes, and […]

8 May 2024 0 Comments

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POSITIVE ACTIONS: The Next Step in Your Destiny.

You cannot win this inner battle against failure without the positive attitude that contentment brings. But if you think positively and do not act, you will not be able to overcome adversity. You must combine positive actions with a positive attitude. Some people experience difficulties because they focus on things that will always be beyond […]

8 May 2024 0 Comments