The Courage To Continue When You Feel Cold and Dead Inside.
He was alive. Or at least it was a dream. A good one to have.
74 Miles, 12 Lessons, 3 Broken Toes And 1 Finish Line.
I weighed 168 pounds. With all my gear on. The only reason why I know that is because I was required to step on a scale and be measured. It was the Arkansas Traveller 100 — and my first 100-mile ultra-marathon. The reason for being weighed sounds absurd at first. But if you lose too …
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Making It Out Of The “During” Stage.
There are a lot of untold stories in business. Have you noticed that? Most books about business success or self-improvement, in general, spend a lot of time on two parts of the journey — the beginning and the end. If you’re overweight and feel lousy, here’s what you need to do so so that eventually …
The Big Lesson I’ve Learned After Working 94,487 Hours Over The Past 21 Years.
I started out selling air conditioning systems to homeowners at 19. That was my first “professional” job. Over the last 21 years, I’ve worked over 94,487 hours. Maybe more. At some point, the numbers get blurry. So I know a little something about work. Most jobs require 40 hours of work per week. If you …
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You Don’t Really Want To Be Successful Or Happy
Before you could be happy or rich or in love you must know your purpose and your mission, what it is that you enjoy, and the rules by which you are willing to play the game of life.
STOP DRINKING YOUR OWN PUNCH. DO THESE THINGS INSTEAD.
You can’t see clearly. You can’t think clearly. You’re intoxicated. Drunk on your own crazy thinking.
USE YOUR SUPERPOWER.
Do you know what makes you special? What’s your superpower? Maybe it’s your ability to be blunt. Your ability to see the big picture when one of the people get bogged down in the details. Your knack for befriending almost anyone.
WHY MIKE TYSON LOST AND YOU CAN’T SEEM TO WIN.
Momentum beats talent. Every time. Great momentum beats great talent. Every time.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THEM IS JUST A REFLECTION OF WHAT’S INSIDE YOU.
The quality of your relationships with other people is directly related to the quality of the relationship you have with you.
WHEN YOU’RE NOT TIRED ANY MORE.
One of the side benefits of pursuing your purpose is the energy that it brings you.
22 RULES SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE LIVE BY.
Success at business comes down to doing a few things really well.
11 WAYS TO BE AN AWESOME PUBLIC SPEAKER.
As you probably already know, I speak for companies, associations, and other large groups all over the world — in 15 or 16 different countries to be more specific.
11 Massively Successful People Who Were Homeless Along The Way.
We all have those well meaning friends who, like it or not, always try to make light of our desperate situations.
THE SUPERPOWER YOU WAKE UP WITH EACH DAY.
Everything is a choice. You realize that, don’t you? No one can force you to do anything.
The Superpower Hiding Under The Rubble Of Your Rage.
You can’t hold on to the past and move rapidly towards your future. You’re living each day inside a rubber band that keeps pulling you back.Just about the time you think you’ve moved forward and made progress you realize that you’re back in the middle of your anger and misery from the past. Snapped back from greatness.Which is what you have to let the past go. You have to forgive.
You Have To Care.
The hard truth about battle is that how hard you care about the outcome determines how long you’re willing to keep fighting to get that outcome.Care is passion and stamina, creativity, insight and resilience.It’s the seed kernel from which all of those elements first begin.In truth, you already care about something.
I Wish I Had More Answers.
I wish I had it all together. But I don’t. Sometimes I look around and all I see are a series of colossal screw-ups. One after another.Rejection. Failure. My inability to climb higher.A times, the things I want to achieve seem out of reach. The problems I solve are only replaced by new ones.
The wrong meds won’t fix anything…
I have had a sinus infection for the past ten days or so which has really worked me over. I usually pop a few Sudafed-24 hour and in a day or two it all goes away. It’s a proven formula that allows me to continue working hard core even through the haze.