How To Get Back to Winning After Life Comes Crashing Down Around You.
Alex Zanardi woke up. He couldn’t move. Machines were hooked up to every part of his body. His whole body was in pain. Raw agony.
Having A Dream Doesn’t Make You Special. Doing Something About It Does.
Did you think that achieving success was going to be easy? That you were going to get the lucky break that no one else in your position will get? Come on now. Stop being delusional. You have a dream — but so do a lot of other people. Look around you. The world is full …
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The Only Chance You Have Is The One You Give Yourself.
Born in the heart of Switzerland surrounded by the Swiss Alps, Dick Williams knew what it meant to live the “good life”. He never had to worry about how he’d pay for his education: his parents paid for a private tutor at a Swiss boarding school, teaching him to speak fluent French & German.
Why Tough Times Build Tough People.
Maggy opened the door of the bishop’s palace and stepped out. Just outside the front door were her family. and friends. Members of her village and tribe.
301 Rules For Living A Successful Life In The Middle of Troubling Times.
I often joke from the stage that my mom used to tell me “If you can’t do something brilliant, just don’t do something stupid.” By this time in my life and after hundreds of keynotes I’m not actually sure if it was my mom or someone else that told me that. Maybe it was a …
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Why Arnold Broke Into His Home Town Gym And The Secret To Getting Back Up When Things Go Wrong.
You’re not going to make the journey to success without getting knocked down. You’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to do things that end up costing you money, time, and friendships with people you love. Sometimes. you are going to do everything right and still have life go horribly wrong. It doesn’t matter how smart …
You’ve Been Training Your Whole Life For This Moment.
The big day finally arrived, Dan was fueled with excess energy. He was nervous.
You Get To Choose If (But Not When) You Are Successful.
Success isn’t automatic; but it is guaranteed. Just like the laws of nature and science, success is an exact and very consistent outcome. What you do turns into the results that you experience. That much is guaranteed. What’s not easily known is when that’s going to happen. It’s been said by many philosophers that as …
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How To Find A Way Or Make One.
“Inveniam viam aut faciam.” That was supposedly Hannibal’s response to his generals’ advice that crossing the Alps by elephants is impossible.
You Will Change. How You Do Is Up To You.
Have you ever noticed how your rate of change is directly related to your level of urgency and intensity?
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.
39 Choices You Are Making That Prove You Are Already In Control Of Your Life.
It can seem like a lot of life is outside your control. Most of the time — no matter what you do — you can’t force other people to do what you want them to do. You can’t instantaneously impact nature or economic trends. You can’t control the weather or the decisions that are made by …
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The Magic Of Knowing That You’ll Make It Out Alive.
There is nothing more powerful than believing that you are going to make it. Not just believing. Knowing. Knowing that no matter how bad you feel right now that you are tough enough to make it through to the other side. To survive. And thrive. If you are struggling right now, you know the sense …
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1 Epic Victory And 10 Lessons Learned About The Power Of Words From The Greatest King Who Ever Lived.
It’s not good enough to be right. Or to do what you think is right. The hard truth about leadership is that to be effective you have to master the power of words. You have to master delivering those words in the right tone. A good example of this comes from perhaps the greatest ruler …
Do Won Chang: 3 Jobs, 19 Hour Days, 1 Next Step, And A $5 Billion Empire
Do Won Chang sat in a crowded airport in Korea waiting on a plane to take him, his parents, and his new bride to America.
5 Unshakeable Truths About The Power Of Positive Thinking.
You only have to spend a little bit of time around negative people to know the devastating impact of thoughts. What you think about most becomes the reality of your life. If you are controlled by bitterness and regret, all you seem to see around you are things that make you angry and frustrated. The same as …
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The Secret To Lasting Longer And Helping More People In A World Where You Keep Falling Apart.
Have you ever watched a tugboat in action? It’s truly a remarkable vessel. The purpose of the tugboat is to help larger sea vehicles maneuver out of port or safely connect back to a pier when trying to dock. You’ll see a huge cruise ship or cargo ship coming into port with a tugboat attached …
Frederic Tudor: How To Turn Your Ice-Cold, Crazy Ideas Into Epic Success.
It was at a dinner shortly after the wedding that the idea came up. One of Frederic’s younger sister had just married the most eligible bachelor in town. Chilled drinks were flowing. And so were the ideas. As Frederic’s rich older brother William joked with friends, out tumbled one of those ideas: ice for everyone. …
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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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You’ve Got This.
You’ve got this. This moment you’re going through right now. This trying time. The sleepless nights. The tossing and turning. The self-doubt and embarrassment that you feel. You’ve got this. Let me remind you that life is what you make it. The outcomes you experience aren’t always fun or fair or logical. Sometimes it just …