"Oh! What a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive." - Sir Walter Scott Some people think they’re so smart. As if their trickery and manipulation will never catch up them. Eventually, though, these people always end up caught in their own web of lies. Here are four reasons why honesty is the best policy, other than
Around 2000, a buddy called to ask if I had ever played badminton. "Yes, about twenty years ago," I replied. "Perfect," he said. "Can you meet at the Y tomorrow at noon for a doubles game?" Next day, I was staring at Paul Newman across the net. He and my buddy played doubles every week, but this time their fourth was ill. I was now the
Do you ever feel you've got something important to say, but no one is listening? Have you written a book, a poem or a screenplay that no one has read? Have you painted or sculpted or composed, but so far you've only been able to impress your closest friends and family? The longer this goes on, the more frustrated you become. You read what
I am speaking tomorrow morning in Trumbull, Connecticut. The theme of my speech is the need to create in your routine some activity that can lead to a life-changing event. I have studied successful people for thirty years and concluded that very few of them are uniquely intelligent, talented, good-looking or even lucky. Rather, they
In preparation for a speech I am giving tomorrow night, I have identified the most powerful financial principles in the Universe: 1. Compound Interest – identified by Einstein as “the most powerful force in the Universe.” More so than nuclear fission, I guess. Understanding how compounding works is critical to both wealth generation
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