When we were kids, the way to resolve a dispute (short of fisticuffs) was shouting down your opponent. "You're a booger head." Notwithstanding clear nasal evidence to the contrary: "I am not." "Are too." And this system of point and counterpoint still exists when we hit adulthood. Governor Rod Blagojevich is just the latest
Many people have asked me for an outline of the keys to success with real estate investing. That is of course tough (which is why I wrote a 250-page book) but here is generally what I say: (more...)
I have studied successful people my entire life, people who have achieved unusual levels of success in all endeavors: athletics, arts, business, journalism and politics. And in almost all cases the one point of differentiation between the achievers and those who fall short is their willingness to keep getting up off the ground – no matter how
I have decided to devote a number of articles to the topics of achievement and motivation, subjects that I have studied for thirty years. In these articles, I will be reviewing the writings of great thinkers who wrote over a period beginning with the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers up to contemporary thinkers like Stephen Covey and Eckhart
I once heard someone define self-discipline as the ability to do things today that you don't feel like doing so that some day you can do the things you really want to do. In other words, self-discipline is the strength to prepare yourself for tomorrow. (more...)
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