Did you ever notice how so many great athletes and Olympic champions credit their coaches for the success they have achieved?
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In other walks of life, students credit their teachers, child
Have you ever seen the movie called "The Truman Show." In case you're unfamiliar with the plot, it centers on the fantastic idea that the main character, Truman Burbank, is actually an unwitting perfo
Think for a moment about what it takes to be a coach.
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The coach of a sports team ... a one-on-one trainer ... the manager of a group of employees ... a motivational or instructional spea
I recently came across a quote by M.J. Savage that really hit me. He wrote: "If any young man expects, without faith, without thought, without study, without patient persevering labor, in the midst of
Have you ever thought about how important humor is to your life? In thinking about the subject for the past few days, I found myself reflecting on how critical humor really is in our lives.
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More than two thousand years ago, Hippocrates, the Greek physician and father of medicine, said, "A wise [person] ought to realize that health is [the] most valuable possession."
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Here's a topic that is near and dear to many of our wallets: creating and maintaining wealth. I'd like to share with you my thoughts on a question I'm often asked about motivations for creating and ma
Do you ever think much about the opportunities that exist in your life?
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Although we are all surrounded with more opportunities for advancement in life than we could ever act on, we typica
Have you ever thought that there might be a connection between your income level and the length of your life?
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Studies have shown that there is a correlation between the amount of money yo
It's interesting how quickly we become accustomed to, and even take for granted, the amazing new developments in communications available in the world today. With the ability now to contact people on
The world is changing rapidly and most people are very anxious about it. In fact, I think it might even be stronger and more accurate to say that most people are downright fearful of what they see go
Are you a bull or a bear?
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Of course, I'm talking about the familiar symbols that stand for trends in the stock market. Now, if you're a bull, you believe that stock prices generally will
Have you ever thought about ways to increase your energy? Many people think that energy is something that they really can't control. Some days they have energy and some days they don't. It's just the
Do you really want to be wealthy?
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Now most people will quickly respond "Yes!" to this question without giving it much consideration, but it does merit some careful thought. As you know,
One writer from the past that I thoroughly enjoy is Ralph Waldo Emerson. He was born in Boston in 1803 and graduated from Harvard in 1821. His writings have certainly changed the lives of millions of
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Dorothy Gale, who lived on a farm in Kansas with her aunt and uncle and a little dog named Toto. Her aunt and uncle were kind and hardworking, and while
Wherever you are right now, take a good look around, and just notice all of the incredible ideas that surround you.
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I did this the other day, and found myself absolutely awestruck by the
Charles Darwin wrote that reason is the greatest of all human faculties, but he also said, "The Imagination is one of the highest prerogatives of man." And of course, he was right, because we all are
Have you ever stopped to consider that a person's success or failure in life is predictable? This is one of those universal truths that is on my mind a great deal. In fact, considering how predictabl
Not long ago I was looking over the latest listing of the world's billionaires and while I was trying to visualize a personal fortune worth billions of dollars, I found the list interesting for a cou