Words have power. If you say, for instance, “Here are three reasons why your plan will not work…” you have just increased the chances that the plan will, in fact, not work. Fortunately, the reverse is also true. Here are a few words that could help stop your dwindling profits (and I’m saving the best […]
Leadership
Your Hour of Power
Lots of people say these are tough times. Certainly, some tough things have been happening to good people. We have a choice as to how we respond: we can respond as if the sky is falling, or we can respond as if we have power to change the situation. Regardless of what your situation currently […]
Garbage Can With a Hairy Lid?
I was a young lad attending a motivational rally, and the speaker had us repeat this phrase: “My brain is not a garbage can with a hairy lid!” The point: don’t let your brain be filled with poisonous thoughts. I’ve tried to live by that maxim since then. Jeff Walker – a friend, mentor and […]
How I Work Each Day As a Writer
I receive many questions about how I work, how I manage my time, and what my “systems” are for working as a writer and consultant. I offer the following with this caveat: I’m still workin’ on it, and I don’t always follow the system perfectly. But each time I fall “off the wagon”, I get […]
Become Utterly Irresistible
People are drawn to those who don’t need anyone to be drawn to them. We seek that which we lack. What are some things that attract other people to us? Well, you can forget the external stuff; while you car, house or title might command attention, those things won’t create lasting attraction. So what will? […]