One of my pet peeves is seeing someone dismiss somebody else’s success by saying, “They were just lucky.” That’s nothing more than ignorance, nonsense and jealousy speaking, because in 99 cases out of 100, they’re wrong. Dead wrong. One of the major differences between winners and losers is not whether they are lucky or unlucky. It’s whether or not they’re …
15 Great Ways to Bust Your Stress Habits
When you go all the way back to the origins of Christmas, it was all about peace, the Prince of Peace, joy, and celebration. Unfortunately, we don’t hear about that as much as we hear about the economic pain and emotional difficulties that so many people experience at this time of the year. In other words, more people are …
Want a great future? Get some really good goals.
Imagine that you’re sitting on a plane. The captain comes on the intercom and says, “Thank you for choosing our airline. I’m not exactly sure when we’ll take off or when we’ll arrive. As a matter of fact, I’m not even sure where we’re going. Hopefully, we’ll get to where you want to go at the right time. For now, …
How to keep negative criticism from becoming destructive
Do you ever feel like lashing out? Do you ever want to let someone really know how ticked off you are or how bad their behavior is? Of course, you do. You’re human. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it. One of my friends feels that way about the IRS. He says, “What gets me …