In 1994, I remember watching Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in their movie, Dumb and Dumber, and thinking this is really stupid. Why am I wasting my time watching something so idiotic? Perhaps you felt the same way. But that did not stop the movie from making lots of money. So much so that the sequel called, Dumb and Dumber To, came out …
3 Ways to Unleash the Power of Determination
In my most recent Journey-to-the-Extraordinary program, one participant asked why some people succeed while others fail. Then, she gave several examples of unlikely people succeeding and unlikely people failing. She, herself, was one of the unlikely people who had succeeded in life. She was one of nine children born into a poverty-stricken family that was verbally, physically, and sexually abusive. …
Stop Making Excuses and Get Determined
Excuses are like noses. We all got one, and they all smell. A while ago, at one of my seminars, an audience member asked why some people succeed while others fail. Then she gave several examples of unlikely people succeeding and unlikely people failing. She, herself, was one of the unlikely people who had succeeded in life. She was one …