You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. When I was a student years ago, one of my college professors told us about a study that examined the way living beings react to change. Researchers placed four tubes on the floor, side by side, with a hunk of cheese placed in the …
Character Is Destiny
If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. MBA Jungle magazine checked into the ethics of 445 business students and published the results in the December 3, 2001 issue of USA Today newspaper. The results were not encouraging. 13% of the MBA students said they would pay someone off to help close a business deal. 26% would let …
There's No Such Thing As The End Of The Road
When you feel like walking, you need to keep on working. The great violinist Paganini was performing before a most distinguished audience. Suddenly, one of the strings on his violin snapped. The audience gasped, but the master musician continued unruffled to play on the three remaining strings. Snap! A second string broke. Still Paganini played without hesitation. Then, with a …
Pray It Up To Bring It Down
Pray it up to bring it down. This may be the riskiest tip I’ve ever offered. After all, we’ve been taught that we should never discuss religion. Well, believe it or not, today’s tip has nothing to do with religion. It has to do with power–spiritual power. One of the great discoveries of my life is that prayer is not …