I had a chat, earlier today, with an unhappy teenager. I lick my chops at such an opportunity. I’m hoping that sharing some of what I’ve learned somewhat later (okay a bunch later) in life will give them a chance to really enjoy themselves earlier than I learned to enjoy my life. She made a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Positive Thinking'
The Most Important Word
December 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, Self Mastery
A dear friend recently said this to me in a bit of an angry and frustrated tone, “I’ve been trying to change this for 40 years!” Not being a mind reader I’ve thought and thought about what those words and tone actually meant. He said that, because being an unreasonable friend, I was pushing him [...]
Crazy Busy? Here is What Successful People Do…
December 23rd, 2011 · 6 Comments · Planning, Positive Thinking, Self Mastery
There is a very strong element to the thinking of really successful people that is very, very uncommon. Here are examples of how most of us think. Failure Mode 1 ‘I don’t have enough time’ ‘I need more time’ ‘There just aren’t enough hours in the day’ This is failure mode thinking. A now failed [...]
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“Everyone is Leaving Northeast Ohio”
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Fear, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking
If you are a business owner in Northeast Ohio like I am, then you have had conversations like the one I had yesterday. Here is what to do about it. The “things are so bad…” conversation. Yesterday, this well educated and scarily smart business owner leaned closer over the table and whispered, “I think the [...]
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Ruthless, Intolerant & Demanding
July 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Positive Thinking, Self Mastery
To have real fun, there are a few things you must do. Here they are; Be ruthless with your time. Be intolerant of your fears and weaknesses. Be demanding of yourself. Business (and maybe, life) is about the great feeling of accomplishment, not the temporary good feelings you get from self indulgence. One cannot be [...]
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