A Simple Mindshift for Explosive Change

*Note: This is a guest post by Razwana Wahid. The suspense was killing me. The build up had been happening for weeks. This was marketing genius. Feverishly salivating over every email I opened leading up to the big day, I’d made my decision before the offer had even landed in my inbox. I’d be flying […]

The Guide to Developing Mental Toughness

Several years ago I went to a comedy show.  A local amateur comedian got onstage in front of about 400 people to perform his stand-up routine. About half way through the show, someone in the audience yelled out, “You suck!” Without hesitation, he laughed it off and told a joke at the heckler’s expense.  I […]

The Dangers of Playing it Safe

You don’t have to go far to hear the dangers of taking risks.  When I was young, I was taught about “stranger danger”.  As I got older, people told me about the threats to travelers. We’re reminded of them every day in the news.  Turn on the TV and it won’t take long to find […]

Be Like Water

Life is full of resistance.  There are obstacles and barriers all trying to keep you away from reaching your dreams and goals. My advice to you is this: be like water. Well, it’s actually not my advice.  The source for this comes from a forty year old interview with martial arts star Bruce Lee. Most […]

8 Reasons to Never Give Up

I’ve accomplished quite a few things in my life.  Over the years, I’ve learned to set big goals and take solid actionable steps in order to make them happen. But as I look back on everything I’ve done, I can’t help notice how many of them I had seriously considered giving up. In fact, some […]

Follow Your Dreams – The Story of a Man Who Went from Delivering Bread to Selling Books

*Note: This is a guest post by Kimanzi Constable. Are you living or existing? That’s a tough question to answer.  At this point, I can honestly tell you I’m living.  It wasn’t always this way though. If you would have talked to me three years ago, you would have been depressed.  It was a cold […]

What Success Looks Like

What does success look like to you? If you’re like most people, you’d probably say that it comes after the result of a big achievement or when a big goal is realized. Let’s look at this scenario as an example: A writer works on a book for about a year.  He writes, edits and puts […]