*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 […]