Jack Canfield either originated or popularized the formula E + R = O: Event + Response = Outcome.
The problem is most people respond to a challenging event with an automatic, subconscious response:
E + AR = O: Event + Automatic Response = Outcome.
We could also call our Automatic ...
I read a lot.
It all began when I was a teenager and read a short book, Your Greatest Power.
That began my quest to better understand myself, to gain insight into human behavior, happiness and yes, "success."
Today I read an article by a prolific writer who deals with ...
Years ago I had a friend who sold life insurance.
He didn't really like it and he only made enough money to pay his bills.
I suggested he find another kind of sales job; one he was better suited for and one he enjoyed.
He insisted he just needed to ...
Happiness—it's such a broad topic and one we tend to make more difficult than necessary. At work and in life, your level of happiness couldn't be more important.
I was recently a guest on The Energy of Success Podcast, hosted by author, speaker, and trainer Marc Schwartz.
Marc is an ...
When it comes to “motivating” others (and ourselves) there are three well-known phrases I see and hear a lot:
As a former psychotherapist and now as a coach for the past decade, I have spent thousands of hours ...
In 2007 Ursula Burns became the president of Xerox Corporation. In 2009 she became the CEO and In 2010 she was also named chairman of Xerox. That’s quite a success story, but like all success stories, there is a beginning.
For Ms. Burns, that beginning was as an intern ...
About nine years ago I wasn't doing well--in fact I was going through what some have called the "dark night of the soul."
I was burned out, angry, confused and couldn't see any way things were going to get better.
Things did get better, by far.
It took work ...
When a speaker asks a group, “What is the biggest thing that keeps most people from pursuing their l dreams?” the answer is almost always “Fear.”
Fear seems to be behind a lot of things without us even knowing it. The salesperson doesn’t ask for a clear “Yes” or ...
Rumi was a 13th century Persian mystic poet, someone with mind-blowing insights into life, meaning, spirituality and human potential. Here's what he wrote about human potential:
You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. ...
Sometimes the reason we're not happier is because we don't want to be unahppy for a tiime while we deal with things we want to avoid. It takes courage to be unhappy for a time but it's the work we can do to create more happiness and fullfillment in life ...
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