What do you need to do to become a success? For each person, the road to success is different. I cannot give you those answers. All I can do is assist you on a path of self-discovery. Along the way, you will find the answers within yourself and they will lead you to the success that you envision for yourself. How do we avoid doing the things that make others fail? There are distinctions for […]

Focus on Keeping it Simple. Break things down into the simplest components, one thing at a time, each and every day in the simplest way. Keeping it simple is really important. In the 1960s, the United States Navy used "Keep it simple, stupid" as a design principle for their engineers. They realized that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated, so even to this day, they encourage using simplicity […]

Prepare for your future, don't live in the past.Savor your good memories,and use any bad ones as lessons in life.You need to focus on your future not on your past.Carve out a niche for yourself in your imagined future.Think, feel and see yourself as successful.To achieve any goal in life,you need to project your end result.Think of the elation, the satisfaction,the joy you'll feel when you reach your goal.Carry these ecstatic feelings with you every […]

The next time your coffee spills and you look for somewhere to place the blame, think about the question, "Why did you spill your coffee?" Below is a story that has been making its rounds on social media and it is especially relevant to my coaching style. You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you […]

A long time ago I was living my life on auto-pilot. I set goals and I achieved them, because that was what I was taught. I wanted a "normal life" with a house and a child, but as time went on it ended in sadness and then divorce. As I moved forward I tried to understand what happened and where I had made my mistakes, and then I came to realize that dignity lives in […]

You'll never achieve real success unless you like what you're doing.Your chances for success will be directly proportionalto the degree of pleasure you derive from what you do.If you have a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.Work is reward, not punishment. If you enjoy what you do, you'll be successful.If you don't enjoy what you do, you won't be successful.Your success in any occupation depends on your enjoyment.Loving your work will […]

If you want something badly enough,you're sure to get it.If you're willing to pay the priceany of your circumstances will change. Obstacles don't matter very much.Pain or other circumstances can be there.But, if you want something bad enough,you'll find a way to get it done. Reality forms around your commitment to succeed.Your desires will in time externalize themselves into concrete fact. You only have to love a thing greatly to get it.The key to your […]

Sooner or later you'll experience a crisis in your life,and how you meet it will determine your future happiness and success.Since the beginning of time,everyone has been called upon to meet such a crisis. A closer look will show you that most "crisis situations"are opportunities to either advance or stay where you are.In fact, most changes in your life will take placeout of either "inspiration" or "desperation." Whatever comes your way,give it meaning and transform […]

Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business.The time to repair your roof is when the sun is shining.So, do things before they need to be done. Let your advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.Position yourself ahead of time in the best place for you. You'll gain the advantage in any situation through the medium of time.When you think ahead of any approaching actionyou'll always have the advantage. You'll […]

Your obstacles will always look large or small to youaccording to whether you are large or small. Understanding this will give you the couragenecessary to overcome them.Courage gives you the capacityto confront what can be imagined.It gives you the ability to rise above reality. Face your difficulties directly and you'll always win.You are more important than any of your problems.