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No Competence – No Success

Letʼs begin with a caveat. No matter how many tips for success you read, nothing replaces competence. Assuming a minimal aptitude for the work, what follows are some practical lessons learned over a 35 year career working in a large organization as a middle manager.

March 2, 2009 · 20 Comments

Failures: Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones?

Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something. — Morihei Ueshiba The kind of self- protective mindset that dictates that we only undertake things that we know … Continue reading

January 31, 2009 · 25 Comments

What excess in your life will you prune in 2009?

Everyone’s answer will be different; no one is exactly the same. Our habits generate or drain our power and energy. Removing a dead leaf from a plant or a dead … Continue reading

January 13, 2009 · 37 Comments

Five Steps to Success

The problem with intelligent, smart, educated people is that they are very good at finding the best excuses. Some time the dumb people succeed simply because they don’t see any reason for failure.

December 19, 2008 · 22 Comments

Open your mind

Benny Greenberg at Ya-ttitude wrote a post called Open those Flood Gates and as I wrote my comment there I could feel a blog post coming on. A closed mind … Continue reading

November 29, 2008 · 15 Comments

Craig Harpers' Fifty Success Habits

So I thought that I might write a quick review of every self-help book ever written all right here in this one little post. Simple enough. I love the easy … Continue reading

March 16, 2008

Some Self Development Tips

As long as you are still alive, you are capable of changing and growing. You can do anything you want to do, be anything you want to be. Listen to some positive thoughts on how to continue your self development and then apply them in your own life.

March 15, 2008 · 6 Comments
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