What’s Wrong with Being Content?

Contentment – not a word that is used much anymore. There is a lot written about setting goals; striving to achieve; challenging ourselves and pushing the limit. Nothing really wrong with any of those unless you’re obsessed with making it at any cost. People are...

Only Read If You Want To Prosper

The headline of a recent email I received from SMEI really caught my eye. “People who read business books make more money – a lot more!” The email continues by stating that “According to a number of studies, business people who read at least 7 business books a...

Are you backing into the future?

Years ago I was a volunteer at a center for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. To help them succeed in their recovery, one of the things I would do was to encourage them to define, and then focus on the positive and healthy lifestyle they were striving to...

Act your way to success.

Many people won’t take action until everything is lined-up, all the pieces are in place and they feel they’re in the “zone” – whatever that means. These are just excuses and self –justification for procrastinating. One of my Profs at university said it best “You...