Category Archives for Mindset

The Importance of Staying Power

Staying power is an underrated concept. I first began paying attention to it back in my Amway days. What I noticed was that the most successful distributors weren’t necessarily the best or brightest of the bunch. They were the ones who simply took consistent positive action longer than anybody else. The people who “tried out” […]

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Your Whole Life Can Change in a Moment

Some days it’s wearisome to keep on fighting, to keep on doing what you know you’re meant to do, to be who you’re meant to be. But keep on keepin’ on. Learn to be happy with who you are — instead of what you have. You don’t know what tomorrow holds. Or next week. Or […]

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Sneaking Bullets through Airport Security

On Tuesday, I took my parents to the airport. As we drove up, we joked about mom getting stopped by airport security. We had a good laugh. But little did we know how prescient our joking was: my mom was about to have an encounter with federal security agents. You see, I had driven to […]

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Forgiveness in an Age of Revenge

If somebody wrongs you, it’s natural to be upset. And it’s natural to want some kind of retribution or revenge. Just look at how we as a nation reacted to 9/11. Everybody wanted to take up arms and go kill some terrorists. (In fact, we’re still on a witch hunt, killing people in countries who […]

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The Bridge-Building Business

Every business owner is in the bridge-building business: one project (or sale) often leads to another. Think of every client not in terms of what you make today, but rather what you might make in the future as a result of that client’s testimonial and referrals. Clients are the bridge between your present and your future. […]

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