“Good people are found, not changed. Recently I read a headline that said, ‘We don’t teach people to be nice. We simply hire nice people.’ Wow! What a clever short cut.” According to various reputable sources a business will hire 80% of all its problems. That means that the remaining 20% doesn’t have to do Read More

How are you dressing yourself today? Your clothes are the words you use. Do you want more success and happiness? Start using powerful, positive words that expand your thinking. Expand your positive thinking and it will enlarge your relationships. The results will be the positive growth of your business and life. Read More

“Your purpose is what kind of business you are as a person.” Kenneth Blanchard–I really like this perspective. Our focus on business and work is important. Very often we forget that in business and life that business is only a part of life. Look at your business as a person and you will see Read More

“Accepting responsibility for your life means understanding that YOU are responsible for creating the life you want to live. If you don’t do it, who else will? This is a tremendously empowering realization, or at least it was for me. When I realized I was responsible for myself, I stopped making excuses and I stopped Read More

“Much has been written on making a great first impression. But there are three points that I believe all of us need to be aware of and practice to make a great first impression. Read More

“If you set the bar at “amazing,” it’s awfully difficult to start. Your first paragraph, sketch, formula, sample or concept isn’t going to be amazing. Your tenth one might not be either. Confronted with the gap between your vision of perfect and the reality of what you’ve created, the easiest path is no path. Shrug. Read More

You have to have some learning and education just to survive, let alone succeed. There are many ways to learn and to become educated. You can learn from your own mistakes. You can learn from the mistakes or others. That is usually less expensive and time consuming. You can learn from what you read. You Read More

The tried and true is beyond reproach. It’s been tried, and of course, it’s true. True because it worked. In times of change, though, most of the tried is in fact, false. False because what used to work, doesn’t, at least not any longer. Sure, it might be what you’ve always done. But that doesn’t Read More

By Bob Proctor Watching any professional perform is one of the most satisfying experiences in life. It makes no difference what the professional is doing; they fascinate you with their skill and precision. Read More

You have the brains in your head. You have the feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself Any direction you choose. From Dr. Suess book “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” Read More