I of course knew even at age 16 (I’m now 84) that to succeed in anything one had to have a goal, and I sure had one. My goal was to become rich—in a hurry and without too much effort. It took many years in the University of Life (also known as the school of… Continue reading No. 1 Law of Success: The Law of Goals
When I read, hear, or see the news these days, I can’t help but be reminded of the McCarthy era (early 1950s) and the Nazi era (late 1930s to 1945). Each was a time when people who had the nerve to express disagreement with the fanatics in charge ran the risk of seeing their reputations… Continue reading The Rise of Intimidation
In my nearly seventy years in the workplace, forty as sales trainer and CEO of my own business, I discovered that there are laws governing success. Before I share one of them with you, let me give you my definition of success: Success is the progressive realization of worthy, predetermined, God-honouring goals. When I talk to people about the… Continue reading The Laws of Success
From my youth on I was told that there was no shortcut to any worthwhile goal, and that if it was to be achieved, it was up to me. For whatever I wanted to achieve and own, I had to work and groan—save, self-deny, and tighten my belt. In other words, I had to put… Continue reading There is a Shortcut After All?
As I think back to my teen years—now some 70 years ago—I recognize that very little has changed in the lives of teens. I see that some of today’s teens dislike expending effort as much as I did 70 years ago: we want title, admiration, prestige, degrees, good jobs, adequate money, and so on, all… Continue reading The No-Effort Lifestyle
Did you know that there’s just no room in a negative bias for positive data? A negative bias effectively undermines wholesome relationships and balanced decision making by distorting reality and resisting any corrective. The one with a negative bias will always go out of their way to legitimate the bias by automatically sifting out anything… Continue reading Negative Bias
It may be as much of a surprise to you as it was to me many years ago when I realized—‘discovered’ is perhaps a better way of putting it—that there are actual laws that govern success as well as failure. I’ve identified nine of these Laws of Success: obeying them helps to produce success, and ignoring… Continue reading Input Determines Output
When I mention that the promise “I’ll do my best” is not necessarily a success producer, that in fact it’s often the opposite, people look at me in disbelief and pity. This isn’t too surprising, given that from childhood up we were taught that we must do our best, and were praised when we did… Continue reading The Downside to “I’ll Do My Best”
What role do you think trust plays in the workplace? How important is trust to the success of your own career and the success of your company? How would you define trust, and what does it look like in your life? Are you one of those—there seem to be quite a few of them—who trust… Continue reading Trust
Thank God for Monday morning! Most of us spend at least one third of our life in the workplace. What kind of a place is that for you? Is it a happy place, where you can say, “Thank God for Monday morning”? Or is it a place you dread going to, where the week drags… Continue reading The Workplace
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