A few of Murphy’s Laws: “What ever can go wrong, will go wrong.” “Of all the things that can go wrong, the worst possible thing that can go wrong, will go wrong, at the worst possible time.” “Everything takes longer than expected, and costs more than budgeted for.” If you don’t control your time —

Behavioral research has shown that 97% of the American population would rather talk than listen to others. Through asking a series of questions when speaking or listening you have an opportunity to build a deeper level of rapport and connection. When interacting with others, you have the opportunity to gently guide the interaction into a […]

Excerpt from: Unleash Your Success, Volume 1 The common scenario for most people is to not take personal responsibility for how their life is or isn’t working, and for how they feel. Have you ever heard (or maybe even said), “When they did ________, I felt ________.” (When they yelled, joked, pleaded, I felt, angry, […]

Having a positive and optimistic outlook can help protect people at risk for heart attack and strokes. April 17th, 2012 the Harvard School of Public Health said “the glass half full attitude” and happiness have been documented to lower risk of vascular diseases and heart problems. For people who had documented risk factors for heart […]

Look for the good stuff in your life events. Even if there’s a struggle, what’s good about the situations you are in right now? What’s beneficial about them? Choose a positive focus. It’s healthful. For instance, when people are experiencing depression, anxiety or worry, one of the key things to do is change ones’ mental […]

John Wooden was the winningest coach in basketball with 10 NCAA National Championships in 12 years while at UCLA, said he had to create his own definition for what success was. He looked in many dictionaries. He read what they said, and they all sounded right but didn’t quite fit for what he wanted to […]

Here’s a way you can begin building the mindset of a champion. This is a way to actually get your brain to go in the direction of those ultra-high achievers, the champions in every field. In many cases the human self-image or self concept has nothing to do with reality. It has to do with […]

In the early 1950’s, Ivan Borzormenyi-Nagy introduced the concept of an “Emotional Ledger” or an “Emotional Bank Account” which everyone keeps. This emotional ledger is the mental record of the good’s and bad’s, experienced or perceived, by an individual. This ledger is the accounting of negatives and positives deposited into the mental and emotional bank […]