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When you see a fight occurring between any two people (or groups of people), it is always the case that one side believes it is right about something and that the other side is therefore wrong. It could be a disagreement over a political or territorial...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 2 CommentsTo-Do Lists, Tactics, Strategies, and Going to the Moon
Companies, governments, and other organizations are typically organized in the following way: At the top of the pyramid are people whose job is to strategize for the organization. These are the people who set the entire tone for a group and define what...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 3 CommentsThe most happy and successful people in the world are masters of sharing. The most unhappy and consistently challenged people, both emotionally and financially, are poor at sharing. When you find people who are alone and miserable, in most cases they...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 12 CommentsDo Not Stand in the Way of Your Own Progress
I recently heard a story about a man who was on his deathbed. As he lay in bed, he pondered over what he had achieved in his lifetime, and he concluded he had lived his life making no mistakes. This was by far the man’s greatest and most virtuous...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 5 CommentsYour Job Is a Game-Make Your Opponents External
After being in the workforce for many years, I realize that all of our jobs are, simply, games. In every job you have ever had, you are part of a game. Your ability to play the game and be part of the team will determine your success or failure. The ability...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job 10 CommentsAmong the many interrelated problems that can occur in an economy are people having not enough work, not enough holidays, not enough benefits, and of course, not enough pay. As disruptive and problematic as these issues may become to people, hands down,...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 7 CommentsPicking Up Suicide Victims in a Shanghai River
I watched a chilling story on CNN yesterday about a man who has started a business driving his small motorboat up and down a river outside of Shanghai, finding and picking up suicide victims. He fishes the bodies out of the water (in various states of...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, How to Succeed 5 CommentsOver Deliver Because It Is Not about You
Several years ago, I was in the midst of opening up various legal recruiting offices around the United States. In my sheer enthusiasm for the business, I would bring new recruiters from around the country to Los Angeles and have them live with me for...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 2 CommentsRobert Collier’s book, The Secret of the Ages, is one of the true classics of self-improvement literature. The book has been referenced in, and the inspiration for, many other self-improvement works, such as the recent phenomenon The Secret. Collier...
Filed under Self Improvement Books Comments Off on The Secret of the AgesKarma, Universal Laws, and Your Career
I have known and encountered many people, and I have often pondered why some people are happy and why other people are unhappy with their lives. Several years ago, I began seriously observing someone I know who is extremely happy. Everything this person...
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