Danica Patrick, a name that was unknown only weeks ago, was emblazoned on the front page of every newspaper on Monday. Her success at the Indianapolis 500 galvanized her name into our hearts and minds as she led the biggest race in the world with only a few laps to go. It was the classic [...]
American Idol Success
May 28, 2005 Leave a Comment
With the huge success of the television show “American Idol”, I wondered what the criterion for success was. I did a little searching online and came up with an article posted last season entitled “The eight do’s and don’ts for idol success” by Kim Reed of MSNBC. After reading the article I realized Kim’s tips [...]
Success Tattoo
May 27, 2005 1 Comment
Bert over at “Open Loops” is a real inspiration. He has taken his Open Loops logo and had it emblazoned on T-shirts and all sorts of other products. Sheer marketing genius! I think the Success Quadrant Logo would probably look good on a shirt, but I wondered if there was something that would personalize it [...]
Success Logo
May 27, 2005 1 Comment
Many readers have asked what the significance of the “Success Begins Today” logo is. I thought I would make a quick post here to describe the different parts.
The four crescents around the outside represent the “Success Quadrant”. These symbolize the four attributes that most all successful people share.
1. Passion: What do you love to do?
2. [...]
Passionate Discussion
May 25, 2005 4 Comments
Steve Pavlina had a post yesterday on his blog about passion vs discipline. His take was that self discipline was more important than passion in the pursuit of success. He argued that you could have success without passion. Passion to Steve is a fleeting, unreliable emotion, that is not necessary for disciplined progress.
I beg to [...]
Faith in People
May 23, 2005 4 Comments
The third tenet in John Maxwell’s book “Becoming A Person of Influence” is Faith. The following is an outline from his book that was used in a small group setting and some topics that were discussed. I’ve included some of my comments. Think back in your life and go over the outline for yourself. You [...]
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