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…is not the number of setbacks you experience. Even winners experience failure. The difference is in whether or not you get up when you fall down and keep moving forward. Setbacks are inevitable. They make us stronger and develop our character. But only if we maintain our perspective and use them to grow.” – Michael [...]

Event: “I was rejected by a potential investor for my project.” Truth: “Each rejection brings me one step closer to an investor for my project.” Event: “My husband left me.” Truth: “I will find a new, better relationship.” Event: “I lost my job.” Truth: “I can find a better and more fulfilling career.” Event: “I [...]

….and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.” ~ Ivy Baker Priest I love NEW BEGINNINGS. But some things must end before we can have them. Don’t miss your new beginning by trying to stop the end of one season.

…lives within your greatest disappointment. Because when one door closes, another one opens. The beauty about this door analogy, is that if the first door didn’t close, there would be no need for us to find the next door. And usually, the next door won’t open anyway, until the first one closes. Inevitably, to get [...]

Where your attention goes, energy flows & so goes your life. In an interview, racecar driving legend Mario Andretti gave the number one success tip to racecar driving: “Don’t look a the wall. Your car goes where your eyes go.” In my language –> Your car (your life) goes where your eyes (your attention) go. [...]

If we look for good things in life, I can assure you, we’ll find them. If we look for opportunities to grow & prosper, we’ll find them. If we look for solutions to our problems, we’ll find them. If we look for positive, enthusiastic friends who will support us, we’ll find them. Conversely…. If we [...]

….or the gifted birth. It’s not your bank account that determines your worth. It isn’t your gender, or even the colour of your skin. It’s your ATTITUDE that let’s you win.

A woman was strolling along a Paris street when she spotted Picasso sketching near a sidewalk cafe. The woman asked Picasso if he might sketch her & charge her accordingly. Picasso obliged. In just minutes, there she was, an original Picasso. “And what do I owe you?” the woman asked. “Five thousand francs,” Picasso replied. [...]

Sleep on it. Literally. Did you know that our unconscious plays a key role in helping us make good decisions. For example, President Obama’s decision to “sleep on it” — whether or not to raid  Bin Laden’s compound – aligns with psychologists’ recommendations for complex decision making. “Because your conscious attention is limited, you should enlist [...]

Best selling author & speaker Seth Godin recently posted this awesome blog on fear, passion, & dreams. I’ve borrowed it from him & yes, I will return it once you’re done with it. I recommend you check out his work here . by Seth Godin “Rightsizing Your Passion” Excitement about goals is often diminished by [...]