How to Avoid Trying And Being Committed

A chicken and a pig were looking in through the dining room window at a family having ham and eggs for breakfast. “Doesn’t it make you feel good to know that you can make a contribution to the happiness and well being of a family like that?” the chicken asked. The pig replied, “For you […]

The Key Habits of Charismatic People

Personal branding through social media may help you build your professional network, but there will never be a replacement for a charismatic personality. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich — one of the top-selling books of all time — wrote about the habits of the most likeable people in his essay Develop A Pleasing Personality, published […]

How to Stop Playing the Blame Game and Take Responsibility

Taking responsibility is tough. It is always much easier to put the blame on others – to point a finger and say that fate, your colleague or your spouse is to blame for the things that go wrong. What if you were to point at yourself and say that you were responsible for everything that […]

How To Make Life Transitions

The only thing constant in life is change. Starting school, getting a new job, the beginning or the end of a relationship, marriage, loss through death, relocating to a new region or even a new country, retirement – the list of life changes is never-ending. But, there is a difference between change and transition. A […]

How to Be A Decision Maker Not A Procrastinator

“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday,” says American journalist, novelist, poet and playwright Donald Marquis. How true! Procrastination is perhaps among the easiest traps to fall into and could be the deciding factor between success and failure. Think Hamlet and you get the picture. The worst thing about procrastination, however, is NOT […]