Monthly Archives: February 2015

Worry

I have heard it said that worry, like guilt, is a useless emotion. I tend to agree with that statement because of the quote by Zig Ziglar above.  Worry is interest that is paid before it is due.  If you

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Don’t Be Distracted By Criticism

I have been writing a lot about success lately for a very special project and I realized that success does have a lot of negatives.  Specifically, people love to criticize someone who is in the spotlight.  I know, I have

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Always Do What You Are Afraid To Do

Living life on the edge is exhilarating!  Doing what you are afraid to do is just as invigorating.  Living life in some comfort zone is about as boring as dry toast.  Truly living requires risk.  For without risk, nothing will ever change

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Success Design Profile: Faith Hill

Faith Hill performing with husband Tim McGraw Photo copyright Ian Anderson/Ian Anderson Photography Faith Hill is the epitome of grace, style, beauty, and class.  She always looks radiant. It’s no wonder that her husband, country superstar Tim Graw, remains in

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Happiness is Not the Absence of Problems

Happiness is a choice.  I read a great book by that title by author Barry Neil Kaufman about 15 years ago and it was life changing.  Prior to reading the book, I had always accepted what life handed me and

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7 Strategies for Getting Things Done

Jack Canfield One of the most common questions I receive is “Jack, how do you get so much done?” It’s a fair question, considering I’ve written 150 books, deliver an average of 50 live presentations around the world each year,

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Don’t Allow Toxic People to Live in Your Mind

Do you have toxic people in your life?  You know the kind.  People who spread their poison wherever they go.  People who are constantly rude, mean, negative, or catty to you on a consistent basis.  I think the advice above

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|Radio Show| Tom Dowd: Time Management Manifesto (New Book)

Tom Dowd Time management is a disciplined mindset to be able to live in the moment while working toward the future. It is all mental—it’s an attitude.  Having control in your life is about commitment, routines, flexibility, adjustments, and planning. 

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Bravery, Risks & Experience

It is easy to sit on the sidelines of life.  But sitting on the sidelines never got anyone, anywhere.  It certainly never made anyone happy.  Happiness comes from taking risks and exhibiting bravery when faced with a situation that calls

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Past Mistakes

  If you’re living in the past, stop it! No one is there anymore.  It’s just a collection of memories.  The only thing tangible is the present, the here and now.  That’s where everyone and everything lives.  We have the

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