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1). Success After Failure - Even Genghis Khan Lost Some Early Battles
Both the worst and the best of the great achievers had the belief in themselves and the resilience to overcome early failures. One of these was none other than Genghis Khan. There are powerful lessons we can learn from him.
In 1162 a child, called Temujin, was born in Mongolia clutching a blood clot - a sign that he was destined to be a great warrior.
Article tags: belief, ability, confidence, power, destiny, discipline, teamwork, tactics, support, practical, pragmatic, loyalty, resilience
2). Focus On Your Goals Without Envying Others
Many of us waste too much time envying others instead of getting on with our own goals and dreams. This is stupid to put it mildly.
For a start, we would probably not envy others if we knew what their lives were really like.
Many young men envied and still envy Evis Presley but who wants to die sad, disillusioned and divorced at the age of 42?
Billy Connolly, the great Scottish comedian who now lives in California, tells an amusing story about misguided envy:
In World War I two men were squatting side by side over the only toilet available.
Article tags: goal setting, focus, envy, potential, ability, talent, achievements
3). Success Lessons From Baseball - Enthusiasm and Excitement Can Make The Difference
I remember, about 35 years ago, reading two books by Frank Bettger, the baseball player, about how enthusiasm made all the difference in his life. His books made a difference in my life at the time and are still well worth reading and re-reading.
Probably the most famous of his books is "How I raised myself from failure to success in selling". Frank died in 1981 but his books and priceless ideas live on.
Article tags: success, enthusiasm, excitement, baseball, business, inspiration, ability, capacity, energy, bettger, chrysler
4). Self Improvement - What the Samurai Can Teach Us About It
A Seventeenth Century Samurai maxim states:
"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action"
This saying is one of my personal favorites. There is so much depth to its meaning. Allow me to discuss it a little and explain how it will be able to benefit you.
First, a question: What is the single greatest thing that you can do with mastery and excellence? Don't say: "nothing.
Article tags: personal development, mindset, self belief, samurai, excellence, motivation, self esteem, ability, help
5). Are You Inspired In Your Work?
Why do we all work? If it is for money, then does it mean that those who earn enough to last a life time or those who inherit, should do no work? Try to find out around with your friends about why they work and surely few of them will answer - for money. If someone who has enough money decides to do no work, will it make that person happy and contented? We derive satisfaction in life by doing things that we feel are worth while.
Article tags: inspiration, motivation, work, business, job, career, ability, money, satisfaction
6). Learn To Paint Like A Child
All children love to draw or paint. It matters little whether the result is an exact copy of reality because at that very moment reality is in the mind of the artist. As they draw they are creators and each will stand back to admire what they have accomplished. It is not their desire to become an artist, they are there already!
There is that small child in all of us – an artist inside that holds a perception of the world as expressed by our feelings and thoughts.
Article tags: paint, draw, talent, ability, color, canvas, oils, watercolors
7). 10 Steps When You Need Help in Your Business
You start off alone. Be it as a solo business owner or a manager looking after a part of a larger business. It gets busier, you get distracted from what you want to do, because there's only one of you and you've only got one pair of hands.
So you need to find help...
Article tags: plan, talent, networks, networking, people, delegate, ability, skills