Apr 12Jennifer, in Sickness and in HealthFive years ago, Jennifer’s doctor diagnosed her with several new illnesses, in addition to the numerous other health issues she already suffered from. In total, her diagnoses included a few autoimmune disorders (lupus erythematosus and Sjögren’s syndrome with sicca complex), some gastrointestinal disorders (celiac disease, salicylate intolerance, and lactose intolerance)…3 min read3 min read
Feb 3believe it’s possibleThe number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves. ARTHUR L. WILLIAMS Founder of A.L. Williams Insurance Company, which was sold to Primerica for $90 million in 1989 Napoleon Hill once said, “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe…Self6 min readSelf6 min read
Feb 1YOU EITHER CREATE OR ALLOW EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOUTo be powerful, you need to take the position that you create or allow everything that happens to you. By create, I mean that you directly cause something to happen by your actions or inactions. If you walk up to a man in a bar who is bigger than you…Self8 min readSelf8 min read
Jan 31YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP COMPLAININGThe man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it. LOU HOLTZ The only coach in NCAA history to lead six different college teams to postseason bowl games, and winner of a national championship and “coach of the year” honors Let’s take a…Self4 min readSelf4 min read
Jan 30Take Total Responsibility of Your LifeOne of the most pervasive myths in the American culture today is that we are entitled to a great life — that somehow, somewhere, someone (certainly not us) is responsible for filling our lives with continual happiness, exciting career options, nurturing family time, and blissful personal relationships simply because…Self7 min readSelf7 min read
Jan 22How to Make a Slave Out of a PersonWHAT MADE YOU THINK BEING GOOD TO PEOPLE ALL THE TIME WILL EVER GET YOU WHAT YOU WANT SHE WALKED toward the cafe table where I waited anxiously. As usual, she radiated the confident good looks that made her one of the most striking blondes I had seen in…Self12 min readSelf12 min read
Jan 16Character Types to Watch Out ForDURING THE TIME I lived among the five con artists, they lied to me and gulled me of so much of my money that I was forced to cultivate cunning to survive. In a situation where the clever ones eat the gullible, developing wariness isn’t a matter of choice. Luckily…Self10 min readSelf10 min read
Jan 15Five Percent of the People Manipulate the Other Ninety … five PercentHAVE YOU WONDERED why some people nearly always get what they want from other people, while you can only manage to do so every now and then? I certainly have, and that question had badgered me for years. Why can one person close the big business deal where ninety-five percent…Self7 min readSelf7 min read
Jan 8Living in the Past, Which Is Your FutureHere’s another example that demonstrates how familiar emotions create a corresponding future. You are invited to a co-worker’s 4th of July barbecue. Everyone from your department is expected to attend. You don’t like the host. He’s always number one, and he doesn’t mind letting everyone know it. Every time he’s…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Dec 18, 2022Memorized Feelings Limit Us to Re-creating the PastBy definition, emotions are the end products of past experiences in life. When you’re in the midst of an experience, the brain receives vital information from the external environment through five different sensory pathways (sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch). As that cumulative sensory data reaches the brain and is…Self4 min readSelf4 min read
