16. For Every Frustrating Situation, Find a Creative Solution
Someone once said that frustration is the creaky, stiff door to the Secret Garden. I don’t know if you’ve watched that childhood drama, but it centers around a garden which is unapproachable and whose entrance has overgrown, remaining almost completely hidden until accidentally discovered by one of the main characters of the film. Sometimes our [...]
Read more15. Understand the Importance of Taking Full Responsibility…
All my mistakes belong to me! Even the ones I do by mistake. OK, enough tongue-in-cheek word-twisting – what do I mean by this statement? Well, I’ll be honest here – I still find this secret of success something of a challenge. It’s easier, after all, to find some external reason why I am not [...]
Read more14. Be Wise in the Course of Persisting
Those who doesn’t persist, gain nothing. Those who persists without wisdom, may lose everything. Those who persist with wisdom have everything to gain. The key here is to allow the pathway that you are forging to be altered as you monitor your progress, or its lack. Skilful downhill skiers have this to a fine art, [...]
Read more11. The Best Way to Really Understand Something is to Teach it…
I’ll be really honest here for a second: I have a huge, unfair advantage over many people. Why is that? Well, the reason is this: I’ve been a high school teacher for 15 years. I know the power there is in teaching something to someone else. There are probably two main camps to explain why [...]
Read more9. Winners Forget How to Give Up
Some questions to think about: What makes a winner? Why do some people give up, and others persist? What key habits can you cultivate in order to achieve success? 1. What makes a winner? For some people, winning is more to do with being in a competetive environment, and gaining recognition from others when [...]
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