Character Development
The Man Who Said Sorry
There was a leadership spill in Australia last week. The Australian Labor party felt it was in a losing bus and had to change the driver to stay on course. Within hours, Australia got a new driver; the first female Prime Minister in Australian history.
Skill vs Talent
Do you want to use every ounce of potential to achieve more? Do you want to succeed in life? If you are anything like me, you probably want more out of life. You want to succeed. You want to thrive. You want to prosper. Mediocrity is not an option.
What is Your Life’s Purpose?
I recently had a near death experience that made me re-evaluate aspects of my life. They say that your life flashes before you just before death. It was not quite like that for me. My mind froze. I did not have the luxury of watching the movie of my life in an instant. Nevertheless, that [...]
What is Your Philosophy?
I grew up in Kenya in the Nyayo era. This was the period in which the then president, my namesake, Daniel arap Moi ruled supreme. Though he sat comfortably on the wrong side of perfection, he had a unique philosophy. Some may call it unique in its simplicity, but nobody said your belief (philosophy) has [...]
The Power of Discipline
Positive thinking and motivational writing turns you on. It activates your mind to imagine the possibilities. But you will only progress in life if you start taking action. Learn to take action even when you feel bored or not motivated. Utilize the power of discipline to get more out of life. Discipline means doing the right thing, at the right place, at the right time, for the right purpose, to achieve the desired goals. It means following through with your commitments regardless of your emotional state.
Here Comes the Men in Luck
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it”, said Thomas Jefferson. Then Oprah Winfrey said “Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity”. And the Japanese have an interesting saying “The day you decide to do it is your lucky day”. Today is [...]
Guy Seeking Goal
It is not too late to set a major goal in life. A good goal is one that is attainable and measurable. Where do you want to be in one year? Who do you want to be in ten years? What about 50 years?
Are Your Goals Getting Enough Love?
On Valentines Day, my heart went out to King Solomon’s 700 wives and 300 concubines. If they were still alive, they would have got lots of Valentines Day presents, yes, but the closest they would have got to him would have been a quick handshake. Have you ever shaken hands with1000 people, leave alone given [...]
Who Is Your Customer?
There is a customer born every minute, said P.T. Barnum. Wherever I go, I see and meet customers. Some are my customers; some are the other guy’s customers. Each of us has customers. We make a living or a fortune by finding and satisfying customers.
Pimp Up Your Avatar
It is not every day that Perth, Western Australia boasts of being home to one of the biggest stars in the world. Sam Worthington has set the bar so high; it may take more than a decade for Perth to have such bragging rights again.
Success: How Badly do You Want it?
I will start today’s post with a confession: I have a ravenous desire for success, hence this website. I am passionate about inspiring my friends to be the best they can be. My path to freedom and happiness is tied to how well I can inspire you. I am starving for success that is [...]
Effect of Thought on Circumstances – Part 2
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is as true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose sole object is [...]
What a Car Mechanic Taught me About Success
Everywhere I look, I seem to find lessons to share with you on this blog about success. Yesterday I was talking with a friend, a car mechanic, about life in general. He mentioned that he enjoys reading my blog. He requested that I share a few lessons with you that he applies in his life. [...]
Wisdom Precipitates Prosperity
I appreciate that not everyone who comes to this blog is a Christian. Having said that, I would like to share some Biblical teachings that will hopefully inspire you, regardless of your religious beliefs or faith. The bible teachings in this blog post are from the book of Proverbs, written by King Solomon. I love [...]
Sex, Power and Success – Part 2
This is Continued from Part 1 of the topic of Sex, Power and Success.The emotion of sex is an “irresistible force,” against which there can be no such opposition as an “immovable body.” When driven by this emotion, men become gifted with a super power for action. Understand this truth, and you will catch the [...]
Sex, Power and Success – Part 1
The mind is a powerful tool at our disposal. Napoleon Hill, in his classic text, Think and Grow Rich, opined that the transmutation sexual energy can lead to success in other areas of life. People become really creative when looking for sex or sex partners. If that drive and creativity can be directed, deliberately, to [...]
How to Amplify Your Potential
To amplify is to increase in size, volume or significance. You can amplify your potential for success by doing things in a certain way. You have to identify what hinders you from success and break through that. You also have to identify ideas to speed up your success journey.
Becoming a Success Magnet
What if you could attract to your life anything you ever wanted? What if you had a magnetism around you that brought all you want in finances, relationships, careers and so on?
What to do when you Lose it all?
Stockbrokers have been known to commit suicide when the going gets tough. When the markets nose-dive, some prefer to jump off skyscrapers rather than face the consequences. Do you attach too much meaning and personal involvement in your material possessions?
Succeed through Making a Contribution
I had a friend in high school, let us call him Alexander. He wrote on the toilet wall “Alexander was here 1994-1997”. The next day they painted the school toilets. They wiped out his contribution.
How relevant are you? What do you do that has enduring value? Bill gates can say his dream of having a [...]
Is your Belief System screwing you up?
Today has been a very humbling experience for me. I stepped back and reflected on the last eight months since launching this blog. I re-read some of my earlier blog posts, and the dear readers’ comments. The support from my dear family, friends and readers has been nothing short of amazing. I really appreciate everyone [...]
Set up Systems to Serve You
We only have 24 hours in a day. We are limited in time, resources, abilities, talents and experience; but we want to get ahead in life. How can you get more out of those 24 hours, resources, talents and experiences? You set up systems to serve you.
How and When to Buy Influence
Influence is like a magic wand for getting ahead in life, politics and business. But how many times have you ever sat down and thought… “I need to be more influential”? I bet not many times. Not many people consciously focus on becoming influential. Very few will admit to having contemplated buying influence. We are [...]
How to Get Ahead in Life
I just got back to Australia from Kenya where I had gone home for family matters and to recharge my batteries. For the time I was gone, I really missed my blog readers and friends I have made on this blog.
My mind was like I sponge. I was taking in lessons like you would not [...]
Chapter 17: Summary of the Science of Getting Rich
THERE is a thinking stuff from which all things are made, and which, in its original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the interspaces of the universe.
A thought in this substance produces the thing that is imaged by the thought. Man can form things in his thought, and by impressing his thought upon formless substance can [...]
Chapter 16: Some Cautions, and Concluding Observations
MANY people will scoff at the idea that there is an exact science of getting rich; holding the impression that the supply of wealth is limited, they will insist that social and governmental institutions must be changed before even any considerable number of people can acquire a competence.
But this is not true.
It is true that [...]
Chapter 15: The Advancing Man
WHAT I have said in the last chapter applies as well to the professional man and the wage-earner as to the man who is engaged in mercantile business.
No matter whether you are a physician, a teacher, or a clergyman, if you can give increase of life to others and make them sensible of the fact, [...]
Chapter 14: The Impression of Increase
WHETHER you change your vocation or not, your actions for the present must be those pertaining to the business in which you are now engaged. You can get into the business you want by making constructive use of the business you are already established in; by doing your daily work in a Certain Way. And [...]
Chapter 13: Getting into the Right Business
SUCCESS, in any particular business, depends for one thing upon your possessing in a well-developed state the faculties required in that business.
Without good musical faculty no one can succeed as a teacher of music; without well-developed mechanical faculties no one can achieve great success in any of the mechanical trades; without tact and the commercial [...]
Chapter 12: Efficient Action
YOU must use your thought as directed in previous chapters, and begin to do what you can do where you are; and you must do ALL that you can do where you are. You can advance only by being larger than your present place; and no man is larger than his present place who leaves [...]
