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 them tender, loving care? (more…)
What would you do if you only had six more months to live? Who would you call more often? How would you spend your free time? How would you spend your money? (more…)
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 significance of the statement that sex transmutation will lift one to the status of a genius.
The emotion of sex contains the secret of creative ability. (more…)
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 another pursuit, one can improve his or her probability of success. (more…)
One vital relationship that you need in your success journey is a right hand man (or woman). You need a friend, a close friend who will be your sounding board for your ideas. A person who will keep you in check and ensure that you are on the right track in your quest for success.
Not all your friends can play this role of a right hand man. Not everyone in your career line can do that either. To ensure that you have the right man (or woman) for the job, be careful to check that they have some of these qualities. (more…)
There are actions and habits that should be reason enough for you to run to the hills. You shall know them by their fruits. How good are you at spotting trouble in relationships? What can you do to avoid the eminent danger posed by these evil signs? (more…)
Some relationships are single serving like airline food. Others last a life time. How do you make your relationship edge closer to a life time relationship? I don’t have all the answers, but following these rules can only be good for your relationship. (more…)
Trust is one of the great essentials for healthy relationships. We shall go through some of the ways of cultivating and maintaining trust in a relationship.
Trust is simply reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, or surety of someone or something. Trust does not just happen, it is cultivated over a long period of time. The little things that you do everyday are the little trust deposits. It takes years to do this. (more…)
Relationships often fail because of having the wrong mind set. We have the wrong idea of how things should be. There are several theories about relationships that are taken as gospel truth and yet people wonder why things never improve.
In today’s post we uncover some relationship myths that may be holding us back. Hopefully you will be inspired to approach relationships from a new angle. (more…)
Yesterday we talked about the importance of relationships in our lives. Today we look at some actions that can make great relationships elude you. (more…)
In the last series, we were talked of Getting Ahead in life. From my experience, the fastest way of succeeding and sustaining success is growing and nurturing relationships. Be they business, social, family or dating relationships, how you relate with others determines how high you ascend or how low you sink.
The people you interact with have a deep impact on how you feel and who you eventually become. No matter what stage in life you may be in, you need other people. Cultivating relationships is a powerful skill to add to your success arsenal.
This series will be exploring various relationships and aspects of relationships. But before we do that, let’s get clear on why relationships matter. Why do we even need to bother fostering great relationships? (more…)
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 who has joined me in this journey of personal growth and discovery.
This year, I have been unshackling myself from mental slavery. I earmarked 2009 as the year of unparalleled professional and personal growth. It has meant getting rid of some beliefs that were royally screwing my life and preventing me from getting ahead. (more…)
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 in so far as your business consists in dealing with other men, whether personally or by letter, the key-thought of all your efforts must be to convey to their minds the impression of increase. (more…)
After my accident I could not work for a while so I spent a lot of time as a couch potato watching movies. One day I went to a video store in Subiaco, Western Australia to borrow some DVDs. The store staff member at the checkout was a lovely, truly lovely girl in her early twenties. She looked at me and started smiling, smiling flirtatiously I suppose. I smiled back with my eyes and lips tightly closed. (more…)
Those who create sustainable success do it by building others up. Succeeding at the expense of others or by putting people down is a mean habit and often a recipe for long term failure. The people you surround yourself with and your attitude towards other people will determine your level of success.
You will need other people in order to reach the apex of your success. Call it standing on the shoulders of giants or what you may. Contacts building strategies are vital for the upwardly mobile. A winning contacts building strategy focuses on quality & sustainability not just numbers for the sake of numbers. (more…)
Have you ever been discriminated against? I have. Have you ever been treated like you are not there? I have. Have you ever been made to feel insignificant? I have. Have you ever been made to feel like you were invisible? I have. (more…)
You can employ the power of commitment to get amazing results in your life. There are many benefits of committing to an idea, cause, career, relationship, religion, organization, friendship, values or goals. Committing to your goals will give you better results than jumping from one big idea to another. A wise man once told me that rolling stones gather no moss; unless you are willing to commit to your success, you will be like a rolling stone hurtling towards mediocrity. (more…)
