Succeed by Building Others Up
Regardless of what success means to you, you can attain it faster by building others up instead of bringing them down. Success is sweeter when you help someone else up. It is all too easy to be tempted to criticize others to “show them how things are supposed to be”. But instead of criticizing others, why not try and see the good in them and play it up?
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.
3 Seconds First Impression
You don’t need a second chance to make a first impression. In fact you only have 3 seconds to make a first impression. Changing that first impression is harder than learning a new language. If you absolutely must make a lasting impression, you need to pack the best of you in those 3 seconds. Have [...]
The Quickest Path to Happiness
For the last couple of months I have been writing on various aspects of success and how to attain it. Today’s post is different. We look at a more direct way of being happy. The previous blog posts have been seeking happiness through determination, effort and hard work.
Since we are dealing with the mind in this series, I think it would be prudent of me to share with you what I have recently learned about happiness and how it is connected with the mind.
Happiness is a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. The quickest way of being happy is to decide to be happy. Tell your mind to be happy. Do not put conditions to your being happy. Just resolve to be happy today, not in future.
10 Powerful Strategies for Dealing with Heartache
In 2001 at the age of 21, my planet stood still. I was engulfed in a tide of darkness for a while there. My heart was paralyzed. I was in emotional pain and the pain was real. I would not wish that pain on anyone; the pain of a heartbreak. No matter how hard I tried to forget her, my efforts seemed futile.
Love and the Appreciation Factor
According to the late Mother Teresa “There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread”. The greatest human need is the need to be appreciated. Showing love and appreciation to others implies abundance on your part. When you have an abundant mindset, you attract love and success to your life.
In Pride we Ride
For four years in high school, we sang about riding in pride in our school anthem. Moments after the school anthem we would go to the school chapel where the chaplain would preach about humility. It was instilled in us that we were a great school and we should be proud boys; but were constantly reminded that humility is a virtue, the opposite of pride. It was hard reconciling the idea of riding in pride whilst being humble. More than a decade later, I still have not got the answer.
Anger Management for Success
Anger management comes with a lot of stigma. People seeking out skills and techniques about anger management are thought of as angry or violent. Nothing could be further from the truth. Anger management is all about understanding your emotional state, increase self awareness and improve relationships with others.
Emotions and Success
Welcome to the Emotional Series. In this series we shall look at how positive and negative emotions affect our success. Many people, especially men shy away from talking about emotions. Yet emotions influence our energy levels and success. I will be exploring this subject for the first time in my life and would love you to join me in this journey.
Health Insurance for the Upwardly Mobile
Ministry of Health warning for the upwardly mobile; cover your backside! It is possible to be advancing in economic and social standing one day and to be sinking in medical bills in the next day. With the escalating costs of health care and uncertain global economic times, it is prudent to be insured to the [...]
Good Health & Mind Connection
I recently attended a church service where the guest preacher was paralyzed from waist down. He told a story of how he was once depressed and stayed up one night trying to come up with a list of things that were wrong in his life. I cannot recall the exact wrongs that he found, but I do remember that he defined them with the letters of the alphabet. Let us say he was “Ailing, Bruised, Crying, Depressed, Emotional, Fearful, Gloomy etc”. He then fell asleep and when he woke up the next morning, he told his wife what he had been doing the previous night. He had a small problem though; when he got to the letter Q he could not think of a word that started with Q that was wrong with him. His wife told him, “Have you forgotten that you are a Quadriplegic?” Ouch!
Insomnia & Sleeping Habits
Senator John McCain may have lost the 2008 US presidential campaign, but he did not lose his sense of humor. Shortly after the elections results he went to the The Tonight Show and told Jay Leno “I have been sleeping like a baby – I sleep two hours, wake up and cry. Sleep two hours, [...]
Managing Stress for Success
How much would you have in your piggy bank if everyone who says they are stressed gave you a dollar? I was stressed just before many of my exams in school. I get stressed many times when I have to step out of my comfort zone. I was stressed out just before I started writing this article, wondering how I was going to explain stress. Ok, that is four dollars for your piggy bank (just from me!). Stress is all around us yet so few of us understand it or have developed coping strategies. I hope to inspire you to better cope with stress in your life.
The Harsh Reality of Depression
On the 16th of January 2006, the people of the state of Western Australia were shocked by the news that Premier Dr Geoff Gallop had resigned to aid his recovery from depression. Very few saw that coming; Dr Gallop had always presented himself as a man with a steady demeanor and a keen professionalism. He said that his decision to quit was extremely difficult to make but he admitted that he needed expert help to deal with “debilitating” depression.
What is wrong with a Little Grass?
In his song “I shot the sheriff“, Bob Marley shot the sheriff but did not shoot the deputy. All around in his home town, they were trying to track him down. Trying to bring him in guilty, for the life of a deputy. He admitted shooting the sheriff, but said it was in self defense. [...]
What is the True Cost of Alcohol?
Like all good things in life, alcohol has an evil twin sister. It helps us feel good yet burns our liver. It helps people meet and at times makes them part in less than pleasant ways. I love my beer and am not immune to other forms of alcohol. I am not talking to you as a preacher would, but as a fellow social drinker. Ok that is now out of the way. Let us now talk about the true cost of alcohol.
Sexual Healing for the Willing
Let’s talk about sex. Let’s talk about sexual health. This is a taboo topic for many and I will understand if not everyone reads beyond the first paragraph. If today’s blog post means I will never get voted in as Australia’s Prime Minister or in any elective post anywhere in the world, so be it.
Today’s post is aimed at inspiring the sexually active amongst us to have wholesome and long term success in health. This post may not endear me to the church and many people may not agree with all I say, but that is all good.
Daily Exercise for Success
To maintain top notch physical health and wellness, one has to exercise daily. Physical exercise is any bodily activity that raises the heart rate above its resting level and enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. Exercise helps protect us from diseases of the affluent such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, obesity, [...]
You are what you Eat: Really?
The food you eat determines your state of mind and health. A healthy body that is well nourished equips you with energy to take on challenges in life. What you eat will often determine your emotional state, energy level and body image. If you eat the right kind of foods, you will protect yourself from disease and get an edge in life. You are what you eat.
Success through Healthy Living
Your health is a constant in the success equation. You cannot afford to ignore your health in your pursuit for happiness and success. This blog’s purpose is to inspire you to be the best you can be; a healthier you is a better you. In this new series, we shall look at how we can improve our level of success through healthy living and healthier choices.
50 Blog Posts Milestone!
It is now about two months since I launched this blog. I am humbled by the support that my friends and dear readers have given me. Your comments and messages have been my inspiration to continue writing even when I felt tired. It has not been an easy road but you have made it easier [...]
Mind Series Summary – It is all in the Mind
Success or failure is all in the mind. We have it in us to control how we feel and how far we go in life. Investing in developing your mind is the best investment you can make. You can have a beautiful mind by feeding, nurturing and training your mind.
The Amazing Power of “Why”
A beautiful mind asks why things happen. A beautiful mind questions instead of accepting whatever it is told. Do you have a beautiful mind? What kind of questions do you ask yourself? What kind of questions do you ask others?
The Joy of a Winning Mindset
A winning mindset will bring joy to your life. If you think and behave like a winner, you will win and succeed beyond your wildest dreams. There are many fine athletes that could win championships are intimidated by opponents with a winning attitude. Have a winning attitude and you will enjoy success.
Concentration Precedes Success
Concentration means focusing on a single idea or action with intensity. Concentration helps you solve problems and come up with the fastest path to attain your goals.
Avoid the fallacy of multitasking by completing one task before embarking on another. Be aware that information overload can be a drain on productivity.
We all have different levels of concentration. Concentration can be improved through practice and avoiding distractions. How will you improve your concentration today?
People Series Summary – People & Success
Those who create sustainable success do it by building others up. Succeeding at the expense of others or by putting people down is mean habit and often a recipe for long term failure. The people you surround yourself with and your attitude towards other people also determine your level of success.
A Winning Contacts Building Strategy
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.
Stuff Positive People Like
A lot has been written about stuff white people like, stuff black people like and even stuff Kenyans like. Many of the people reading this blog are positive people so I thought of creating a list of stuff positive people like. It is good to have a laugh at ourselves every now and again.
Meet Invisible People
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.
I know the feeling. I know how it feels to be treated like I was imperceptible to the naked eye. We all have people we do not notice. Not because we do not like them, not because we do not value them, but because they are not in our area of focus. It is a good idea to tune your mind to notice the previously invisible people.
A Magic Word Called Empathy
Given a long enough time line, people do not remember what you say to them. They only remember how you made them feel. Be careful how you make people feel. Be sensitive about people’s emotional states. Take the time to be more attuned to emotions and adjust our words to suit the occasion or prevailing [...]
