Category Archives: Personal Development

The Dark Jedi Guide to Getting What You Want From Life

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. ―Yoda In Star Wars movies and positive thinking manifestos, we are told to banish fear, anger, and other negative emotions in order to be successful. Modern American society has cast into us a belief that…

Stupid Goals

While working on a speech, I was reminded of a lesson I learned at the Lady and the Champs Speaker conference. This one lesson might just kick you in the butt like it did for me. The lesson is that there are really two types of goals: Production goals Process goals Many people in the…

The Number One Problem with Personal Development

Number 1

Do you feel that the personal development industry has failed you? Have you been filled with a desire to lose weight, make a million dollars, or any other goal that can be easily solved (so I am told) by buying a book out of the self-help section of your local bookseller. Have you then been…

Stupid People Making Money

This post isn’t about marketing. It is about stupid people making money so make sure to read the next quote if this one doesn’t apply to you: I don’t care about the size of my list, because that’s not how I do business. I am more social in the way I sell product. I hate…

Habits

When was the last time you thought about your daily habits? I am not just talking about what you call bad habits, but I am talking about the activities you do the same way every day without thinking about why you are doing them. The habits I am talking about can include when you wake…