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A Favorite Story About Attitudes

Your attitudes determine your success. Your attitudes also affect the way you see others. There is a story told about a young man who was looking for a place to settle down. As he approached the outskirts of a small town, he encountered an elderly man and asked him,...

The Definition of Success

Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: My 3 Ps: Passion, Purpose, Potential. Click here to see the entire series. Almost everyone I know or can think of wants the same...

Kick the Habit

Here are some quotes to reinforce the formation of good habits … The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. ~Samuel Johnson Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed...

“The Old Black Hen” (Anonymous)

Said the little red rooster, "Gosh, all hemlock, things are tough! Seems that worms are getting scarcer and I cannot find enough. What’s become of all those fat ones is a mystery to me. There were thousands through that rainy spell, but now where can they...

Finding Yourself Overcommitted

Overcommitted is an interesting term I hear often. Use of the term and your underlying assumptions may be a problem. The verb "commit" means "to obligate or pledge oneself," so you may have pledged your time and energy too broadly. You are likely...