Bet you don't think much about how good you are at some things. Too modest. Nothing wrong with patting yourself on the back once in awhile.What is your strength? What do you do well?If you're like me, you're probably already too focused on what you don't know, giving yourself little credit for what you excel at doing.Stop taking yourself for granted. Don't underestimate yourself. Many of us seldom consider our own special talents, those things we possess by nature, that make

This is a constant vexation for most of us.Why are we always racing somewhere, or muddying the water by taking on too many challenges all at once? Why is it so difficult to focus?Do one thing. Remember what Ella Fitzgerald said?Do one thing at a time, at least.I just received a well deserved lecture. Well actually, it was a chewing out from someone very close to me. My close friend and confident thinks I am a lunatic. My friend is right, by the way.I am a very disciplined well organized person w

We're into picnic season. Who isn't bothered by flies landing on the food and generally bugging the @##**xxx out of you? I just received this tip in my inbox and thought it so clever, I decided to share it with you. You can share it with your customers too, especially if you are in the food or camping niche.Simple and easy solution to flies..."ZIP LOCK BAG - Good tip!We went with friends to a restaurant on Sunday for lunch and sat in the patio section beside the store. We happened to not

It's so interesting to me to see what Street Articles has evolved into during it's young existence. K&C's vision is becoming a reality. They saw SA as a place where latent talent for writing can be encouraged and through lots of practice, it can blossom into some very good writing.Refreshing, especially in light of past article writing that has been crippled by the need for keyword density and soft selling techniques to subtly nudge folks into purchasing the affiliate product.Qualit

Aw, forget about the crow's feet or lack of symmetry. That's not what I'm talking about.Is that face smiling back at you? I hope it's not scowling.What do you feel looking at your own image? This is a good place for an attitude adjustment.Would you say that person in the mirror looks full of hope and youthful vitality?It's more than what you see, it's also what you feel. Do you feel that person is basically happy? Do you want to have a drink with that person? Are you attr

It's not from me. I received it from Brian Tracy, and I want to share it with you.It's right on target.The Seven Step Process for Setting and Achieving Your Goals First, decide exactly what you want in each area of your life. Be specific! Second, write it down, clearly and in detail. Third, set a specific deadline. If it is a large goal, break it down into sub-deadlines and write them down in order. Fourth, make a list of everything you can think of that you are going to have

These programs just flood my inbox. Don't they ever sleep? It's one clever software after the next, with a boring and predictable presentation. You know it's a launch because everyone is hawking it at the same time. The most recent one is Commission Hack. The name is offensive, but would that bother too many people? I wonder. Yes, I was curious and checked it out. Why? Because it is being offered by some people I ordinarily respect, so I gave it a few minutes and looked at the vide

Just received an interesting video from Brian Tracy. I liked it a lot, so I'm sharing the general ideas with you. Tracy talks about different kinds of intelligence that we all possess. We all have many skills, but specific abilities outweigh others. He points out that we should not discount any of these talents in pursuing our goals. 1 and 2 are the only forms of intelligence even considered in our educational systems. Some of these abilities are not tested in schools, and are frankly take

It's a little different now than it used to be. Sliced bread was a revolutionary idea in 1910, but what made people buy it? Took Wonder Bread to put the concept over. How did they get the idea across so that people wanted sliced bread? How did the idea spread? When I was a kid, everyone ate Wonder Bread. Is successful marketing a matter of spending a lot of money to launch a product? According to Seth Godin, here are the questions to ask: Is it remarkable? Is it new and fresh? Is it dif

I've gotten over the buying shiny new things affliction, for the most part, however I still check things out. Can't be an ostrich. Still have to limit the time spent reading this stuff. Rant of the day: One marketing ploy that makes me lose my cool more than anything else is bait and switch. I respect directness. If somebody offers to sell me something for a dollar and a testimonial, then that's the deal. I don't want to listen to them in a recording for 20 minutes of my valua