Dr. Ali Binazir, the author of the Tao of Dating, estimates that the odds of you existing are one in four quadrillions. He makes a very impressive, analytical argument in arriving at that number in his piece “Are You a Miracle?”. It’s a great piece, but to save you time here’s the short of it….
When it comes to living your best life, the big elephant in the room is self-control. The more you have, the better the circumstances of your life. There have been many studies supporting this, but perhaps the best-known study was the Stanford Marshmallow Study. Intuitively, we all know that behind many of our struggles in life,…
My Aunt Peg was one of my early mentors in life. She always said what was on her mind and bragged about it. As a kid, I loved it. I loved seeing my Aunt Peg go to town on someone and watching their reaction, which was usually not a good one. At my Aunt Peg’s…
According to a study conducted by economists from the University of Padova, Italy, individuals who read for self-education earned 21% more like adults, than those who did have this growth habit. In another study conducted by Daniel Belsky (Duke University), who studied 918 New Zealanders, he found that individuals who developed the reading to learn…
Failure is such an ugly word. It shouldn’t be. There are a lot of people who are doing it. Maybe they know something the rest of us don’t know. According to the U.S. Census there are approximately 49 million who live below the poverty line in America and another 53 million who are at or…
What are the top 5 habits of entrepreneurs? I get asked that question a lot by the media and podcasters, so I thought I’d share my top 6 list with you: 1. Daily Self-Improvement Daily Growth is either through daily reading to gain knowledge, going to night school, attending a seminar, webinar, or listening to…
Sometimes rich people lose their wealth. Things can go wrong. Sometimes those things that go wrong are outside the control of the wealthy (i.e. random bad luck) but more often than not they are things that are completely within their control. As a CPA, I’ve been advising wealthy individuals in money matters for more than…
Do you know where you will be in five years? What will your life be like, five years from today? What would you like your life to look like five years from today? If you don’t know where you are going, the path to take really doesn’t matter. In my research of the rich and…
It was an early morning on the first day of spring. The farmer had just finished planting the last of his sunflower seeds. The ground was still cold and hard from a long, cold winter. The frosty, damp morning soon gave way to a strong morning sun rising slowly over the horizon. Its warm rays…
In the personal development industry, the experts try to separate themselves from the competition by sharing their unique formula for success. Each self-help expert seems to have their own proprietary “formula” for success. But, one thing I’ve noticed among these experts is they all seem to ignore the most important factor of success – Luck….
