One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish. About that time, a businessman came walking down the [...]
The 90/10 secret is incredible! Very few know and apply this secret. The result? Millions of people are suffering undeserved stress, trials, problems, and heartache. They never seem to be a success in life. Bad days follow bad days. Terrible things seem to be constantly happening. Theirs is constant stress, lack of joy, and broken [...]
As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. [...]
One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops – a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well. At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. [...]
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next [...]
Is there something like “born leader”? Usually not. Most people are not born leaders. They become leaders. Leadership is an art that can be learnt and the more you practice certain basic principles the more effective leader you would become. Principle 1: Take notice of even the small achievements of others and compliment them. We [...]
Making friends is relatively easy… keeping friendships is what sometimes gets messy. It happens at times because we begin to assume that friends or close ones should always understand us and will stay by us. But like Oliver Wendell Holmes said “Don’t flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. [...]
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. ” – Buddha
“Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. Most of all, other people can’t stop you. Only you can stop you.” – Jeffrey Gitomer
“Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.” — Tom Clancy