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Life Change

What You Think Determines What You Achieve

Is there a connection between what we think and what we experience or have in our lives?  Yes, thanks to the amazing power of the mind, “You are what you think.”
I first learned this concept from the Bible many years ago. Proverbs 23:7 says,”As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”
Brian Tracy, one [...]

July 19, 2010 Life Change Read the full article →

Handling Stress and Changing Expectations in Marriage

After 18 years of marriage, I have a new wife.  Gratefully, this one’s much better than the old one.  Let me explain.  Before she slaps me.
Last week, my wife and I enjoyed a dinner out to celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary.  During the course of our conversation, she made an interesting observation about [...]

July 10, 2010 Family Read the full article →

Is it Easier to Plan Your Vacation than Your Life?

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of the late Jim Rohn. He was a world-renown author and speaker who inspired millions with his personal rags-to-riches story and down-to-earth business philosophy.
You can read my tribute to Jim Rohn if you’d like.
One quote of his, in particular, has stuck with me for years, and has [...]

April 21, 2010 Life Change Read the full article →

How to Harness the Power of the Mind to Get Results

In my last post, How a change in your beliefs will change your life, we talked about how our thoughts and beliefs shape the person we are, and how the results we experience in the different areas of our lives (whether good, bad or indifferent) are ultimately determined by what we believe to be true [...]

March 4, 2010 Life Change Read the full article →

How a Change in Your Beliefs Will Change Your Life

I just started reading Zero to Zillionaire: 8 Foolproof Steps to Financial Peace of Mind by Chellie Campbell. The first step, or strategy, she lays out in the book is: “Change Your Mindset and Change Your Future.”
The point she makes is that the situation we find ourselves in today (whether good, bad or [...]

March 3, 2010 Life Change Read the full article →

Can you Plan to be Spontaneous?

By nature, I enjoy being spontaneous and would rather fly by the seat of my pants than sit down and make a plan for anything – be it a vacation, work project, or an important area of my life.
So when I finished writing the third in a series of posts on how to reach your [...]

March 2, 2010 Life Change Read the full article →