I highly recommend that you check out this amazing video by Earl Nightingale in which he discusses how conformity has taken the courage away from people. Instead of standing out and aiming for fruitful goals, people conform. They follow the…

Here is a collection of some of my favorite quotes from the English poet, who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.  Although written more than 400 years ago, it’s amazing how they…

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Whether we are consciously aware of them or not, we all have reference points.  These points dictate what we do in our life and who we become.  We have reference points for every area of our existence. …

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It’s been quite a busy season in politics recently. Canada recently had an election, and the United States are about to have one next week. Although it is very easy to be cynical about politics for obvious reasons, I tend…

Here is a list of the best selling personal development courses from our friends at Nightingale-Conant.  I highly recommend that you check them out if you are looking for quality self help courses that work.  You can make a vast…

Some of my most creative and successful ideas have come to me when I step away from my work, relax, and allow my mind to take me wherever it sees fit.  It’s a practice that I have…

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It seems like everyone these days desperately wants to slow down the aging process.  We live in a culture that worships youth and makes it the center of attention.  I tend to disagree with this view, and…

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In this surprisingly simple talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words “thank you” — to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another person knows what they mean to you. I couldn’t…

I just wanted to pass along to you a very special offer from Brian Tracy.  He is offering a 10% discount code for the Halloween season, which can be used from now until November 1st 2008.

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If you are an avid reader of inspirational quotes, you are probably familiar with the name Ralph Waldo Emerson.  He was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th…