When we think of excellence, a few names come to mind. Michael Jordan, Usain Bolt, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee, Wayne Gretzky, Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps and Roger Federer. Naturally, what makes these individuals stand out above the rest is ability to win. They won, over and over again. Something not easy to do […]
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Have you ever felt like a chicken with its head cut off? My wife sure has. A few days a week actually. Each morning she cooks breakfast, heads off to work, puts in eight hours (if not more), pops to the supermarket to pick up some ingredients for dinner on her way back, cooks dinner,
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Author Michael Scott once wrote, “The day we stop learning is the day we die.” I couldn’t agree more. Whether you’re the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, the president of a Ivy League College, a successful entrepreneur, or even just a great mom, there’s always room for improvement. Perhaps it’s learning a new skill
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For those of you who think writing is easy, think again… It’s not, especially when you write as many articles as I have. You forget what you’ve written, what topics you’ve covered, when you wrote them and so things tend to get repetitive. Guilty as charged. Just this week I started writing four new posts,
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We spend a lot of our life trying to change what we don’t like about ourselves… What we don’t often realize is that part of us can be used to our advantage. In essence, taking our weakness and making it a strength. For much of my childhood. I didn’t have much confidence, for a variety
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Back in 1998 when I came to Japan to work I had no idea what was in store for me. I was fresh out of college and didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life, all I knew was that my life would start in Japan. I liked teaching English, so I
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Life is war… I’m speaking metaphorically naturally, but it is true that we must fight for what we want in life. The woman of our dreams, the job we seek, the credentials we desire, success, money, fame…none of these just fall out of the sky. We must fight for them. The other day I came
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Trust is important… Much more than most of us realize. Think about it for a second. How do we choose what movie to watch? What car to buy? What to invest in? Who to ask for advice? Trust is the single theme that rings true to the answer of each of these questions. We often
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… Success is not some mysterious force. Success doesn’t care about your race, your creed, or your background. Nor is success reserved for the rich and affluent. I think Tony Robbins said it best when he said, “Success leaves clues.“ Having read over 200 books on self-development,
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Life’s unpredictable. That’s what I’ve learned about life in my 38 years on this planet. Just when you think you’ve got it all worked out, life throws you a curve ball. On a more personal level, my life has turned out to be one big rollercoaster ride. It started out pretty pedestrian. Born in a
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