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6 Traits That Virtually Guarantee Failure
1) Renting out space in your head to your opposition: Heck, some of us don’t even charge rent. You’ve GOT to believe in yourself, you…
Did I Do My Best?
I was doing my early morning reading one day and this inquiry popped out at me. The question “Did I Do My Best?” resonated deeply…
Act Above Yourself
A major challenge in life is to do as well as we know. We all aspire to better ourselves; the test is how to do…
Trust and Confidence are Not Synonyms
Trust is about integrity, confidence is about competence. Too often in the workplace, a supervisor will say “I can’t trust you to handle this yet”…
Running on “Soular” Power
Running on “Soul” Power means tapping into your true purpose, living your life awake, vigorous and vital. As inspirational and invigorating as it may sound,…
Have You Talked to Your Future Self Lately?
We tend to put a lot of emphasis on our present self and label ourselves as this or that and in doing so we restrict…
Not to Do List
Distractions abound in life: detours and delays that fritter away our time and energy, beguiling diversions that dissipate our focus. A “Not to Do” list…
Forget “To-Do Lists”, Instead Create a “Success List”
The fatal flaw of “to-do” lists is that they tend to attract the mundane. When was the last time you had something earth-shattering on your…
Self-belief: The Foundation
You gotta believe in you. So much starts there. The world will take you at your word, the world will accept your unconscious self-appraisal as…
Respect: The Nitty/Gritty Daily Practice
Folks, respect is a nice word, and we all nod our heads in agreement, believing in our minds we honor it in word and deed.…
Questions from a Mentee, Part 2
Do you believe in luck? If so, how would you explain it? Luck is simply the intersection of preparation and opportunity combined with the courage…
Questions from a Mentee, Part One
Good morning Mr. Collier, I’ve been pondering the below questions, would love your insight. How do you keep good team members? How do you keep…
The Law of Unintended Consequences? Or The Law of Inadequate Analysis?
The Law of Unintended Consequences refers to the tendency of our actions to have outcomes other than our intentions and often at odds to our…
Highlight Reel or Bloopers/Worst Moments? What does Your Internal Film Editor Feature?
You spend more time inside your own mind than anywhere else. We continuously interpret events; filtering them through our world view, telling ourselves stories to…
Success is Just a Skillset
Success, however you personally choose to define it, is just a skillset and a very learnable one at that. To be more precise, anyone can…
Never Attribute a Lower Motive if You Can Imagine a Higher
We tend to give ourselves the benefit of our good intentions, carried out or not, yet we all too often attribute our most fearful interpretations…
You Never Arrive
The journey never ends. Personal growth, developing and cultivating your best self, the search for insight and wisdom, is a never-ending process. And mental muscles…
Just One More! The Power of Persistence and Patient Perseverance
Want success? Want to stand out? Be different/better? Simple! Just do a little bit more than others, just a little bit longer, just try a…
What Are Your Self Stories?
Self-stories are the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. We humans desperately want things to make sense, so we make up stories to explain the…
Craft Your Self-Concept with Care
Who do you think you are? What do you believe yourself capable of? And where did those beliefs come from? Do they serve you or…
Seek Out Stalwart Companions
Life has challenges, stumbling blocks to overcome, roadblocks to navigate. Your ability to nimbly and effectively respond is powerfully impacted by the friends you travel…
I Have a Kingdom I Must Rule
It all starts with you. You have been given an incredible opportunity; you have been gifted with a life, a mind, and a body, truly…
Sculpting the Self
I’ve come to believe that one of the most fundamental determinants of a person’s success in life is their Sense of Self, their self-concept. Since…
How is Your Sense of Self?
Your self-concept, your self-confidence, your degree of self-worth, your self-esteem are all closely related. Collectively, they are your “Sense of Self”, and they powerfully impact…
One Sure Way to Sabotage Your Growth
One sure way to sabotage your personal or professional (which are tightly intertwined) growth is to react emotionally to feedback. We are taught from an…
Working Smart is Harder than Working Hard
Sometimes standing outside ourselves, stepping back and looking dispassionately at our lives, our work, our day-to-day activities can be interestingly difficult. Momentum is powerful, inertia…
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