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Getting Past the Past
The mental game is a huge part of success in life. A little bit of self-confidence can take you a long way. Much confidence comes…
February 24, 2010Taking Calorie Counts With a Grain of Salt: Don’t Believe Everything You Read
Requiring restaurants, particularly chains, to put calorie counts beside each item is the latest skirmish in the battle against American obesity. But can you believe…
September 3, 2009PopCap: Excusitis
(A Populist Capitalist Blog) Excusitis is the unwillingness to accept responsibility for our actions and their consequences, either individually (the dog ate my homework, I…
May 8, 200913 Behaviors of Trustworthy People: #9 Clarify Expectations
Drawn from “Speed of Trust” by Stephen M.R. Covey The Collier Companies Fall 2013 Conference of Champions featured a two day “Speed of Trust” seminar by FranklinCovey Clarifying expectations can be…
April 3, 201418 Simple Ways to make a Habit
Along the lines of finding new ways of being and behaving, here is some excellent and concise how-to advice on creating new habits, found on…
July 2, 2008Mentor’s Reply to Young Entrepreneur’s Questions (Part V)
Hello Mr. Collier, I hope everything is going well with you. Would you mind answering the below questions? What is your definition of “street smarts”?…
January 12, 2016“Don’t Believe Everything You Think”
“Don’t believe everything you think” is an important admonition on the importance of living an examined life, on the necessity of keeping an open mind,…
February 17, 2010If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.
When everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority. If everything is important, then nothing is important. Medicine responds to this potential dilemma with…
October 2, 2008Complacency is a Champion’s Greats Foe
Q: “Do you feel rich?” A: “No. I think I always have a fear that whatever I have could leave, and it’s very temporary. I’ve…
October 20, 2008Get Everything You Can… Out of All You’ve Got Now
Too often we focus on our lacks, our weaknesses, on barriers in our way. Doing so flirts with creating a victim identity. If your goal…
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