Posts Tagged ‘achieved great things’
New Plan
One of my favorite quotes from the last few years comes from the wonderful world of sports. More specifically, the wonderful world of mixed martial arts. I like the quote because it applies to life just as succinctly as it applies to fighting in the UFC. The quote is from Mirko Cro Cop, and he said it before one of his fights about a year or so ago. It was played on TV during one of those well edited segments that show both fighters trash-talking about each other before the fight is broadcast. Cro Cop was responding to one of his [...]
Take Five
I was sitting in my office yesterday and I noticed an employee from another company within the building outside my window. Yes, I'm ground floor. Not the corner penthouse, yet... Anyway, the guy was pacing around and reading from what looked to be a religious book. He was walking back and forth, rather quickly and was reading the words out loud. It occurred to me that if it was indeed some inspirational text that he was reading from, he was really making it meaningful. And it was great to watch. I mean, look, sitting in a [...]
Whatever You Do…Don’t Do This!
I have been fortunate enough to talk with many successful people in my life so far and I have had the chance to ask them how they achieved the biggest goals in their own lives. In fact, it has been a quest of mine for the better part of the last 20 years to compile as much information about success and how it is achieved as I possibly could. That research has become the backbone of a book that I am currently in the process of writing. I am going to let one of the big secrets of success out though, right here in this little ol' [...]
