It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.  That can be said for a lot of jobs.  Some are literally dirty.  Other jobs are emotionally dirty. I have invested my time today in one of the latter kind of dirty jobs:  advising TEDxUNLV ( https://www.facebook.com/TEDxUNLV)  applicants that their proposals were not accepted. Don’t feel...Read More

This week I received an email from a former client with the subject:  You Have Changed My Life.  Clearly, the writer (President of OutGrowthConsulting) had my attention.  What I did not expect was that he would answer the question that is always asked by potential clients.  The question usually is some form of, “how do you...Read More

Long before I developed a passion for success, I had a passion to make a great income and create personal wealth.  Many in my profession would not say that out loud because  the success cliche of the last few decades has been, “Do what you love and the money will come.”  Heck, it is a...Read More

“If you have an itch to do something, scratch it!  You may find your next passion.” The words above are my paraphrasing of a power talk delivered by Bobby Williams, a successful retired business owner who is devoting is seventh decade to developing a deep spiritual nature — and sharing it. As an Applied Positive...Read More

There are some things you should not wait to take action to change.  Actually, your brain depends on your taking some easy, fun and free actions.  At IPPA in June, I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Joyce Shaffer explain some wonderful research in neuroplasticity (how the brain can change itself).  Dr. Shaffer did not just discuss the...Read More

Do you hope or believe the power of one person could shift an entire situation from failure to success, from terror to cooperation, from isolation to inclusion?  In 1999, I listened as Mike Milken extolled the value shift in the Chicago Bulls basketball team pre-Michael Jordon and post and the Boston Celtics basketball team pre-Larry...Read More

I have a habit of seeking true life stories that inspire human resilience.  I was first taught this habit in a self-help book of some form.  The suggestion was to continually read, listen and watch inspiring stories of human resilience.  Over the last ten years, various forms of psychological studies have confirmed this to be...Read More

Long before TED conferences branded the now recognizable “ideas worth spreading”, a child whose parents were recently freed slaves by the name of Mary McLeod Bethune, took it upon herself to find ways to educate herself and those in her community. Mary financed her ambitious dream by selling sweet potato pies door-to-door to raise money...Read More

If you think as I do, personal development is an inside job.  Therefore, no one is ever really ‘unemployed’ or ‘underemployed’ if they are working on their own development at some level.  I mention this perspective because I was struck by two occurrences this week. The first occurrence was the posting of a quote by...Read More