How a "wrinkle" can make or break your success. Brooke and Steve are a successful young couple. Both professionals, they earn an excellent income. Both are aware of how important it is to make a good visual impression. That’s why they decided to have one of Brooke’s...

The perfect way to tap your unlimited potential. They learned foreign languages, designed buildings, and invented products. They played their favorite sports, repeatedly hitting home runs and scoring touchdowns. Had they not been locked in tiny, filthy cells, fed like...

Looking for ways to save time? Well, forget it. You can’t “save” time. But you can spend it wisely. First, accept this premise:THERE IS NOT NOW AND THERE NEVER WILL BE ENOUGH TIME FOR ALL THE WORTHWHILE AND IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE. Think of all the places you’d love...

How do you want to be remembered? Imagine waking up one morning, stumbling into the kitchen, and sitting down with a fresh cup of coffee as you begin reading the daily newspaper. As you flip through the pages of events, your eyes fall on the obituary column. What’s...

He’s standing on top of a box! Have you ever wondered about the word “discipline”? What images does it conjure up in your mind? Doing what you have to do? Towing the mark? Keeping your nose to the grindstone? Putting restrictions on your behavior and actions? Setting...

Take time now to answer this question. The C.E.O. of a multi-million dollar corporation died in his Chicago office at age 57. When his huge, solid-oak desk was later cleaned out, a hand fishing line, with hook, sinker and bobber attached, was found at the bottom of...

Profits jump as employees feel more personally responsible. Many years ago, the legendary Marshall Field developed one of Chicago’s outstanding department stores. Much of his success has been attributed to the time he spent on the sales floor, among his employees and...

Your greatest career opportunity is right where you are, prepare to find it. Somewhere in your present job is the opportunity which will bring you everything you could possibly want. In his classic audio album titled “Lead the Field”, the late Earl Nightingale has...

What do you think the “most important” words are that you can say to another person? Would it be I love you? You’re special? You’re wonderful? You can do it? All of these could be. Of course, it would depend on the situation and the condition, right? It also depends...

How and where to find opportunities. What is the title of this article? “Opportunity is nowhere” or “Opportunity is now here?” That’s right. The second one is correct. But far more important than deciphering titles is the ability to recognize opportunities in life....

You can prosper, regardless of the current economic situation. A management psychologist described a conversation he once had with his banker in which he was asked the following question: “Jim, you get around behind the scenes in a lot of businesses. What do you make...

A risky but potentially rewarding approach to leadership Let’s say you are a sales manager. On your team are a few professionals who always do well, several average producers, and some marginal hangers on. Who do you invest your time with? Do you divide it equally...