Recently I read this quote by Albert Einstein, “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value,” and it got me thinking. Our interpretation of success is a personal thing and if striving for success becomes all-consuming, it could result in us becoming self-centered. However, if we prefer to be of value,…
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Our future can only be determined by looking forward, with no reference to our past.
So here I am sitting in my office, my door is closed and just short of a sign hanging on it saying, “DON’T DISTURB!!” I’ve disconnected my internet connection, and my cell phone is upside down, off, and out of sight. All of this just to write this post. It probably all sounds quite extreme…
It’s all just a kind of magic and we’re all magicians!
Hearing your own voice.
As mentioned in the last post, it’s really difficult to get your “dream” out there without help from others who see value in what you’re doing. But somehow like-minded people always seem to find each other. I was recently interviewed by Belinda Doveston from Apian Learning. Where we chatted for about 40 minutes about creativity,…
Perseverance vs Natural Ability
Many of give up on something before we start because we feel we don’t have the natural ability towards achieving it. In recent case studies conducted by Behavioral Psychologists – where they pitted teams with natural ability towards the goal against teams told to focus on perseverance. The outcome was quite interesting and to view…
What does success mean to you?
What does “Success” mean to you? I’m relatively short, have a shaved head, wear glasses, have to budget how I spend my money and only powerful enough to try and disagree with my girlfriend which usually results in me losing another discussion, debate or at worst an argument. Would you think me successful? The Paparazzi…
