November 04, 2010 Insights: Career Advice
A who's who of famous failures that have led to great success stories.
The pursuit of success is full of some failures. In fact, the more we fail, the greater our success. History is chock-a-block full of people who might never have made a success of their lives without some big challenges.
Zig Ziglar once said, "Failure is an event, not a person." See if you can figure out who's who in these descriptions. (Answers found at bottom.)
A.) He failed the sixth grade and was defeated in every single election for public office until he became Prime Minister at the young...
September 28, 2010 Insights: Business Leadership
To all my retired friends...
The secret of life in twelve words:
Before middle age – do not fear.
After middle age – do not regret.
Enjoy your life while you can. Do not wait till you cannot even walk just to be sorry and to regret. As long as it is physically possible, visit places you wish to visit.
When there is an opportunity, get together with old classmates, old colleagues and old friends. The gathering is not just about eating, it is just that there is not much time left.
Money kept in the banks may not be really...
September 21, 2010 Insights: Business Leadership
Says the former CEO of Coca-Cola: Of the five balls you juggle in life, you can drop only one.
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. They are Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit, and you're keeping all of these in the air.
You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the four others – Family, Health, Friends and Spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be scuffed, nicked, damaged, even shattered. And it will never be the same.
Work efficiently during office...
August 18, 2010 Insights: Sports and Recreation
John Wooden, coach at the UCLA Recreational Sports Center passed away on June 4, 2010, just a few months before his 100th birthday. Here's some of the condensed wisdom of his life.
In 2006, I wrote a book titled Make your Life a Masterpiece. It was to celebrate Canada Wide Media's 30th anniversary, and includes many stories from our staff who really are the masterpieces behind our success.
John Wooden, coach at the UCLA Recreational Sports Center passed away on June 4, 2010, just a few months before his 100th birthday. He led UCLA to an unprecedented 10 national championships, and had an...
August 10, 2010 Insights: Career Advice
"You will be the same person as you are today except for the people you meet, the places you go, and the books you read."
– Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
Which is the bigger crime? To be able to read and then not – or to not be able to read?
Books provide wisdom, insight, knowledge, perspective, new ideas and thought starters. They provide another viewpoint – inspiration and understanding.
If you read 17 pages a day, you will read 31 200-page books a year – a great start!
At the Speakers Roundtable conference held in...
July 19, 2010 Insights: Business Leadership
Have you ever thought about who started the ball rolling on all this talk about “self help,” “inspiration,” “motivation,” and “leadership”?
Where did the literary greats and positive success authors come from and who influenced the Dale Carnegie’s, the Orison Swett Marden the Writings Og Mandino and W-Clement Stone, Norman Vincent Peale, Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill and others?
At the Speakers Roundtable 2009 Conference in West Lake Village California, member Danny Cox put on a “Links to the Past” – strength for the future...
Do you like networking at events?
Brian Wong, CEO of Kiip Inc.,
on being a 21-year-old CEO
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