(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Decades after graduating from high school and after skipping several class reunions, a man attended his first. It was his first because he remembered having not enjoyed high school. He was an introverted boy who felt socially inept…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Problems and suffering in human life occur when we lose the sense of being whole. We are whole, we just forget. Each fundamental way in which our sense of being whole is lost leads to an illusion of…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) In most organizations, the vast majority of problems are caused by faulty systems or processes, not by faulty people. To create a successful, smooth-running organization you must separate the people from the processes. Processes are comprised of a series…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   A person was talking to a room full of speakers about building their speaking businesses. The talk got around to the question of giving free speeches — should you do them or should you maintain the integrity of…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Have you ever had a hard time setting goals? Or achieving them? If so, one reason may be because you have not first recognized the vision of what your life is about. What is it, that is so exciting…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Curiosity is one of our most useful human attributes. It helps us explore, discover and learn. The energy of curiosity pulls us forward in anticipation of an interesting future. Without curiosity most advances would only come from stopping…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Everyone has a built-in need for security, but just because you do doesn t mean that maintaining security has to be the focus of your life. Instead, to focus on freedom means that you are creating a life…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) If it’s wrong today, it will be wrong tomorrow, too. Spend more of your time problem solving and less on “why is it wrong?” questioning. New and better things and ideas come out every day — use them to…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   There is an old story about making a small pond for gold fish or koi. It seems that when a pond is a simple open pool the fish congregate and stay in the same area. But when a…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Many, if not most, goals are set trying to fill what is perceived as a “skill gap.” Have you ever thought, “If I were only better at X, look at all I could do”? Wow, what fun, trying…