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No more whining, bitching, moaning, griping and complaining.
At a social function recently, 90 percent of the chitchat I heard were whimpers about the economy, how bad Obama is doing and how much the health care plan sucks, ad nauseam.
Finally, I had heard enough and I blurted out, “In the ‘80’s when the economy was booming, did you get rich?”
“Uh, well, no” answered the small crowd’s speaker.
“But Reagan was president and still you didn’t? What about when Clinton was President? He created a big national surplus, certainly you got rich then?”
“If you were standing in the healthcare haven of France right now, as you describe, would you be any healthier than you are now?”
Silence was his answer.
“Look”, I said, “stop worrying about the national economy and focus on your own economy. Don’t worry about who’s running the White House and concern yourself with running your house better. The only health care plan that matters is your health care plan… for you.”
In my observation, it is just as easy to fail in a good economy as it is in a bad one. And it is just as easy to get rich in a bad economy as it is in a good one. Why? Because the economy has nothing to do with it.
I know many good, capable, smart and hardworking people who have been whacked by unexpected consequences of the economic winter we are in. It happens to the best of people even in the best of times.
Instead, start focusing on… CLICK TO READ REST OF ARTICLE
I have observed that one of the most overlooked but important qualities of great leadership is one’s courage and willingness to do what is unpopular.
Unarguably, one of the greatest leaders in history, at the time of his leadership, continually suffered vehement opposition and may have been one of the most unpopular people ever to serve in his position.
His name is Abraham Lincoln, consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest of all U.S. presidents.
Because Lincoln’s viewpoints were so different from that of many other government officials, he faced constant antagonism. Famously, as a congressman, he took a very unpopular stand against President James K. Polk regarding the Mexican War, saying the war was unjust.
The Great Abe lost elections for several different political offices before finally being elected president by one of the lowest popular margins in history. He was regularly ridiculed and viciously attacked by the press. Right before the 1864 election, a newspaper editor in La Crosse, Wis., actually suggested someone be Brutus and stab Lincoln. Lincoln was, of course, unpopular with Democrats, but for much of his administration, he was also unpopular with some members of his own party; even his Cabinet, composed of men he had beaten out for the Republican nomination, often confronted him.
Yet, because he was willing to do what was… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING
VIDEO: Final Keynote at Jim Rohn Tribute Event
12 Feb
Posted by: Darren Hardy in: Design Best 10 Years, SUCCESS
VIDEO: Darren Hardy’s Final Keynote at Jim Rohn Tribute Event
On Saturday, February 6th, 2010 1,300 people attended a special tribute to celebrate the life and legacy of the renown leader and business philosopher, Mr. Jim Rohn.
Shown in photo: Harvey Mackay, Brian Tracy, Les Brown, Tony Robbins, Darren Hardy, Denis Waitely and Chris Widener
CLICK HERE to watch Darren Hardy’s final keynote to honor and wrap up the tribute to Jim Rohn.
I hate chitchat. Hate it.
I know I am probably (not probably, definitely am) an overly intense person. I want to be engaged in something that is meaningful and “on purpose” at all times—even when I am “off” and not working. To sit around and shoot-the-(well, you know) and talk about the weather, football scores or the latest celebrity gossip pains me beyond belief.
Ask my wife: A conversation goes shallow, and I’ll go in the other room and read a book or find something else “productive” to do. So when I know I am going into chitchat terrain (like holiday parties and family functions) I gear myself up and review my chitchat strategy.
Here is what I know for sure:
•People like to talk about themselves—a la Winning Friends and Influencing People.
•I really don’t like talking about myself or what’s going on in my life—I already know all that, and it bores me to hear myself talk about it. (And I know most people don’t really care; they are just waiting for their turn to talk about themselves. Seriously, no joke, see above point)
•I love to learn and am in constant pursuit of life’s distinctions. If I am going to engage in chitchat (heaven help me), I want to learn something. I want to walk away with a new idea, tip or distinction I didn’t have before the conversation. And I believe I can learn something from anyone.
•It’s up to me to make the conversation interesting. Considering the above (people really only want to talk about themselves, and I don’t, but I want to learn something), the key is to be ready with interesting and inquisitive questions. Anyone who knows me knows I am always asking questions (and it isn’t about Britney Spears or Snoop Dog news). The key is to have a series of great and insightful questions ready.
Want some help with creating great questions that get people talking about their greatest passions, hopes, dreams, ambitions and ideas?
If so, I will now give you my “on purpose” chitchat formula… CLICK HERE TO READ REST OF POST
[From SUCCESS magazine, January 2010 Publisher's Letter]
Ah, 2010, what a poetic-sounding number. We just finished the first decade of the new millennium—time to take an accounting.
Over the last 10 years, how’d you do? Are you living the life you envisioned for yourself? In 1999, when you were watching the ball drop for the new millennium, is this the life you pictured for yourself back then? Ten years ago did you think you would be richer and healthier, have a better marriage and more friends, experience more joy and have more peace of mind than you do now?
If so, it’s time for a turning point.
You’ve probably heard the definition of insanity—doing the same things over and over and expecting different results. If you don’t want the next 10 years to be like the last, then now is the time to do something different.
Humans are unique. We are the only species who can completely change the course of our lives. Ants can’t do it, alligators can’t and lions can’t. If a goose wanted to fly west instead of south for the winter, it couldn’t. All other animals besides humans are directed entirely by impulse written into their genetic code. As a human, if you don’t like the story of your life thus far, you can rip up the script and write a completely new one.
Ask anyone who has achieved great success in life—there was a turning point, a time when… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
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