Archive for 'success' tag

Understanding Hedonism Part 4: What’s The True Measure of Success?

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Normally, my existential views would automatically lead me to say “Success is anything you want it to be. It’s up to you to give your life meaning.”
And that’s still true.
But since we’re all flesh-and-blood biological machine human beings who cannot rise above our own humanity (not that we’d WANT to, but still) there exists a [...]

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5 Questions To Help You Choose Your Purpose In Life

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Today I read a pretty good article by sales and achievement guru Brian Tracy on “How To Find Your True Calling” in life.
It had some good stuff I wanted to share, but I’ve renamed my post a little to reflect my own existential beliefs that your purpose is not something hiding under a rock somewhere, [...]

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The Ideal Way To Start Every Day

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Have you ever gotten off to a bad start in the morning and then everything else afterward in the day just kindof fell apart?
I’ve done a lot of thinking about how to best begin the day, so this sort of thing never happens again. Or, at least, to minimize the problem as much as possible.
And [...]

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Are You Letting This Common Mindset Ruin Your Life?

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

You can have any mindset you want about anyTHING you want.
None are inherantly “good” or “bad” (those concepts are based on other people’s agreement or disagreement), but for every kind of mindset, there are very exact consequences that will come to you as a result.
I just got off the phone a few minutes ago with [...]

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How To Find A Good Bank And A Good Banker

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Here are a few techniques and tips for being more successful in locating a good bank and a great banker.
1. Never pick a bank, always pick a banker. The individual you work with is usually more important than the institution you chose.
2. The best way to find a good banker is to ask for a [...]

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How To Have A Successful Business Meeting

Friday, April 11th, 2008

In Missouri at least, there is some mysterious attraction of business men toward St. Louis (or Panera) Bread Co. as a place for meeting. Why is this the “place to meet”? Sure it’s got a wi-fi hotspot, but I advocate that strictly oral meetings to accomplish a business objective, especially in a restaurant, are doomed [...]

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How To Name A Business

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

One of the most important tasks when starting a small business occurs right at the outset: giving the enterprise a name.
The name chosen will come to symbolize the entire business and can be an early sign of a company’s character.
I classify the way people traditionally name businesses into four broad groups. They are, in reverse [...]

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