Tag: self-esteem

success

Do Different

It's great to study successful people and look for clues.  But please don’t make the mistake of doing what it seems like everyone is doing.  Conventional wisdom only works for conventional results, and most conventional results are decidedly average or even mediocre. 
Happy Family

Choose the Right Games

Greetings from Minneapolis where I'm competing in the World Series with my softball team.  If you're new here, every week I send you a postcard with a question, topic, or challenge to contemplate. Today let's explore the games you play.
happiness

How to Be Happy

Okay that may take a little more space than we have here, but we can chunk it down to what causes happiness.  Here's my posit. There are four things that cause you to be happy.
haters

Haters Gonna Hate…

You're surrounded by legions of doubters, cynics, and haters.  Some will subconsciously be trying to hold you back and not even know it.  Others will consciously try to sabotage you over petty jealousies or other psychological disorders they possess.  If you don’t fight back, they win. 
self-esteem

Are You Choking Your Prosperity?

If you're new here, every Friday you receive a weekly postcard from me with a question, topic, or challenge to contemplate.  This week let’s talk about how much prosperity you're willing to accept for yourself.
selfishness

Please Be More Selfish

believe selfishness is your moral prerogative.  Not just your prerogative, but your sacred responsibility.  But if you’re like most people, the word itself makes you feel guilty.  Ayn Rand wrote a collection of essays in a book titled, The Virtue of Selfishness.  When asked why she chose to use a word that threatened so many people, she replied, “For the reason that makes you afraid of it.”  It’s been more than 50 years since then, but people still react the same way.