Monthly Archives: December 2010

10 Tips on How to Be Your Own Boss

Working for yourself comes with plenty of benefits, one of which is working without having a boss breathing down your neck and stressing you out. However, what many people who go into business for themselves don’t realize is that without a boss nagging them it’s hard to stay focused and do the work that must be done. Continue reading

7 Steps To Motivate Yourself

If you want to achieve success and make things happen, then you probably know that you need to have the ability to motivate yourself. Everyone seeks to motivate himself to achieve success and prosperity, but many do not know how.

How do you motivate yourself? Continue reading

Productivity Doesn’t Mean Doing More

The truth about productivity, though, is that we don’t necessarily become more productive – producing more worthwhile results in our lives – by constantly doing more and more. Real productivity might actually come from doing less. Continue reading

Who Do You Want To Be? Create A Character Study For Your Ideal Self

Role models are a good way to begin defining who we want to be. It may not be Atticus for you, but you probably know the people whose demeanor, behavior, and values are inspiring and motivating for you. You are a better person when you are around them. Continue reading

5 Must-Read Success Lessons from Michelangelo

One of the qualities most admired by his contemporaries was his sense of awe-inspiring splendor. It was the attempts of subsequent artists trying to imitate Michelangelo’s highly personal and passionate style that resulted in “Mannerism,” the next major movement in Western art after the High Renaissance.

5 Must Read Success Lessons from Michelangelo: Continue reading

Sometimes You Just Need to Laugh at Yourself

Sometimes you just have to be able to laugh at yourself.

Take a step back, take a deep breath, and indulge yourself in a little reality check. Given all of these real concerns and the seriousness of everything, what can we do to get by? Try these on for size. Continue reading