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How Making an Irrational, Last-Minute Decision Can Change Your Life
November 12th, 2008 at 5:47 pm » Comments (39)
The title says it all. What's the point of life if you aren't willing to play and take chances like making last minute, seemingly irrational decisions and fly off somewhere because ...more »Are You Prepared for the Winds of Change When Opportunity Knocks?
August 23rd, 2008 at 10:12 am » Comments (14)
Sometimes the inspiration to write comes out of left field, hitting me with a sudden urge to let my fingers fly across the keyboard. It strikes without warning, usually early ...more »Don’t Be Afraid to Solicit Feedback For Remarkable Performance
July 14th, 2008 at 12:05 pm » Comments (20)
Over the weekend, I was at the Texas-based National Tractor Parts Association's annual leadership conference to give an inspirational keynote presentation at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008. On that morning, ...more »You are a Divine Teacher – Whether You or Others Are Aware of It or Not
July 6th, 2008 at 9:00 pm » Comments (19)
Today I did something brave. A new friend whom I met at a networking event a month or so ago invited me to check out his church. It took courage ...more »Why I Take Risks: It Could Go Either Way
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:42 pm » Comments (30)
It isn't easy taking risks, especially if the outcome could go either way. If you're a public speaker, a business owner or occupy a position in which you are judged ...more »How I Almost Let FEAR Stop Me From Accepting a $4,000 Engagement
January 17th, 2008 at 8:00 pm » Comments (37)
About a year ago, I had my speaking website overhauled by a local designer. A month or two after the site went live, a couple of gigs came through, ...more »Oh My Sweet Mama!
November 5th, 2007 at 6:31 pm » Comments (16)
Last Friday night (11/2/07), a something extraordinary happened, briefly mentioned in a post the following day: ...........I suddenly felt a strange compulsion to walk over to the bookcase...retrieve two green booklets on ...more »Passing a YouTube Video Forward
September 21st, 2007 at 8:07 am » Comments (13)
The Ask! Ask! Ask! article from two days ago generated such a great response that led me to Peggy Collin's very helpful, "Ten Ways to Ask for Help Without Feeling ...more »Ask! Ask! Ask!
September 19th, 2007 at 2:39 pm » Comments (8)
The Abraham-Hicks book, Ask and It is Given, inspired me to write today's post. One of the greatest things we can do for ourselves is to ask for something we ...more »If Paul Potts Can Do It, So Can You!
July 8th, 2007 at 6:58 am » Comments (6)
You know, I want nothing but the best for those of you who are a part of the Adversity University community. I know how important your time is so I ...more »Meet Patrick Combs
May 30th, 2007 at 2:57 pm » Comments (4)
Do you know who this guy is? If you don't, you will want to by the time you're done with today's article. About ten years ago during the late 90's, I ...more »Inside the Mind of a Literary Agent
May 19th, 2007 at 7:00 am » Comments (2)
Yesterday I wrote about how I dealt with a literary agency's rejection over my book proposal for That's Right, Stephen! At the end of that story, I promised to cut ...more »It’s OKAY to Celebrate Your Defeats!
May 18th, 2007 at 6:37 am » Comments (0)
Wow, what a week. Isn't it interesting how sometimes everything is flowing easily and effortlessly where you feel nothing could go wrong and then BAM! WHAM! you are hit with a ...more »What Others Think of You is None of Your Business!
March 3rd, 2007 at 7:01 am » Comments (7)
We all want to be liked and respected by others, right? We sometimes worry what people will think of us when we decide on a certain course of action. But herein ...more »How Having Courage to be Upfront Got Me a New Car Loan Despite Bad Credit History
September 5th, 2006 at 7:29 am » Comments (0)
Being upfront about something in order to get what you want takes courage. Sometimes we have to part with private information that we don't necessarily want other people to know ...more »Subscribe To The Blog (NOTE: This is separate from the book newsletter—-see above)
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