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How Bruce Lee’s Fear Can Help You Succeed

Bruce Lee, one of the most well known martial artists of all time, had this to say about the opponents he most feared: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” Are You Practicing 10,000 Kicks or One Kick 10,000 […]

How Sculpting is like Coaching

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. -Michelangelo, famous Italian sculptor Coaching, managing, or mentoring is much like carving a statue. As a coach, your job is not so much as to tell someone what to do as it is to reveal the beauty which is already there. […]

Are You Putting Names Before Numbers?

One of the themes of our high school youth group this year is “Names before numbers.” What that means is we as leaders want to know each individual in the program by name rather than focusing primarily on getting more people into the program. It is nearly impossible for one person to remember every name […]

Are You Investing in Your Career or Business?

Most of us contribute faithfully to our retirement plan each paycheck. But have you considered that there may be much better investment opportunities? The Math Behind Investing in Yourself Consider your career or business for example. The average income for a US worker is $908/week according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of […]

How to Create an Advisory Board for Your Business

If you look at any major public company in the world, you’ll notice one common thread. They ALL have a board of directors or an advisory board. Most have one board of directors and multiple advisory boards. The majority of companies start with a single person or a few individuals, the founders. These are the […]

Why I Use a Personal Trainer When I Can Teach the Class

My personal trainer was sick the other day, and I found myself helping others in the gym that he usually trains through all the exercises. I knew them by heart after doing it for years. So why do I continue to work with a personal trainer? It’s the same reason companies spend boatloads of cash […]

Lessons from Being Called a “Scammy White Guy”

I asked for some feedback the other day on our new recommendations page on our website and got this response. Looks like a recipe for “overconfident white guy gives scammy advice.” Ouch. A Defensive Reaction My knee jerk reaction was to point to the tens of thousands of followers who follow this site, and to […]

Personal Development Book of the Month: Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Born in a year of famine in a tiny Austrian town to becoming one of the most widely recognized names on the planet, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s life story is a study in what it takes to become the best, and some of the pitfalls along the way. Seven-time Mr. Olympia winner, four-time Mr. Universe winner, Golden […]

How to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

Do you wish that you could be a better public speaker? Find and join your local Toastmasters club by clicking here, and you can be… Watch this interview with Fox News as Don Smith and Larry Hemingway discuss the benefits of Toastmasters in preparation for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Capital City Toastmasters in Springfield, […]

What is Your Budget for Investing in Yourself?

“Ultimately, there’s one investment that supersedes all others: Invest in yourself,” Buffett says in a recent interview with Forbes. “Nobody can take away what you’ve got in yourself, and everybody has potential they haven’t used yet.” With returns of 25%-1000% or more, investing in yourself has proven to be far and away one of the […]

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