Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You do not fail overnight. Failure is the inevitable result of an accumulation of poor thinking and poor choices. To put it more simply, failure is nothing more than a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. You make errors in judgment and then foolishly repeat them every ...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be motivated to achieve by such a lofty goal as benevolence? I must confess, however, that in the early years of my struggle to succeed, my motivation was much more down-to-earth. My reason for succeeding was more basic. In fact, it fell into the category of what I like to ...

Emotions are powerful human forces. Under the power of emotions, human beings can perform the most heroic (as well as barbaric) acts. To a great degree, civilization itself can be defined as the intelligent channeling of human emotion. Emotions are fuel and the mind is the pilot, which together propel the ship of civilized progress. ...

To transform nothing into something of value, you must first start with ideas and imagination. Now, it might be difficult to consider ideas and imagination as nothing. Yes, they aren’t tangible, but I think an idea that becomes a business, a new vaccine or a miracle product is more than nothing. Think of it, ideas ...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be motivated to achieve by such a lofty goal as benevolence? I must confess, however, that in the early years of my struggle to succeed, my motivation was much more down-to-earth. My reason for succeeding was more basic. In fact, it fell into the category of what I like to ...

  Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be motivated to achieve by such a lofty goal as benevolence? I must confess, however, that in the early years of my struggle to succeed, my motivation was much more down-to-earth. My reason for succeeding was more basic. In fact, it fell into the category of what I like ...

Step #1: Be a collector of good ideas for your business, for your relationships, for your future. My mentor taught me to keep a journal when I was twenty-five years old, and I’ve been doing it ever since. I will pass them to my children and grandchildren. If you hear a good health idea, then ...

[Editor’s note: This rotating column will introduce readers to new authors and consultants who will expand your thinking to drive your success. This column is an except from Jim Rohn’s book, Seven Strategies for Wealth and Happiness.] To start any part-time or full-time business, you typically need plenty of capital (money); but, occasionally, you’ll hear ...