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 [...]
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 [...]
Self-knowledge has always been the key to prepare for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities, interests, strengths, weaknesses and traits is essential to riding the front-end of the wave of change into the new century. To assess fully your talents, realize that studies confirm that what we loved to do when we were children continues [...]
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 [...]
With the passing of every New Year, you must understand the magnitude of social and economic changes in the world. In the past, change in business and social life was incremental and a set of personal strategies for achieving excellence was not required. Today, in our knowledge-based world, where change is the rule, a set [...]
I was involved in a pretty toxic IRS audit of the tax return of one of my clients (a plumber who was operating his business as a Sole Proprietorship) a while back. The auditor seemed pretty intent on not allowing his business deductions as business expenses because, although his income had been steadily going up, his [...]
I was involved in a rather toxic IRS audit of one of my client’s tax return (a plumber who was operating his business as a sole proprietorship). The auditor was intent on not allowing my client’s business deductions because, although his income had been steadily increasing, his expenses had increased also. This had happened largely [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Why I Love Martial Arts Fitness
I’ve recently been reflecting on the impact my programming has had on people and the difference between what I hear my students say today as opposed to when I taught only a traditional martial arts program. In the past, the compliments were mostly about how a child improved in school or how much more confident [...]
Protect your Assets with the Right Business Entity, Part 1
As I wrote in my August/September column, the best way to keep what you have is not to have anything in your name. To implement that strategy, you must choose the right business entity (or entities) to limit exposure of your assets to (successful) lawsuits and separate your asset ownership. This month, I’ll explain Sole [...]
When I served my three tours of military duty in Southeast Asia, we used multiple layers of defensive methods, or multiple redundancy defenses, to protect an installation. For example, my job as a dog handler was to be the first level of defense, encountering the enemy outside the perimeter of the installation. We were also [...]
