Although flying from New York to Paris is no big deal today, Charles Lindbergh flew his 3,600 mile, 33 1/2 hour flight in 1927 without a telegraph, radio or Global Positioning System (GPS). In his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh packed a few sandwiches, a couple canteens of water, 451 gallons of gas and a few maps. Several men had attempted to fly the same distance as Lindbergh, but failed only weeks before he made his record-setting flight. Lindbergh made a seemingly impossible journey come true.
Abe Lincoln: An Extraordinary Leader
Perhaps noted as one of the greatest United States presidents of all time, Abraham Lincolns early life may not have reflected his potential greatness. He failed in business. He lost election to the state legislature, Speaker of the House, nomination for Congress, appointment of land officer, U.S. Senate twice and nomination for Vice President. After those eight major failures, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. How many of us would have kept going like Lincoln did?
Tips For Successful Goal Setting
When we first begin working toward a goal, we are filled with passion, fire and excitement. We feel invincible and we just know that we can accomplish whatever we desire. We take off running toward our goal, determined to make it happen, and we know we CAN make it happen.
Then we begin to encounter some obstacles. We may struggle through a few of them, but then we begin making excuses for not working on our goals. Perhaps we lose interest and get overwhelmed with daily act…
New Year’s Resolutions
Have you kept to your new year’s resolutions? Sadly most of us haven’t, and many of us have given up trying. But why is this? Are you going to wait another 12 months before you try again? Many people give up if they fail once. You are putting unreasonable pressure on yourself if you do this.
In one of the British Heart Foundation publications I came across a lovely phrase: ” A lapse is not a collapse”. In other words, because you’ve failed once, it doesn’t mean you’ve fai…
Top Ways to Maximize Your Talents at Work
Are you maximizing your strengths and promoting your talents at work? If you have sharp analytical skills, have you sought to apply those skills to your current job? I know it sounds crazy to ask for more work when you are already overloaded, but any assistance that you can provide now will ultimately help you advance in your present position or in a future one.
Be A Juggernaut Of Goal Achievement
Setting goals is one of the most important keys to achieving success. Did you know that less than 3% of people have written goals? Studies have shown that the most successful people are the ones who have specific, written goals.
Setting a goal is not like a New Years resolution. That is just a wish. Just wishing and hoping for something isnt going to make it happen. Setting a goal is having a target to shoot for and a plan to get there.
When planning your goals, choos…
Without This, No Success
When people fail in their first initiative and rework the plan, they have this. New business, new year, and no money with no income in sight; if you reevaluate your efforts, you have this. If you are in doubt and everyone around you tells you to give up but you do not listen, you have this.
Starting An Internet Business – Hermits And Party Animals
Starting an Internet business can be a life changing experience. Whether the change is for the better or the worse, depends upon you making the right choices when you are first considering the idea of starting an Internet business. If you start an Internet business that is wrong for you, it will very likely be a miserable experience right from the beginning and swiftly end in failure. Before you even take the first step towards starting an Internet business, long before yo…
Starting A Work At Home Typing Business On A Shoestring Budget
You have decided to start your own work at home typing business. Money is in short supply, so where do you start?
So many people want to lose weight these days
This article is about how to lose weight, by means of medical programs , pills, healthy nutritious habits and exercise, having persistence, a mentality and correct attitude, to be successful.
Nine Ways to Get Your Productivity Up!
Regardless of the reasons for your lack of energy or passion, there are specific, predictable ways to get past the funk. When you apply these suggestions you will lift both your spirits and your productivity, and begin to give you your rhythm back.
Smith Could C the Future
Frederick W. Smith attended Yale University and wrote a paper on the concept of overnight package delivery. Smiths professor did not agree with his futuristic possibility and only gave Smith a C for the paper.
How many times have we let someones opinion dissuade us from doing what we want to do? How many times have we given our power away by letting one persons opinion stop us from achieving our goals? Smith did not let his college professor stop him. After he was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, Smith implemented his overnight package delivery service in 1971. The name of his business was Federal Express.