“Program yourself to innovate.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
Archive | Motivation
What We’re Up Against
A serious man in a dark laboratory contemplates a small vial of liquid briefly before upending the contents into his mouth. Almost immediately after swallowing the concoction, his face contorts in spasms of unthinkable pain. Slowly, his countenance begins to contort, transforming by degree into a grotesque mask of evil incarnate. Dr. Jekyll has once […]
Do you have criminal character?
How bad can a lack of integrity affect your life? On a warm day in early November, I heard the sound of chainsaws in my neighbor’s yard, so I wandered outside to find that he had hired a company to cut down some trees. One of the tree cutters was cutting limbs halfway up a […]
Monday Motivation-I need to use whatever imperfect materials I have at hand
“If the imperfect materials fail to present themselves, I need to use whatever imperfect materials I have at hand.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
Choose your attitude
Choose your attitude The very first thing you have to choose in life is your attitude, your disposition, the way you view the world. Most people allow their circumstances to dictate their attitude, never realizing they have any say in the matter. If the sun is shining, then they feel great. If it’s raining, then […]
Monday Motivation-Every barrier to success is just a riddle
“Every barrier to success is just a riddle waiting to be solved.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
Monday Motivation-You will absorb and then reflect your surroundings
“You are a sponge. You are a mirror. To a large degree, you will absorb and then reflect the input of your surroundings.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
Some Kidding Aside – Community Transference
Community transference is the transferring of one’s primary community, along with all its corresponding values and mores, to another community, with its alternative values. Ask almost anyone you meet about the origin of their values, and he will tell you that he is the author of his own life philosophy. Most people feel the reason […]
Monday Motivation-Not whether but how you will be programmed
“It’s not so much a question of whether you will be programmed, but only how you will be programmed.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
Engaging Risk: The Power of Action
A number of years ago, as I was getting ready to self-publish my first book, I went to lunch with the president of a financial company who had booked me to speak at his company’s annual meeting. As we ate, we discussed my new book, Shattering the Glass Slipper, in which I debuted the concept […]