Comfort robs you of motivation and vitality. Like signing a contract agreeing to be miserable almost every day of your life in return for the illusion of security and comfort. Once you used to dream of conquest and achievement; now you settle for mediocrity. Instead of focusing on living your life to the fullest, you […]
Author Archive | Charles Marshall
Some Kidding Aside – Rather than focusing on what is wrong, focus on what is right
By far, most people perform better if they are surrounded by people who believe in them rather than by people who are constantly pointing out their faults. Rather than focusing on what is wrong, focus on what is right. Remember that there is a tremendous difference in believing in a person and believing in a […]
Some Kidding Aside – There is nothing commendable about simply journeying through life
There is nothing commendable about simply journeying through life. One can stand perfectly still on the conveyor belt of life and still travel from one end to the other with no effort or success whatsoever. Only he is successful who makes marked, specific progress toward the achievement of growth, strength, and stability in the areas […]
Some Kidding Aside – Do not think of success as the realization of a level of material or emotional gain, but as progress
Fairy-tale thinking, its symptoms are fantasizing, irrational expectations, inactivity, and misplaced effort. It always results in frustration, confusion, anger, hopelessness, and ultimately, a wasted life. Fairy-tale thinking is the philosophical belief that someday, without doing anything, something wonderful is going to happen that will allow us to live happily ever after. The first step toward […]
Some Kidding Aside – Customer Service Smart TALK
Suppose your competition wanted to sabotage you, so they hired somebody to infiltrate your work force and destroy your business from within. What do you think that corporate saboteur might do to torpedo your company? My guess is that they would stand around talking on the phone or texting, while ignoring customers when they came […]
Some Kidding Aside – I believe that we are capable of more than we know
I heard fitness expert Jillian Michaels once say that most people have no idea how much they are capable of because they don’t push themselves. It’s easy to apply this principle to personal development, but do any of us bother to apply it to our jobs and businesses? How far will you push yourself for […]
Some Kidding Aside – It’s time to get in touch with your inner-warrior and FIGHT
Have you ever felt like life was picking a fight with you? It seems that every now and then life has a tendency to slap you in the face, doesn‘t it? It could be a fast slap, like a car wreck, an injury, and you lose the case against your accident lawyer. Or it could […]
Some Kidding Aside – No wrong perpetrated on another person is justified by the wrong they did to you
No wrong perpetrated on another person is justified by the wrong they did to you. You are responsible for your actions independent of other people’s actions. Learn to recognize the childish voices in your head telling you that the other person started it or you had a right to hit them (literally or figuratively) because […]
Some Kidding Aside – The Power of Failure
The Power of Failure. The mastery of this power is one of the principle differences between the successful and the mediocre. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t like failing. No winner does. But people who are successful in their careers, relationships, and business ventures recognize failure for what it is: A stern tutor who raps […]
Some Kidding Aside – One of the biggest mistakes you can make in life is doing nothing
It’s interesting that of the three basic animal instinctive responses to danger–fight, flight or freeze, most people just freeze when they face a threat. Whether dealing with a health, work, or personal problem, most people’s first reaction is to do nothing. But one of the biggest mistakes you can make in life is doing nothing. […]