“People who employ the power of choice make decisions. People who don’t, make excuses.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
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It is guaranteed that you will not be successful if you do not believe in yourself
If you believe in yourself, that is certainly no guarantee that you will achieve success. You may still need to develop your skills, you may need more education, or you may need more experience. But it is guaranteed that you will not be successful if you do not believe in yourself. If you don’t believe […]
Monday Motivation-Failure can be a nightmare but…
“To say failure can be a nightmare is not the same thing as saying no good can come from it.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Monday Motivation-An unguided boat
“An unguided boat will always come to ruin or rot.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Rock ‘n’ roll leadership
A lot of people don’t realize that, despite their tremendous success, Journey is the band that almost never was. By the late 1970s, Journey was pretty much finished. The band had recorded three albums, all of which had been critical successes but market failures. They had managed to sell several hundred thousand albums cumulatively, but […]
Monday Motivation-Emotion was never intended to dominate
“Emotion was never intended to dominate and control your life.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
The Power of Vision
As I drove away from Holland, Michigan, I knew I might be in real trouble. I had read about blizzards and seen them on TV plenty of times, but I had never experienced one firsthand. Driving east on I-196, I could see the dim outline of dark shapes punctuating the whiteness on either side of […]
Monday Motivation-Purpose is the reason
“If a goal is your destination, and a plan is the map that will lead you there, then purpose is the reason you are taking the journey.” © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Monday Motivation – One person’s life of tremendous success
“The only difference between one person’s life of tremendous success and another’s of dismal failure is simply that each person made different choices.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Monday Motivation-The greatest mistake most talented people make
“The greatest mistake most talented people make is that they fail to gain the training they need to hone and perfect their natural talent.” © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You