Archive for November, 2009


Napoleon Hill – Success Principal #11 – Creative Vision

The human species is an amazing being.  We possess the ability to think and create.  When I was in school and dinosaurs roamed the earth, I was taught that the reason the human was so adapt, and had moved to the top of the heap in the evolutionary pile, was because of our opposable thumbs.  [...]

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Napoleon HIll – Success Principal #10 – Overcoming Adversity and Defeat

Have you ever heard the expression, “in every cloud there is a silver lining”?  I have heard it many times from my Grandmother who was in control of her positive mental attitude.  In today’s world, the saying may seem a little hokey, or perhaps, clique.  When wisdom is tried and true and has held up [...]

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Napoleon Hill – Success Principal #9 – Personal Initiative

Many times on this blog, I write about the differences between successful people and those that aren’t.  Successful people are wired differently.  They think in a totally different way than an average person.  Napoleon Hill talks about these difference in his Success Principal #9 which is about personal initiative. In society today, we hear so [...]

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Napoleon Hill – Success Principal #8 – Enthusiasm

Have you ever been in the presences of someone who always makes you feel good when you are with them?  They radiate something that makes you feel uplifted.  The smile on their face is an instant pick me up.  I’ll bet, just asking that first question immediately brought some one’s face into your mind.  This [...]

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Napoleon Hill – Success Principal #7 – Positive Mental Attitude

We are closing in on one of the greatest holidays of the year.  A day that is dedicated to giving thanks.  It is a day of getting together with friends and family, dining on a feast and remembering all the things that we are grateful  for. Thanks-giving should be an every day thing.  Gratitude is important to [...]

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Napoleon Hill – Success Principals – Part 6 – Self Discipline

In my lengthy career coaching and working with corporate people and entrepreneurs, I have discovered today’s lesson from Napoleon Hill as one of the key components of a successful career and life.  Many people desire to become one of the “successful people”, but they have not learned that success comes from within.  Successful people think [...]

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Bob Proctor – Secret to Success – Part 2

People who get involved with self improvement, usually, have one of two motivations.  The first motivation is from a feeling of lack.  Pursuing self improvement because they feel they are broken.  They will do anything to “get better” not realizing that they really aren’t in need of repair.  This is the hard road to success, [...]

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