Why Mental Focus Is Crucial For Success Mental focus is the most important skill when it comes to success in any area of your life. It, more than talent or skill, will help move you forward and help you reach your goals, no matter what they are. To focus means to concentrate on a particular task or problem for a period of time. It’s something you can get better at with practice. For now, let’s look at exactly why mental focus is crucial for success and how it can help you get things … [Read more...]
Sparking Creativity for Joy and Profit
Changing Your Viewpoint for Sparking Creativity The story of the humble clothespin teaches us how changing your perspective can help you look at a problem differently. Establishing a new viewpoint gets your mind thinking creatively. That's precisely what an intelligent clothespin marketer did in the mid-nineteenth century when he faced a sales problem. Here's the story about how sparking creativity for joy and profit made a difference... In 1853, David M. Smith invented the precursor of … [Read more...]
The Summer of Catalina Island
Catalina Island It was the summer of 1995 and I was once again finding my way as I reinvented my life. I was teaching math, science, and technology at a Middle School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles and questioning my motives for continuing to work for the Los Angeles Unified School District. asd asd asd asd asd asd asd I’m bestselling USA Today and Wall Street Journal author Connie Ragen Green. My goal is to help at least a thousand people … [Read more...]
Wealth Mindset… An Abundance Paradigm
What's a Wealth Mindset and Why Does it Matter? A wealth mindset is a collection of thoughts, actions, and beliefs experienced over time that reinforce your mindset about wealth’s availability for anyone at any given time. This mindset can be affected during childhood and influenced by your parents, events, and experiences. People with a wealth mindset understand that they are in charge of their destiny. They decide how to use their skills to grow their revenue, how to invest it, and how to … [Read more...]
Living in the Moment with Self Awareness
Living In The Moment with Self Awareness Quite often, you probably think about your past and worry about your future. That makes it hard to enjoy life in the present. Learning to be mindful and living in the moment will help you appreciate your life more, and reduce those feelings of anxiety, stress and depression. Practicing mindfulness by living in the moment with self awareness is worthwhile, and here are 5 simple techniques to get you started. Here are some techniques to help you … [Read more...]
Visibility Resistance: We Must Be Seen!
Lights! Camera! Action! Visibility Matters for Entreprneurs You know you should be more visible to grow your business. Yet your podcast appearances get rescheduled. Your social media accounts stay quiet for weeks. That guest post remains in drafts. This is visibility resistance and you can overcome it to change your life experience for the better. You find endless reasons to delay speaking engagements. This pattern—visibility resistance—keeps your expertise hidden from the very people who … [Read more...]
Letting Go of Materialism
Lighten Your Load: Letting Go Of Materialism For A Fuller Life Can having material things really make your life happier or more enriched? Do all your “things” give your life more meaning? No, not really. When you embrace the concept of letting go of materialism you open the door to a new world of possibilities. Materialism may reassure you by allowing you to think about your good job and salary, wonderful home, and the other things that make you feel “successful.” You’re not able to … [Read more...]
Decision Confidence – Take Action Now
Decision Confidence: Take Action Now for the Results You Want to Achieve Enough staring at the screen. Enough circling the same two options while your competitors seize the opportunities you hesitate to grab. Analysis paralysis is a silent killer—and it’s claiming entrepreneurial dreams every single day. Not because those entrepreneurs lacked intelligence. Not because they didn’t care enough. Because they froze. Decision confidence is your goal, and must be the focus of your actions. Every … [Read more...]
How to Win with the Game of Life
Knowing How to Win with the Game of Life Makes Everything Possible I'm going to share an excerpt of a book with you. It is one that was first shared with me by my mother in 1968. I did not understand then that there was a simple strategy on how to win the game of life. It would be three decades before this author and her incredible work would find me again, and when it did I grabbed hold and went for the ride. This book is titled "The Game of Life and How to Play It" and was written and … [Read more...]
Creating in the Storm: Future-Proofing Your Life
Creating in the Storm: How to Future-Proof Your Work, Find Focus, and Stay Grounded in an AI World Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every industry at an unprecedented pace. To stay professionally relevant, it's not just about learning to work with AI—it's about evolving alongside it. Here's how you can embrace creating in the storm to future-proof your career and thrive in the new AI-powered world. Embrace Lifelong Learning The idea of finishing your education in your … [Read more...]