Perception determines reality. Which is to say, how you perceive the outside world becomes reality for you. You perceive through your senses, but your senses are often undeniably wrong. After all, if you listened to your senses you would think that the Earth is a flat, stationary object. You would vehemently deny that the Earth […]
Just a few days ago, Felix Baumgartner took action and created history. From 127,000 feet above the earth, he parachuted to earth and was the first person in history to break the sound barrier without the use of any man made propulsion. Felix’s historic jump was 5 years in the making and he methodically planned […]
You’ve heard the saying that money won’t make you happy. The truth is that it does! But what’s not properly explained is that it doesn’t make you very happy for a long time. It only makes you a little happy for a short time! Every person has a happiness set point to which they return […]
We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell Often people are so stuck in a rut and so concerned with the immediate survival needs that they never stop to think about their true calling in life. No wonder […]
September 2011 I remember a chapter in the bestselling book “The Road Less Travelled” by Dr. Scott Beck, in which he referred to laziness as the Original Sin. Well, I’m not sure it is but I am certain it’s the cause of much underachievement and low morale. Part of what makes a person sublime is […]
Since I had many emails and calls about my insight at the last month’s meeting, I decided to share my thoughts for those of you who missed out. As many of you know, we are not just another real estate club where all you hear is nuts and bolts without any regards to what inspires […]
There is a significant distinction between Action and Activity. Most people are obsessed with activity and have no clue about what constitutes action. They run around setting things off in motion but never get around finishing anything. They are busy but not very productive. They give themselves a false sense of security which has only […]
As Emerson once said, the ancestor to every action is a thought. We have also heard, as we think so we shall become. Or you become what you think about all day long. All these expressions and countless many others indicate that the first element needed for success is right thinking. If thoughts are the […]
“There should be less talk; a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone’s house. That says enough.” – Mother Teresa The most effective way to teach anyone what we would like them to know is through action, not words. Often endless hours are spent […]
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured and far away.” Henry David Thoreau Within each of us there is voice that whispers, “Take the risks, pursue your dreams, live life to the […]