- Motivational Speaker Discusses 7 Ways To Navigate Whitewater Events
A few months ago I got a chance to exchange emails with an old business pal of mine, and I have to say, now that I’ve known him for twenty years, that he has led an interesting life. - Give Yourself The Gift of Sweet Reverie Before You Sleep
Last night, I did something special, and afterwards, I slept like a baby.
This was welcomed relief after dealing with a summer cold that had me tossing and turning for the better part of three weeks. - Top Motivational Speaker Says: To Stay Positive, Forgive Yourself
The other night I was having a tough time getting to sleep. Random memories of dissatisfying encounters, financial missteps, and disappointments were filling my mind, and I noticed the pattern. - Make "The Last Word" Spoken A Positive One!
Whenever someone leaves a conversation with you on a negative note, try to correct it. Say or do something constructive, and then, when you think about the encounter later on, you'll probably have something to smile about! - Stay Positive By Trying To Take The Long View of Everything
You may have bought a stock for your portfolio that lost value, instantaneously. This is more common than you think.In fact, investment guru Peter Lynch said a buyer should be willing to lose up to 20% and more, nearly overnight, because everyone can’t buy in at the perfect moment.Lynch’s buy-and-hold philosophy was famous, and it helped Fidelity Magellan’s fund, which he ran for many years, to soar with the eagles. What seems like an utter dog, in the short run, could be poised to take a glorious flight into the stratosphere, if we give it enough time.I ran into Lynch in the Honolulu airport just before stocks started taking off recently, and I asked him, “Do you like equities, right now?”He replied with a grin, “I ALWAYS like equities!”That’s the long view, the big picture, and it has served him well.It can serve you, too in almost any endeavor, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, best-selling author, top speaker, and Fortune 1000 consultant. - Pessimists Don't Build Skyscrapers
I've been a student of Zen and the martial arts for many moons.And I've enjoyed myself; I have no complaints.Well, that's not exactly true. Maybe there's one little issue that has been chipping away at me, and heck, I'll never get to Enlightenment, or even into the neighborhood of that blessed state, until I get this off my chest.There’s something vexingly un-American and pessimistic about a philosophy that says, more or less, that winning and losing are really two sides of a coin that comes from a bankrupt treasury.That in the greater scheme of things putting out an astonishing amount of effort in your life is no better for you or for anyone else than kicking back or simply letting entropy wear us and our monuments down.Are these ideas doing us any good?The "Work Ethic" is a better fit as a belief system, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, top speaker, best-selling author, and Fortune 1000 consultant. - Top Speaker Echoes Lincoln: Going Slowly Is Okay; Just Try To Not Go Backwards
Abraham Lincoln, an inveterate plodder, and a self-admitted one at that, responded to his critics by saying: “I may go slowly; but I never go backwards.”Often, it can seem that we’re stuck in the mud, making no forward progress, whatsoever; when the truth is that we’re heading in the right direction, but at a pace that isn’t detectable, or neatly measurable.In this article, Dr. Gary S. Goodman, top speaker and best-selling author, offers a tip for repelling the crtics who believe you're not progressing fast enough for their tastes. - Top Speaker Says: Keep Your Outlook Bright By Disputing The "News"
The next time you see an alarmist’s headline don’t accept it at face value. Instead, figure that someone, somewhere is already working toward the problem’s solution, and if you don’t believe that, you can decide to be the first one! - Top Speaker Suggests Telling Yourself I Have To Do This & I Will
Volumes have been written on the importance of monitoring your self-talk, your internal dialogue, which is sometimes called "thinking."What we tell ourselves can be hypnotic and it can have huge impacts on our performance and overall happiness.Here is a way of transforming idle mental chatter into positive affirmations and commitments, according to Dr. Gary S. Goodman, top speaker, best-selling author, and Fortune 1000 consultant. - Stay Positive by Handling Ambiguity Effectively
Aristotle said we live in a world of possibilities and probabilities, not certainties.We can’t know everything and be 100% sure we have “all the facts.”Decisions must be made, plans undertaken, and ships need to set sail and leave port.In a word there will always be AMBIGUITY associated with our schedules, priorities, and even values. Trade-offs must be made, compromises, too.If we wallow in details, we’ll never get anywhere, and worse, we may come to feel overwhelmed.But how can we address ambiguity properly?In this article, Dr. Gary S. Goodman, best-selling author, international speaker, and Fortune 1000 consultant offers a valuable tip for handling uncertainty and still making progress toward your goals. - Tom Cruise Bounces Back!
It’s good to be Tom Cruise.He’s a multi-millionaire actor with a new family, star appeal, and an unlimited future.But only weeks ago he was being taken to task by Sumner Redstone, Chairman of media goliath, Viacom. Redstone accused Cruise of single handedly losing Viacom millions of dollars by parading his personal life and Scientology beliefs before turned-off fans.This row resulted in Cruise’s detachment from Viacom.Suddenly, the entertainment press announced the end of the era of big stars and bigger paychecks. Smart guys like Redstone were said to be sending messages and shivers to all big names that wouldn’t behave the way studio handlers insisted they behave.Today, reports indicate the supposedly rudderless Cruise connected with a different studio, United Artists, which he and his partner will run, putting out four pictures per year, while Cruise is free to freelance his own acting talents to any and all takers.Cruise’s comeback should be an inspiration to individualists of all stripes and to people who believe there is a separation between one’s life and one’s work, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, top speaker, best-selling author, and popular radio and TV commentator. - The Zen Chair & the Art of Staying Positive
I just got off the phone with a business associate who shared some bad news.I was particularly displeased because she didn't convey the right information in a timely way, and that's what fouled the deal; or at least that's what I was telling myself as I was on all fours in my office.She couldn't have broken the news at a worse time.I just sliced open a box containing my new office chair, which I have to assemble, one of my least favorite activities.This is a chance to practice a little Zen, I thought.Let's see just how positive I can be right now - Even Consultants Get The Blues!
A long-term assignment is wrapping up and you're about to saddle-up and mosey down that dusty road into the warm, golden sunset.Hold it.What's wrong with this picture?If you're a consultant, instead of being that stoic, lean and mean stranger, who rides into town, sets things right, or who stirs them up, depending; you're more likely to be, at the end of that engagement, a wobbly basket case who can barely summon the gumption to press the elevator's down button.The best-selling author of SIX-FIGURE CONSULTING: HOW TO HAVE A GREAT SECOND CAREER, explains why the end of an assignment often brings the blues instead of bliss.
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