Personal instruction has to be one of the fastest ways you can build skill. Immediate feedback combined with practice is crucial to successfully building mastery, and it is hard to find a better way of doing this than by being taught by a master. Although a perfect form of instruction isn’t always available, it is […]
Imitate Your Way to Success – Introduction
Imitation may or may not be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is definitely one of the best ways to make rapid improvements in your life. Modeling the success of others allows you to adopt successful patterns of thinking and behavior, drastically reducing the time you spend making confused guesses about what to do […]
Write What You Know
Fellow blogger and nametag guy, Scott Ginsberg makes the point of frequently asking himself the question: “Is everything I know written down somewhere?” I believe this is an excellent point because writing down what you know is one of the best ways to improve your understanding. One of the best benefits of starting this blog […]
Achieving Impossible Goals
Have you ever had an ambition or desire that you simply couldn’t see yourself achieving? A goal that, given your past behavior doesn’t seem likely to be obtained? Becoming fit and healthy when you are already significantly overweight and have failed all your past dieting attempts. Becoming rich when you are deep in debt and […]
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