by Chris Widener Most people think that failure is bad and success is good. I want to help you change your thinking about that if you fall into that category. I will give you that failure isn’t fun and success is, but I think the following is true: Both failure and success are good… if you know what their specific …
Using Failure to Further Your Future
by Chris Widener “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret ThatcherFailure. Even the word sounds bad, doesn’t it? That is because since the time we were just young children we were taught that failure was bad. But is that true? Is failure bad? Let’s consider some things. I like a baseball analogy. Do …
Bad Luck, Bad Choices, and Bad Habits
by Chris Widener We were at some friend’s house the other day and the wife mentioned some other acquaintances of ours. “It sure is too bad, all the bad luck they have,” She said. My first thought was, “Bad habits, not bad luck.” My second thought was, “Or is it bad choices?” You see, there is a difference. What we …
Choice: Privilege, Opportunity and Responsibility
by Chris Widener One of my absolute favorite quotes is from Dwight D. Eisenhower. If you have been a subscriber for long you may have heard me use it before. Eisenhower said that, “The history of free men is never written by chance, but by choice – their choice.” What a powerful truth. We can, and do, write our own …
Eight Choices You Can Make Today that Will Change Your Life Forever
by Chris Widener The history of free men is never written by chance, but by choice – their choice. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower The above quote is one of my favorites. The direction of our lives is determined by the choices we make everyday. They accumulate and add up to our ultimate destiny. The choices we make …
Elements of Change
by Chris Widener The key to achieving more than you currently are, no matter which area of your life or work you are focusing in on now, is change. The old saying rings true: If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you’ve already got. If you keep eating and exercising the way you …
Top Ten Rules for Effective Presentations
by Chris Widener I am of the belief that the majority of people can improve their presentations dramatically by focusing on eliminating bad habits and presentation skills more than seeking to add anything on. How often have you come out of a seminar and overheard someone say, “Wow, she was great! Did you see how effectively she used her hand …
Finding the Right Way to Motivate Your Employees
by Chris Widener Fear, Incentives and Growth Zig Ziglar says that there are three main ways to motivate people in general and employees specifically. They are fear, incentives and growth. Let’s take a look at each one. Fear. This is not good. Number one, it isn’t right, and number two, it doesn’t work well in the long run and isn’t …
Financial Sites You Want to Know About
by Chris Widener Many people wonder what kinds of references I use to manage money over the internet. The fact is that there is just a lot of great resources out there and now, more than ever, the average person can get to information that was once just the bastion of top level money managers and financial insiders – and …
Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?
by Chris Widener I have been giving some thought lately to optimism and pessimism. Basically, these are attitudes. Attitudes that shape and formulate our entire existence. I mean, have you ever met a happy pessimist? Of course not. In short, our optimism or pessimism is this: The way we interpret the past The way we experience and view the present …