Aspiration to Fuel Your Ambition

Two of my favorite words in the English language are aspiration and ambition.  At first glance, it appears these two words mean the same thing.  However, I like to look at these two words from the perspective of motivations. An aspiration would come from your intrinsic (inner) motivations whereas your ambition would come from your […]

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Take My Advice – Don’t Give Advice

There are two types of people when it comes to advice: 1. The person who is stuck, who doesn’t know what to do next, or who is afraid to make a decision.  This type of person often uses the act of getting advice as their cure all.   For simplicity, I will refer to this as […]

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Judge Me by My Failures Not My Successes

Many successful people believe in the philosophy that the true mark of a man or woman is found in their defeats, not their victories. Nelson Mandela has a famous quote that says as much: Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. […]

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