Thinking problems = Problems
When you don't think right, you make the wrong decisions, say the wrong things to the wrong people and do things that cause undesirable results. When you don't think right you cause problems for yourself. When you have these problems, you can blame it on someone else if you like,…
Excel at Arithmetic
Most times it is not complex algorithms or equations we need to know to get ahead - it's basic math. To succeed at personal finance you can't follow the crowd and popular wisdom. You need to know when "that don't add up!" Credit card debt. Mortgage interest. Taxes. Investments. Income. Expenses. …
Practice enough
Practice enough so you can get it right, then practice enough that you can't make a mistake. Mastery requires lots and lots of practice.
Don’t compete with the wrong people
If you try to look good by making your teammates look bad, you have it wrong. If your goal is to compete and win over your teammates, you can never influence them, and they will not want to cooperate with you. The competition is the other team, not yours. …
Controlling Yourself
Is a good life possible without self-discipline? We all have impulses and desires. But if we follow them as they arise, we will not wind up in a good place. Think of people you know who live marred or unhappy lives. I bet lack of self-control is at the root…
"Character is Destiny"
"Character is Destiny" - Heroclitis Lots of people are smarter than you. But if they don't have the character to back it up, they can't succeed like you can. Which would you rather be - super talented but have inconsistent or dubious character, or be of average talent and high…
Generate Energy
A power plant doesn't have energy, it generates it. Enthusiasm, motion, focus - it comes from inside you, not outside. Are you generating enough energy?
Neck-top computer
You have a laptop. You have a smartphone. But don't forget - you are the human-in-charge. All of that other stuff is to serve you and help you be the best version of you that you can.
Sweat more in training, bleed less in war
When I show up at the Baja 1000 starting line at 4 am on Nov 17, either I am prepared, or I am not. There isn't much I can do about it then. When I show up in front of a School of Entrepreneurship class, either I am prepared, or…
Conquer your digital addiction
Smartphones, computers, social media, video, digital shopping, notifications, texts, etc. etc. So many benefits... What is it doing to you? Your sleep? Your ability to focus? Your social skills? Your attention? Your time? Our brains and social needs were not made for this. Use it, benefit from it, but be…
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It’s true I’m finding out….like you say Larry “it’s my fault”. I’m seeing it now. To set things straight, I have to see things straight!
Hi Larry,
I do not agree with this part of your post “When you have these problems, ……., you can trace it back to your own thinking problems.” As you are then saying that ‘you’ are responsible for everything that goes wrong in your life. Other people are ‘bad or evil’, they cause the problems – here I’m assuming that you and I, and most of the other people who chose to better themselves by following your blog, are ‘good’ people.
Maybe you did not say or think it correctly this time .
Cheers, Phil.