Do not procrastinate on your most important project, YOU
The value of the lessons can be used in several areas of your life. It really does not matter why you have a mentor. The value of the lessons and the relationship is more important than your reason for searching for one. Think about that for a second. You have a mentor and he notices [...]
A mentor can introduce you to others in your field or industry. The power of a good mentor is not only in his knowledge or ability. A good mentor will introduce you to others in the field. She will get to know you intimately and find others that are akin to your interests. This person [...]
Isn’t it ironic that on the last of the 7 steps, Tom uses one of my favorite movies as a demonstration. The movie, West Side Story. The step to take now is Action. The reason that for me it is ironic is because one year ago, I started posting a video from that movie in [...]
Wow! I can honestly say that free stuff is sometimes better than anything you will ever pay for. I just finished part 6 of Tom Terwilliger’s challenge about the 7 Rules of Achievement. In this video, he encourages you to download a visualization audio. It is worth your while to go and check it out. [...]
This is a conversation between a 15 year old boy and a 40 something diva. Boy – “you are looking a little wrinkled. Don’t you think you should cover that up with some make up?” Diva – “Those are the scars of experience. Why would I want to cover those with make up. With age, [...]
Spring is here. Many people are on spring break this week. The weather is finally getting a little warmer. If you are finding a good time to start something, start now. Throughout the month of April, most of the messages you will see here relate to starting whatever you want to work on: health, family, [...]
When I started this challenge, there were a lot of obvious possibilities for inspiration: Mother Theresa, Anne Rice, Ella Fitzgerald, and others. Some are famous, some are humble, all inspiring. Then I had some interesting discoveries while compiling the list and found several women that I had never heard off. They were the most interesting [...]
Many people talk about The Little Rock Nine, more than 50 years after those brave high school students made an incredible difference in the Civil Rights fight. Those kids had a mentor, and her name was Daisy Bates. To me, Daisy Bates is an inspiration on survival. Her mother was raped and murdered by three [...]
It is always inspiring to see someone from a modest home to make it big. I still don’t think that is the only way to inspire me. There is also the ability to be the first at something, no matter how big or small, and remarkable. Aida Alvarez was the first Hispanic to head the [...]
Some artists inspire just by their talent. This is the case of Mahalia Jackson. Many times we hear that if you love what you do, you don’t work a day in your life. Mahalia Jackson perfectly combined her love of God, her talent as a singer into a very wonderful career. This post is really [...]
