Success

How to Be Important After Graduation

Carl Safina | Posted 06.01.2012

Carl Safina

Never chase money. You are not the product of four billion years of evolution just so you can own a cluttered garage. Make yourself someone rare and valuable -- then instead of chasing money, you'll find money chasing you

A New Conversation About Dreams

Marcia Wieder | Posted 05.31.2012

Marcia Wieder

Living your life as a dreamer is not just about achievement and accomplishment, or even success. It is about living your life, passionately pursuing the things that matter to you most, and learning and growing along the way.

Find Your Motivation

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 05.31.2012

Kathi Sharpe-Ross

It's time to consider the rewards and the upside to pursuing your dreams... and be specific about what you can do to accomplish your goals.

WATCH: Find Yourself... and Quit Being Lost

Rhonda Britten | Posted 05.31.2012

Rhonda Britten

Have you ever yearned to express your purpose, find direction or do something meaningful, yet instead you find yourself stalled, stuck or stopped?

The Princess and the Power: A Fairy Tale for Modern Women

Kristin Boekhoff | Posted 05.23.2012

Kristin Boekhoff

As a businesswoman, I learned to think and act like a man because to rise to the top. Now, twenty years later, successful but single at the age of 37, I no longer feel comfortable in my "female skin."

Being Indispensable: Willingness + Spirituality = Success

Mark Samuel | Posted 05.23.2012

Mark Samuel

When you demonstrate willingness to support another person, to support your team or to support your family, you are indispensable. And, many times, it requires stepping beyond our discomfort, resistance and embarrassment.

We Are the Company - and Books - We Keep

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 05.18.2012

Jeff DeGraff

I was recently asked by an authority figure in fashionable red pumps to tidy up my library. I can only assume this is the first step of a more serious intervention. You see, I have a little problem with books. I'm addicted to them.

The Key to Inspiring Self-Confidence

Melissa Van Rossum | Posted 05.17.2012

Melissa Van Rossum

Kids and adults alike need to face their fears, embrace their struggles and learn from the process. As they do, authentic confidence will emerge.

Fifty Percent Of Marriages Work -- How?

Anne Naylor | Posted 05.17.2012

Anne Naylor

To learn about what makes a marriage work, I talked to several couples who are still happily married after 30 years or more, and explored the advice of professional relationship counsellors.

Optimizing Your Talents for Future Success

Joan Burge | Posted 05.16.2012

Joan Burge

Optimization means to enhance the effectiveness of something; to make something function at its best. Optimization is like having your skills and atti...

Turning Points in Successful Women's Careers

Adele Scheele | Posted 05.16.2012

Adele Scheele

Some stories are so astonishing that I have to share them to help motivate your own passions. Kim Carter, for example, finished another prison sentence and was left again at the bus stop on Skid Row wondering what she needed to survive this time.

What You Didn't Know About Diane von Furstenberg

Amanda de Cadenet | Posted 05.16.2012

Amanda de Cadenet

Despite not originally having an idea of what profession she'd like to pursue, Diane held strong to her strong knowledge of who she is as a person and allowed that to guide her.

5 Soul-Thoughts For A Radiant Life

William Horden | Posted 05.15.2012

William Horden

By orienting us within the realm of spiritual cause-and-effect, soul-thoughts allow us to lean into the coming moment with a more open-minded, open-hearted and dynamic personality.

You Can Get Through Anything, If You Know Who Is In Charge

David Wilson | Posted 05.21.2012

David Wilson

These words of prophetic wisdom were delivered, last week, to me at the very height of my own crisis, from a very close friend and mentor, a spiritual warrior, who has endured many valleys of his own.

The Language Of Fear: Are You Speaking It?

Rhonda Britten | Posted 05.12.2012

Rhonda Britten

There's something I know about fear: It sucks. But the other thing I know is that fear is part of being human.

Reevaluating Your Values For A Better Life

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.10.2012

Dr. Jim Taylor

Your values form the foundation of your life. They dictate the choices you make and determine the direction that your life takes.

Are We Ever Too Old to Be Called "Promising?"

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.09.2012

Holly Robinson

It's not like writers are ballerinas who can't do splits without injuring ourselves after a certain age, or even football players too fat to run. Is it?

Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Eight

James Napoli | Posted 05.08.2012

James Napoli

So, you often find yourself wondering about why we are all here and what it all means. Well, you are not alone.

Your Personal Master Plan

Eldon Taylor | Posted 05.07.2012

Eldon Taylor

A personal master plan is much more than investment counseling or life insurance. It anticipates success rather than loss and plans for continued growth -- growth in skills necessary for prosperity and growth in realizing your own full potential.

Learning to See the Future First

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 05.02.2012

Jeff DeGraff

All innovation starts as fiction before it moves across the aisle and becomes nonfiction. We do, in fact, believe it when we see it. That's what makes the world's fairs and exhibitions so compelling.

Mixing Image and Integrity With Mr. Muthaf*ckin' eXquire

Gideon Resnick | Posted 05.02.2012

Gideon Resnick

eXquire is a guy with a soul of integrity that belies the obscenities of his name and videos. The future of rap is in the hands of people like him, who can transform snapshots of their daily lives into unforgettable videos.

Why High School Doesn't Count: Getting Smart About College

Jayanti Tamm | Posted 05.02.2012

Jayanti Tamm

As the wounds of college rejections are still raw from April's thin-or-thick envelope onslaught, all over America, the reality of plan B's are slowly starting to settle in.

Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Seven

James Napoli | Posted 04.30.2012

James Napoli

In this episode, the discussion branches off into art and creativity. Surely the desire to express ourselves cannot be excluded from any argument about the purpose of existence?

Disappointment vs. Dysappointment

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 04.30.2012

Mark Goulston, M.D.

The more poorly someone handles disappointment and not getting their way, the more they are likely to react negatively and angrily and push back when they are told to have a "back-up" plan.

Six Tactics to Ignite Your Ambition

Adele Scheele | Posted 04.27.2012

Adele Scheele

Even though you possess talent or technical ability, having and honing is not enough. Here are six critical, transactional success skills to stimulate your most meaningful and fulfilling career.