Tom Brady, superstar quarterback of my hometown New England Patriots, grew up idolizing the great Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers.

But now, with a record-tying five Super Bowl starts on his resume, Tom Brady has out-Joe-Montana'd Joe Montana.

Here are 5 tips to win like Tom Brady...

By now, most of us know that New Year's resolutions rarely work. But do you know why your New Year's resolutions fizzle out by mid-January?

Here are the seven most common New Year's resolutions mistakes:

Mistake #1. You haven't found your "Why-Tos."

You say you want to lose weight,...

In the fall of 1843, a British novelist found himself facing financial uncertainty. Although his previous novels had sold moderately well, his family bills were mounting and the mortgage was due.

One evening, while out for a walk along the Thames, he wandered into a rundown London neighborhood. The...

Here's a simple way to lower your stress over the holidays (that's not always easy to do).

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Worried about how to survive your family reunion?

Here's a simple video tip for you.

On October 3, 1945, a ten-year-old boy stood onstage at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show talent contest. He was dressed as a cowboy.

One of his teachers had encouraged him to enter the contest after hearing him sing during morning prayers. He had to stand on a chair...

Here I was, all set to write a tongue-in-cheek article called "The Top 10 Celebrity Self-Sabotagers of 2010".

Replete with the usual suspects like Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan - along with newcomers Jesse James, Ben Roethlisberger, Christine O'Donnell , and 2010's #1 self-sabotager Lebron James -...

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

My fiancee and I recently went to see the new "Karate Kid" movie starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan.

She really really wanted to see it, but I was pretty sure it was going to be cheeseball....

"People who can put themselves in the place of other people need never worry about what the future has in store for them." - Owen Young

We've all heard of the radio station WIIFM. It stands for "What's In It For Me?"

That is the "station" our minds are...

"The secret of success: Get up early. Work late. Strike oil." - John D. Rockefeller

We always hear that we need to "raise the bar" to be more competitive and more successful. That term "Raise the bar" is a metaphor borrowed from the sports world, meaning to constantly strive for...

"Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it." - Diane Sawyer

Back when I was struggling to get ahead in life, I spent much of my hard-earned money on...

In the previous article, I showed you that every decision you make comes from your Why-To's and Why-Not-To's - your internal perception of why you should or shouldn't do that thing.

"Okay, Noah," you're saying. "But if I'm holding myself back from the success I'm capable of, are you trying...

Americans spend over $11 Billion a year on "self-help" products. But I call it Shelf-Help -- because that's where most of it goes... on the shelf, along with all the other stuff you've bought.

If you're like most of my clients, you've spent anywhere from $5000 to $50,000 in the...

You know what a "vision board" is. Why? Because, ever since people saw "The Secret", a whole cottage industry has sprung up around the idea. It seems like everyone's jumping on the VB bandwagon.

For the six people who didn't see the movie, a "vision board" is a collection of...

Stressing over the holidays is like burning a winning lottery ticket. We've got so much to celebrate, but heightened expectations and conflicting emotions often make us forget all we have to be grateful for.

Holiday stress is normal. But just because it's normal doesn't mean it's natural.

There's...

I'll be honest: I didn't even bother to watch the final round of the 2009 PGA Tournament at Hazeltine. Tiger Woods was leading after 54 holes, and Tiger was 14-0 after leading going into the final round of a major. I figured the Wannamaker Trophy was on its way to...

Believe in yourself. You've heard that the secret to success is to "believe in yourself." But have you ever noticed that no one ever tells you how to believe in yourself?

Today, more and more people believe in themselves less and less. That's because we've lost so much (money,...

Tom Watson did not choke at the 2009 British Open.

Tom Watson is 53 days shy of his 60th birthday.

Tom Watson is 30 years past his best playing days.

Tom Watson shouldn't have been leading the Open Championship after 71 holes in the first place (he was given...

My most vivid Michael Jackson memory was his 1993 Oprah Winfrey interview. I remember watching the show and thinking two things:

1. This is the most talented person I've ever seen.
2. This person has the lowest self-esteem of anyone I've ever seen.

Here was this supremely gifted,...

According to the mainstream media, the only thing more elusive than a crowd at a pig roast these days is success. We hear story after story of failure in every sector of the economy. Yet, despite the gloom and doom, millions of hard-working men and women are succeeding every day,...