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Determination

Five Entrepreneurial Film Professionals

Adam Hamdy | Posted 04.28.2013 | Entertainment
Adam Hamdy

Even in the harshest environments it is possible to create opportunity. The most successful creatives have always had an entrepreneurial streak.

3 Paths to Lasting Well-Being

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 04.06.2013 | Healthy Living
Jinny Ditzler

Creating lasting well-being requires shattering those habitual tendencies that lead to stress, frustration and heartbreak. Here are three paths I've been working on for years, and while I'm many miles from mastery, the more I practice, the more peace and happiness I find.

Interview With Steven Benvenisti: Victim of Drunken Driving Accident Treated His Therapy Sessions Like Football Practice

Harriet Cabelly | Posted 04.06.2013 | Impact
Harriet Cabelly

Upon a miraculous survival and complete recovery, Steven Benvenisti is fulfilling his promise that he would devote his life towards ending drunk driving and help those dealing with brain injury.

Miracle Pills and Muscle Drills: How to Train Your Brain to Think Healthy

Ben Thomas | Posted 04.02.2013 | Science
Ben Thomas

Could our national obsession with quick fixes, one-step cures and bullet-pointed tips be distracting us from making long-term commitments to health?

3 Paths to Instant Well-Being

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 03.30.2013 | Healthy Living
Jinny Ditzler

I've discovered six paths that lead to well-being -- some work instantaneously and some generate a much more lasting result. This week, I'll focus on the ones that work instantly.

How Can We Remember What Really Matters in Life?

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 03.23.2013 | Healthy Living
Jinny Ditzler

Today I'm reminded that one of my biggest challenges is to do first what really matters -- and to do it before I respond to the siren call of getting as much done as I possibly can. And I know in my heart I'm not alone.

The Value of Sport... and Sportsmen!

Tarun Sakhrani | Posted 11.24.2012 | Sports
Tarun Sakhrani

The other day my dad was sitting and just out of the blue asked me, "Why do these footballers get paid so much money? What do they actually do?" That question resonates with me.

The Modern-Day Hustler: 5 Things They Do That You're Not Willing to

Jade Simmons | Posted 07.05.2012 | Home
Jade Simmons

I bought one of those tapes this past December so I can tell you hustle is still alive and well in Harlem. And it's always been the lifestyle of a special kind of emerging artist. But what makes a hustler?

What My Mother Taught Me

Dr. Sharon Ufberg | Posted 07.05.2012 | Women
Dr. Sharon Ufberg

My mother died before I ever married, had children of my own, finished graduate school or launched my own career. But the lessons she taught me have been there every step of the way.

The Writer Who Can't Be Stopped

Peter Winkler | Posted 03.28.2012 | Books
Peter Winkler

One night in 1965, I went to bed, apparently fine. The next morning, when I awoke, I was unable to walk. I was eventually diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I couldn't write. I finally found a solution -- a red plastic chopstick.

2012: Your Best Year Yet -- Are You Ready?

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 02.29.2012 | Healthy Living
Jinny Ditzler

Every year you get a brand new year to play with, a clean slate and a great big opportunity to make change. But too often the resolutions don't make it past the first month -- or the first donut!

Where There's a Will, There's a Way

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 01.22.2012 | Healthy Living
Jinny Ditzler

I'm sure there are many times in your life when you found the strength to do things that you thought were too difficult or impossible, right?

Determination -- Is Yours Holding You Back?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.07.2011 | Business
Marshall Goldsmith

As you embark on changes large and small, try to keep your eyes on the prize and put a positive spin on setbacks. In other words, choose to change, and stick to it. Yet realize your very commitment is going to make it hard to hear negative feedback.

Earning Our Stars and Stripes

Nikki Stone | Posted 09.03.2011 | Sports
Nikki Stone

Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to be able to work toward our dreams. I know one good friend who has never taken that for granted.

First Three Days in Death Valley

Todd Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Todd Carmichael

Today, I'm gonna have to walk in the extreme heat of the day to get some time back from this tire repair shop. But I'm doing ok. I've still got enough water and supplies to get me through.

He Did the Impossible

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

56 years ago today, Roger Bannister accomplished the impossible. He was the first person to break the four minute mile barrier. His story is not only...

How to Be Determined and Not Exhausted

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Srinivasan Pillay

On it's own, determination can be exhausting, especially when obstacles are hitting you in the face. What are the different types of determination and how can you convert easily from one to the other?

Desire

Jen Grisanti | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Jen Grisanti

Desire is a driving force behind success. Knowing where you want to go is everything. Every writer whose career I've helped launch has known from the ...

Bode Miller's Comeback

Jim Randel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Jim Randel

No rational person would keep skiing if his motivation was to win an Olympic medal. Rather, Miller's gold medal was the offshoot of a talented guy doing what he was passionate about.

Anderson Cooper -- Innovating All the Way to Success

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

Cooper's success can be traced back to his unconventional approach and to trusting his instincts. The same could be said for his reporting style.

Its the Saints!

Jim Randel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Jim Randel

After 42 years of futility, after one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, and just a few years after fans wore bags on their heads, the Ne...

Tiger Woods: Does Fame And Fortune Limit Your Ability To Love?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Anne Naylor

I was told that often the very rich are burdened with having so much stuff to take care of that they are not free to enjoy their lives. They lose a sense of who their friends are.

Success for Dummies

Tom Morris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Tom Morris

There is something important to be learned from Jeff Dunham's improbable rise. Passion and belief are often able to create a path forward where none may exist.

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Jim Selman

We somehow looked beyond color, religion, education, class, income and all the other things we've used to separate us from each other.

Today's the Day

James M. Lynch | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
James M. Lynch

Believe anything you want about life, but right here and now, today, and in this present "act," choose the life you have and get on with it.