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How to Avoid 7 Common Mistakes on the Road to Success. “One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.” —Michael Korda Everybody and their grandmother (and probably your grandmother) will tell you that setting goals is the key to success. I was taught goal-setting at an early age and I’ve taught goal-setting and goal-getting for many years, to thousands of students.

You are what you DRESS: Clothing has a significant effect on self-esteem and confidence, claims expert. Professor Karen Pine researched how a person's attire affects confidenceShe found students were more assured when wearing a Superman t-shirtAnd women performed worse in a maths test when donning a swimsuitThis and other research appears in her new book Mind What You WearShe concludes that the right or wrong clothes can affect your attitude By Jonathan O'Callaghan Published: 17:03 GMT, 30 May 2014 | Updated: 17:08 GMT, 30 May 2014.

You are what you DRESS: Clothing has a significant effect on self-esteem and confidence, claims expert

15 Things Highly Confident People Don’t Do. Three Strategies to Get (and Stay) Inspired. Inspiration actually emerges from the soil of action: perspiration is just the water that nourishes it — August Turak At first, this quote from Turak's article, 3 Keys to Getting and Staying Inspired, may seem counterintuitive.

Three Strategies to Get (and Stay) Inspired

The Scientific 7-Minute Workout Doesn't Require Equipment. Five questions the world’s most successful people ask themselves. The Most Effective Goal-Setting Plan You’ll Ever Find. The Most Effective Goal-Setting Plan You’ll Ever Find.

The Most Effective Goal-Setting Plan You’ll Ever Find.

(Plus Template Worksheet) Posted April 18, 2013. 10 Life Lessons to Excel In Your 30s. A couple weeks ago I turned 30.

10 Life Lessons to Excel In Your 30s

8 Ways to Make Your Life More Fun. Madonna, Andy Warhol and other A-list rejection letters revealed. Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, U2, Gertrude Stein and Tim Burton were all turned away by their respective industries before they became famous By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 21:13 GMT, 18 March 2014 | Updated: 00:07 GMT, 19 March 2014.

Madonna, Andy Warhol and other A-list rejection letters revealed

How To Be Married To An Entrepreneur. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times…your environment has a huge impact on your success.

How To Be Married To An Entrepreneur

Your spouse is a major part of your environment. It’s not easy being married to an entrepreneur. Your better half has to put up with the late nights, crazy ideas, and the constant checking of email. As if marriage wasn’t hard enough, throw an entrepreneur into the mix and you’ve got some extra chaos to deal with. The Power Of The Handshake. Top 10: Ways To Show Confidence With Body Language. What Drives You? “What drives you?”

What Drives You?

That’s what Tony Robbins asks us. It’s the question you need to ask yourself. It is most assuredly, the question I ask myself. Simple, right? Office training. Five Ways to Channel Your Inner Millionaire. Here's how to harness your brain power to maximize productivity. By nature, many entrepreneurs are inventors and good at solving problems. But how easily, or naturally, do these creative and practical processes come to most people? How can we harness the right frame of mind to make money and improve productivity? The part of the brain that sets humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom is our prefrontal cortex (PFC). It is the "executive" part of the brain -- the moneymaker. Truth Will Out - Why Authenticity is the Key to Growing Your Business. Authentic businesses inspire and prosper.

Truth Will Out - Why Authenticity is the Key to Growing Your Business

A bold statement – but one that is very hard to argue with. You might think that by its very nature marketing isn’t authentic, but in the digital age where people are increasingly savvy that preconception is being forced to change. Indicators are everywhere – for example the 2012 Goodpurpose study demonstrated that where quality and price were equal the leading purchase driver for 53 percent of consumers was ‘social purpose’. Consider also Facebook’s upcoming changes to newsfeed which reflect the trend toward content that shows more heart and encourages the forging of deeper connections, giving users the ability to focus only on image based posts or tune out brand updates completely. Faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/ray/michael/creativity.pdf. Five Ways to Channel Your Inner Millionaire. Can Anxiety Be Good for Us? On October 30, 1938 Orson Welles broadcast an episode of the American radio drama Mercury Theatre on the Air.

Can Anxiety Be Good for Us?

This episode, entitled The War of the Worlds, was based on a novel by HG Wells (1866–1946) and suggested to listeners that a Martian invasion was taking place. In the tense atmosphere of the days leading up to the Second World War, many people missed or ignored the opening credits and took the radio drama to be a genuine news broadcast. Panic ensued as they began to flee, with some even reporting that they could see flashes of light in the distance and smell poison gas. This panic, a form of mass hysteria, is one of many forms that anxiety can take.

But what is anxiety, why does it exist, and when does it become a problem? Definition of anxiety According to its medical definition, anxiety is a state consisting of psychological and physical symptoms brought about by a sense of apprehension at a perceived threat. Symptoms of anxiety Uses of anxiety. The Most Astounding Thing in the Universe.