Many people aren't aware that when they begin to make a name for themselves, they are creating a brand… and what’s more, that brand becomes hard to change once it’s become established in people’s minds.
It turns out passion is not as elusive as we think.
A study by assistant marketing professor finds people are more satisfied if they set ambitious goals, as opposed to conservative goals.
Fame is attention -- and with enough attention you can generate passive income. Monetizing fame is actually pretty easy.
When asked during an interview how he managed to reach the top as a professional bodybuilder and Hollywood actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger replied with a single word: "Drive!"
It’s the lack of starting that kills most tasks and projects.
Research suggests that it is pro athlete's ability to manage his goals, as well as his skill, determination and motivation that makes him successful.
Pride in success can prevent us from taking further action toward our goals. We should not allow our brains to convince us that a failure is a success just so that we can stop trying.
To truly tap into your creative nature, you only have to realize one thing...
Keep refreshing your goals in your mind, so you think about them often. Here are some ways to do just that.
What an extremely tough thing for teens to figure out: What should you do with your future?
It’s amazing how many people I talk to who tell me they want to create a new blog, write a book, start a new business, change careers, make something new.
Let’s say you have an agenda, and every time one of you wandered off the agenda, you forced yourself to get back on it. Would the conversation be better or worse, with a set outcome?
The prolific life has been characterized by abundant inventiveness and limitless creativity, and has been enshrouded in a veil of mystery - the sources of artistic inventiveness are too often viewed as out-of-reach for the average person.
When I wrote the first words of my blog, more than five years ago, I had no idea those few keystrokes would change my life.
Many people who are new to entrepreneurship approach the world of business in some rather funky ways.
I'm often asked how you can start doing work you love - how you can make a living doing something you’re passionate about.
In the not-too-distant past, young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to achieve the celebrity of a Mark Zuckerberg or Oprah Winfrey -- and these goals extend to adults as well.
Few people know the secret of Ford's success, and those who do know are too modest to speak of it, because of its simplicity.
One of the keys to happiness -- as well as productivity and effectiveness at work -- is finding work you love, that you’re passionate about. Work you want to do, instead of just have to do.
We come now to the major faults of leaders who fail, because it is just as essential to know what not to do as it is to know what to do.
"Over the course of five years, I've managed to pay off over $35,000 in debt, quit my day job, and go from having nothing saved to fully funding my retirement accounts every year. In the process, I've developed a 14-point philosophy."
First, you must decide exactly what it is you want to accomplish. And secondly, you must determine what price you'll have to pay to get it, and then resolve to pay that price.
I've been stuck in a job I hate, and I felt imprisoned, trapped doing work that bored me while following orders of others and helping them achieve their goals.
Unlike with short-term finite goals, the unconscious will continue to positively value objects related to the long-term goals, even after a level of success has been achieved.
Studies reveal that in the dog-eat-dog, look-out-for-Number 1, highly-competitive business world, only the aggressive, risk-taking alpha male can expect to succeed as an entrepreneur.
Too often we get stuck in inaction -- the quagmire of doubt and perfectionism and distractions and planning that stops us from moving forward.
“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
If you don’t believe you’ll succeed, then some parts of you will resist your goal, and your progress will be frustratingly slow.
If you want to make a difference in the world, the single most important thing you can do is consciously and deliberately choose to do work that you are passionate about.