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The famous story of the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the demonic Mr. Hyde ends with the death of both. Mr. Hyde became Dr. Jekyll’s undoing at the end. There are…

There are many things that create that feeling we call unhappiness. The unhappiness list is a very long one: illness, death, job loss, financial problems, heartache, conflict, envy, hate and…

Behind every Leadership success story are Proven Processes. All Successful Leaders follow a proven process, a process that, through experimentation, consistently works. While organizational dreams, and the goals behind those…

Successful Leaders are great mentors. They believe it is part of their mission, as a great leader, to mentor future leaders. They are passionate and relentless about mentoring employees within…

“The Only Constant in Life Is Change.”- Heraclitus Successful Leaders are Visionaries. They are able to see changes that will occur five, ten or twenty years into the future. But…

A common trait among Successful Leaders is that they see things that were invisible to everyone else. They see potential problems down the road that could interfere with the pursuit…

“Calmness, not skill, is the sign of a matured Samurai.” – Tsukahara Bokuden Successful Leaders are masters of their emotions. You don’t see Successful Leaders celebrating excessively when they are…

Elon Musk literally had zero knowledge or experience in two industries he poured $180 million into – Space X and Tesla. The aerospace industry experts laughed and ridiculed Musk, as…

When you are running a business or overseeing people, it’s easy to fall into the trap of talking AT people. Talking AT people is what many mediocre business Leaders do.…

When things go wrong in any organization or any plan, it is very often due to ignoring the fundamentals. This is why Successful Leaders so often focused/obsessed with the fundamentals.…

Wealth is a byproduct of success. It is the carrot at the end of the stick. Take away that carrot and you remove the desire to pursue success. Socialism not…

“Every human being is born with two wolves inside their body. One wolf, the bad wolf, is a dark, negative, angry wolf, filled with fear. The other wolf, the good…

“Luck visits the Persistent.” What is Persistence? Persistence means never quitting on your dream. Because Successful Leaders have a very clear vision of their destination, they will pursue their dreams…

Successful Leaders have a detailed, well thought-out plan for the future of the company they work for and because of that clear vision, they are able to get their management…

Successful Leaders are long-term thinkers. Because they have a Clear Vision of the destination of their company, another Trait of Successful Leaders, they are able to anticipate future problems, future…

A Positive Mental Outlook was a common trait shared by many of the Successful Leaders in my Rich Habits Study. Why is having a Positive Mental Outlook so important to…

When the CEO of a company I worked for was in corporate headquarters, he had a habit of walking around the office every day. He did this once in the…

The Successful Leaders in my rich Habits Study forged what I call Productive Habits, These were habits that were tied to their Goals and Dreams. In an effort to transform…

Laser Focus is the ability to concentrate for long hours at a time. It is also the ability to quickly pivot and shift to other pressing matters, deploying that same…

The Successful Leaders in my Rich Habits Study worked an average of 11 hours longer per week than the average employee. Such leaders have what I like to call a…

One of the common traits among the Successful Leaders in my Rich Habits Study was their obsession with building relationships with Influencers. These could be other senior executives within their…

One of the fascinating things I learned from my Rich Habits research is that there is an optimal amount of money/wealth. If you have too little money or too much…

Twenty-four percent of the Self-Made Millionaires in my Rich Habits Study were high-level senior executives in large multi-national companies. In other words, they were Leaders at the companies they worked…

We are defined, not by our success, but by our ability to overcome adversity, in the pursuit of success. A crucible is, by definition, some harrowing adversity that can leave…

When most people think about self-made millionaires they imagine some entrepreneur working around the clock, passionately toiling away in the pursuit of greatness. Yet, 39% of the self-made millionaires in…

Humility is a hallmark of self-made, successful people. The reason for this is that successful, self-made millionaires are made humble during their journey towards success. They become humble because they…

I spent five years studying the poor. In those five years I asked 361 rich and poor people 144 questions each. That’s 51,984 questions. I wanted to find out what…

In my rich Habits Study, 51% of the self-made millionaires were entrepreneurs, meaning they made their wealth starting and running their own companies. Thanks to my Study, I not only…

“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.”– Douglas H.…

One of the common Rich Habits among the successful people in my Rich Habits Study was the habit of being responsive. Being responsive means not ignoring those who matter to…

“I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” – Steve Jobs Nick Woodman is the CEO and founder of GoPro…

One of the strategies the wealthy use to build long-lasting, valuable relationships is something I like to refer to as the Life Event Call. These calls are made to clients,…

My Aunt Peg was one of my early mentors in life. She always said what’s on her mind and bragged about it. As a kid, I loved it. I loved…

When your brain is foggy, you cannot think clearly, you make poor decisions, your memory suffers and things slip through the cracks that can damage your career and ability to…

Those with a slight edge own the world. As I discovered from my Rich Habits research, those who possess some slight edge, some unique niche they’ve cultivated over many years,…

No matter what you do, time marches on. It is the one constant in life. In six months you will be six months older. During those six months, what will…

It’s one thing to know what to do, but it’s a completely different thing to know what to do and to actually do it. That’s why having good success habits…

Do you read in the bathroom? I do. In fact, I have a book in several rooms in the house. I put the books there as a trigger to read…

When TV went Main Street USA in the mid-1960’s, millions of families changed their daily routine. Instead of reading or chatting it up with family, friends and neighbors, almost overnight,…

Good communication is just another tool in the tool belt of self-made millionaires. At some point, they figured out how to best communicate with others. The best communication is effective…

When you are in a position of weakness, you almost always make bad decisions. Your decisions are need-based, driven by fear, doubt and necessity. As a result, you give ground…

“You can change the world or you can worry about fitting in, but you can’t do both.” – Robin Sharma There is nothing special to be gained by fitting in. Those…

Pursuing your own dream is, according to my Rich Habits research, the fastest way to accumulate wealth. It also creates the greatest amount of wealth. But you need to develop Dream…

You cannot change without first recognizing the need to change. Awareness, therefore, is the precursor to change. It sets the table for change to occur. And only through constructive change,…

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Chinese Proverb Almost every one of the self-made millionaires in my Rich Habits…

Good Luck has an affinity for survivors and Bad Luck has an enmity for quitters. After researching the stories and backgrounds of the 177 self-made millionaires in my rich Habits…

People with vision are called visionaries. They’re looked up to and admired. But the real winners in life are visionaries who take action on their vision. Real visionaries relentlessly pursue…

There are no guarantees of success when you pursue a dream. It’s really hard to turn a dream into reality. Ask any entrepreneur who’s tried and failed or tried and…

Habits are amazing things. Once formed, they become automatic, subconscious behaviors that require zero willpower. You don’t need to motivate yourself or pump yourself up to engage in a habit.…

If you were to ask most people what the definition of an entrepreneur is, the majority would probably say someone who is not afraid to take risks. The actual definition…