Personal instruction has to be one of the fastest ways you can build skill. Immediate feedback combined with practice is crucial to successfully building mastery, and it is hard to find a better way of doing this than by being taught by a master. Although a perfect form of instruction isn’t always available, it is […]
Imitate Your Way to Success – Introduction
Imitation may or may not be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is definitely one of the best ways to make rapid improvements in your life. Modeling the success of others allows you to adopt successful patterns of thinking and behavior, drastically reducing the time you spend making confused guesses about what to do […]
The Myth of Talent
Talent is a myth. At some point in your life you noticed that some people were unusually good at certain things. The brainiac who aced all his exams. The star jock who scored both on and off the court. The person who oozed charisma and everyone loved. Why were they successful? Some people probably told […]
Guiding Your Emotions
Have you ever gotten mad over nothing? Often when you look back at that time from a more resourceful state your past anger may have seemed silly or even confusing. You may have struggled to understand what had kept you from escaping it, what was fueling this negative emotion. Yet while you were annoyed, the […]
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