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- Be Content But NEVER be Satisfied - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2008 from Mark BlackThis might be a tough one to understand. You may be asking yourself; don’t content and satisfied mean the same thing? Not really. Contentment is something we should all be striving for. To be content, as far as I’m concerned, is to be able to be happy in the life you’re living; to have the ...
Views: 18317 - Awaken Your Potential - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2008 from Mark BlackPsychologists performed an experiment where they put a pane of glass in the middle of an aquarium full of water. They then added two fish to the tank. One fish was the natural predator of the other. They put the predator on one side of the glass and the prey on the other. What happened next ...
Views: 1833 - Anything is Possible...Really - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2008 from Mark BlackRemember when you were 5? Remember how you believed that anything was possible? You thought that you could be and do anything. You may have even thought that you could fly. Then, somewhere along the way, you started to lose your faith in possibilities. Subconsciously or otherwise, you absorbed ...
Views: 1853 - Accept Nothing But the Best - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2008 from Mark BlackIf you study the most successful and respected people in the world, you’ll find they all share a similar trait; they accept nothing but the best in everything they do. They expect the best from their employees, their friends, their family, and even themselves. Why do you suppose that is? Are ...
Views: 5507(2 votes) - Cherish Your Struggles - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2008 from Mark BlackInitially the title of this article may seem as if it runs contrary to your common sense. After all, we all hate to struggle. Dealing with difficulties in life can be scary, frustrating and exhausting. No one looks forward to going through one of life’s rough patches, but we should. I haven’t ...
Views: 1683 - Cherish Your Struggles - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Mark BlackInitially the title of this article may seem as if it runs contrary to your common sense. After all, we all hate to struggle. Dealing with difficulties in life can be scary, frustrating and exhausting. No one looks forward to going through one of life’s rough patches, but we should. I ...
Views: 1377 - You Are Your Habits - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Mark BlackBehaviorists and others who study success and human behaviour will tell you the difference between those who succeed and those who don't comes down to what they repeatedly do; their habits. If you have habits that are conducive to success you will succeed, if your habits are self-destructive, ...
Views: 5057 - Set Big Goals - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Mark BlackDo you set goals for yourself? Sure you do. But do you set good goals? Have you achieved many of the things that you want in life? If not, how goal setting technique may need a little polishing. This month’s article is about how to set a clearly defined goal that will work for you to help ...
Views: 1273 - Take Responsibility For Your Own Success - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Mark BlackAs much as I hate to admit that there are faults with our generation, it would definitely be fair to say that we are an “it’s not my fault generation”. We think we’re entitled to everything and we want to blame everyone else when we don’t get what we want. Chances ...
Views: 1328 - Dependability - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Mark BlackDependability is crucial to effective leadership. As a student leader, you will always be learning new things. No matter what your experience has been so far, you still have lot’s to learn and you’re going to make mistakes. That’s ok. People will forgive you almost any fault ...
Views: 2083 - Fight Apathy - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Mark BlackWhen was the last time that you went to the grocery store, airport, video store, bank, or any other place where you are “waited on”, and the person working behind the counter failed to say, “hello” and “thank you”? Sadly, I bet it wasn’t long ago. ...
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