by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Learn
I received an email a couple of weeks ago containing the generous invitation to write an article about passion and its association with success. Passion is an element in my personal and professional success, so I was keen to explore this topic. I began by asking other...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Invest
Before I learned Rule #1 and got rich, I mostly got dirty for a living. I entered the Army at 19, did a couple of years of training followed by a tour with Special Forces 8th Group (a.k.a., Green Berets) which took me to South America, and I led a security platoon in...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 17, 2010 | Strategize
During the depth of the 1933 depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that fear can be immobilizing during times of turbulence; but only if we give it power. During his U.S. Presidential inaugural address he stated with confidence, “The only thing we have to fear,...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 17, 2010 | Reflect
Most of us don’t have our dreams handed to us on a silver platter by a man dressed in black. –But, I did. On the cusp of turning forty, I was presented with my dream, perfectly packaged and ready to open. Unfortunately, I needed to walk through fear and face my worst...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 17, 2010 | Strategize
How many times have we heard the key to success lies in finding a need and filling it? We brainstorm with our mastermind group, read the business section religiously, and feel primed for the million-dollar idea. Perhaps though, we’re all trying too hard. Maybe all we...