by Motivated Magazine | Jan 23, 2011 | Lead
For years I’ve sung the virtues of being adaptable and to be fair adaptability does have real value in certain situations. But I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s just not enough. Being adaptable is over-rated. By definition, leadership is bringing change to the...
by Motivated Magazine | Oct 7, 2010 | Reflect
If you’re over 35 there’s a good chance you don’t speak fondly about the 20-somethings of the world. –Also known as “Generation Y”, “Millennial”, “Generation Next” or “Net Generation”, this group continues to be lumped in a category all of its own. –And, not in the...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Learn
Ever since I was 16, I’ve been directly responsible for my own income based on commission sales and my entrepreneurial endeavors. The limit of what I could earn was directly related to how hard I worked. And I found that what mattered most was production. Being...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Lead
In life, there’s “True Wealth” and “False Wealth”. False Wealth is very seductive but has no real or lasting power. True Wealth is one of the greatest powers on earth when harnessed and employed correctly. The problem is, few people know...
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...