dare to win

got debt? know your rights!

2008-10-20T20:46:00.004-04:00

Credit problems? Here are four credit fairness laws you should know about:Jennifer Openshaw, Marketwatch. . . While most credit problems are fixed by getting spending habits under control and making required payments, creditors do make mistakes, and some engage in aggressive practices. At times, bringing in the law makes sense. You'll know what questions to ask and how to communicate with

Tony Robbins: Thriving in Tumultuous Times

2008-10-14T13:57:00.003-04:00

http://thepowerofcrisis.com/

Free Burma

2007-10-04T00:01:00.000-04:00

Free Burma

Failing Your Way to Success

2007-08-16T12:32:00.000-04:00

Billionaire Sir James Dyson on failing your way to success, at Fast Company.Today, Dyson makes the best-selling vacuum cleaner by revenue in the United States and is one of the richest blokes in Britain. But it took him 15 years and nearly his entire savings to develop his bagless, transparent creation. His latest innovation, a hand dryer that uses neither heat nor evaporation, took only three

green revolution

2007-07-25T16:55:00.001-04:00

Newsweek's Jonathan Alter writes, "Only five people in history have ever won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal: Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel ... and Norman Borlaug."Unfortunately, these days we all know more than we ever needed to know about Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, and the man who saved a billion

need inspiration?

2007-07-24T00:19:00.000-04:00

Having a bad day?Need a little boost?Just watch the video linked below!I just received this email -- what a story -- "without hope we have nothing"LHSF is continuing to bring cancer support and awareness to new heights by hosting dynamic concert and climbs around the globe. Our biggest event to date will take place this October, Everest Rocks!We are honored to announce that Sean Swarner, the

the end of marketing as we know it?

2007-06-25T11:26:00.000-04:00

Angels in Action

2007-06-24T13:47:00.000-04:00

Daryn Kagan provides an inspiring story and a wonderful website.

Career Opportunities

2007-06-23T10:14:00.000-04:00

Be careful about turning down opportunities -- your next big break or contact may be about to fall in your lap.In 1968 David Steinberg was having a difficult time with his stand-up act in Greenwich Village. He wanted to blow off his last night and an audience of six, but, went on with the show. Fortuitously, a New York Times reviewer was in the audience and published a glowing review in the

A Hypnosis Session with Pete Siegel

2007-06-22T09:08:00.000-04:00

Are you holding yourself back? Does performance anxiety sabotage your efforts? Could hypnosis help you achieve peak performance?Hypnotherapist Pete Siegel believes it can, and who am I to argue. Hell, the guy helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series.Check out a podcast (including a hypno session) or read about Pete at Men's Health.

Tony Robbins: Decisions Shape Destiny

2007-06-20T17:00:00.000-04:00

live and uncensored (and highly caffeinated?)

Creativity: Seeker or Finder?

2007-06-14T17:39:00.000-04:00

Are you more of a conceptual innovator like Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Paul Samuelson, or more of an experimental innovator like Paul Cézanne, Charles Dickens and Robert Frost?David W. Galenson, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, produced a fascinating analysis of human creativity suggesting that artists and other innovators are typically seekers or finders.Last week

imagine what the world could be

2007-06-08T18:19:00.000-04:00

a music video with a message

Happiness and Hobbies

2007-06-06T11:41:00.001-04:00

Psychology Today explains why hobbies and some activities make you happier:You may wonder why it's so important to loosen your creative juices, but diving into innovative pursuits can be your ticket to a healthier, more joyful life. When a painter paints, for example, he becomes utterly immersed in what he is doing. This focused engagement takes deep involvement where time seems to move

Is the American Dream Dying?

2007-06-05T19:27:00.000-04:00

From a press release dated May 24, 2007:(WASHINGTON) – American men have less income than their fathers’ generation did at the same age, according to a new analysis released today by the Economic Mobility Project, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Comprised of a Principals’ Group of experts from The American Enterprise Institute, The Brookings Institution, The Heritage Foundation, and

Quotations

2007-06-04T17:06:00.000-04:00

some quotations collected along the way; hopefully the attributions are accurateExcellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to