295 Out-of-The-Box

295 Out-of-The-Box   This 9 year old uses cardboard boxes and out-of-the-box thinking. And gets out-of-the-box … [Read more...]

293 Life

293 Life   Not me, I'm not taking a chance.   If I don't participate, I can't lose ... (or win!) If I don't ask, no … [Read more...]

289 Don’t / Can’t

289 Don't / Can't   A person who doesn't is no different /better than a person who can't. If you don't read you might as well … [Read more...]

282 If It Is To Be…

The first time you set out to write a book /exercise /learn something you get no encouragement other than traditional family and … [Read more...]

275 Hitler in New York

Hitler walks down the street in New York City and says "Follow me!" A few people do. Some yell obscenities at him. Lots take his … [Read more...]

269 Circle

This one needs a lot of help to execute. Look at the related Doodles.  ---------------------------------------------- A picture is … [Read more...]

262 Water Pump

Water waits to be pumped up for our use. It is not mean, nor does it have anything against you. The water responds exactly to your … [Read more...]

259 Don’t Stop

You don't know where to go or what to do next. So you stop and try to figure it out. Yet from where you are now you can't 'see' the next … [Read more...]

239 Spiral

Within 4 months of starting my new company I expanded overseas. Because life is a spiral and not a circle.   A circle, you go … [Read more...]

230 Total

"Oh, I can't approach him, he just got a raise." Everyone ADDS each event to all previous events and bases their response on … [Read more...]

228 Automatic

Everyone is equipped with an automatic transmission. Many gears, 'automatically' changing to accommodate your desire for speed. You … [Read more...]

226 Assertiveness

Taxi drivers in New York City are a realistic bunch. To drive in one of the busiest cities in the world, you do what works. And what … [Read more...]

197 Obstacles, Your Key to Success

Coke and Pepsi are where they are because of each other. Not in spite of.   Many years ago I started a 'Psychic' Fair. It … [Read more...]

196 Past, Present & Future

I write this 'now' (Saturday May 22, 2010) and you read it 'now'... not Saturday May 22 I am your past and you are my … [Read more...]

194 F. E. A. R.

False Evidence Appearing Real How many times have your fears actually happened? Not come close, or almost, but actually! I'm … [Read more...]

163 When I Grow Up

When I grow up I want to be a ... doctor,  lawyer,  fireman,  etc.   Now that you are this, you can look back and realize that … [Read more...]

159 Make a Mistake

These people Make Mistakes:   Loans officers who never have a bad loan are so very conservative that they exceed the built-in … [Read more...]

156 Hold it!

“Sorry, I guess I overreacted.” (Familiar words?) Of course you did. You held it in, and held it in, and held... etc. Why? … [Read more...]

155 Do Not Disturb

Wilma came to my Self-Improvement class in a wheelchair. After two days she left the chair and walked around by herself! Oh, she was … [Read more...]

152 Just Do It

I wonder why I ever went out with him /her! What a total waste of time. I can't believe I did that. I wonder what I ever saw in that … [Read more...]

95 Ring/Knock

When do you answer the telephone? Only after /when it rings, and more than once. If it rings only once you don't answer.   When … [Read more...]

89 Initiating

When you shake someone's hand, just who is shaking whose hand? And the simple answer is: you both are. Yet the person who initiates has … [Read more...]

59 Hesitation

There's only one way to be absolutely sure what's being said is correct for you. Look at your own life and use your own memories, based on … [Read more...]

52 Correct Decisions

Ever had a problem making a decision because you just don't know if it's the ‘right' one? This simple method has served me well over the … [Read more...]

40 So What!

Many years ago my secretary, Monique, attended my training course. When we came to ‘Parental Programming' she said: "My mother used to … [Read more...]

32 Red Light, Green Light

Imagine being at a red light and the driver doesn't go when the light turns green. "Go, the light is green," you say. "Ah," he replies, … [Read more...]

17 Impossible Decisions

Twins fall off a raft in the middle of a lake, one on each side. The mother is still on the raft. Neither twin can swim. She can only … [Read more...]

15 K.I.S.S.

Ask politely and directly for what you want. Take a chance on getting slapped, you might get kissed!   People are mostly the … [Read more...]

12 Change

People resist change because they're not all that sure that they'll like what they change to.   Don't worry, once you change, the … [Read more...]

8 Problem Solving

You can't solve something that doesn't exist.   You can: Sweat it Worry about it Deny it Be proud of it, … [Read more...]

5 Decision

Everything you do is as a result of Decision. If you don't decide, someone else will.   Decision implies options. The longer … [Read more...]