In business, you can view yourself in two ways – a worker or an entrepreneur. You don’t have to be an hourly employee to have a worker mentality, nor do you have to be an independent businessperson to have an entrepreneur mindset. My friend, Nido Qubein, president of High Point University in North Carolina and
An old Roman story involves a beautiful woman named Cornelia who was married to a famous Roman general. When the general was killed in battle, Cornelia had to sell most of her property and valuable possessions, just to live simply. One day she said to her two young sons, “A friend is coming to dine
A monk decided to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He took his boat out to the middle of a lake, dropped anchor and closed his eyes to begin his meditation. After a few hours of serene, undisturbed silence, he suddenly felt the bump of another boat colliding with his. He immediately grew angry at
Ronald Reagan was 69 years old when he ran for U.S. President in 1980. Despite continual criticism, he won the election and never passed up an opportunity to use humor when referring to his age. Perhaps the most memorable time was when he was running for re-election four years later. During a televised debate between
I’ve learned over the years not to try and keep up with others; someone will always have more. To drive this point home, I always ask: Do you know what happens when you catch up with the Joneses? They refinance. Competition is the breakfast of champions, not cereal. Whether you like competition or not, it
Our lives basically change in three ways; through the people we meet, the places we travel and the books we read. I made that statement many years ago, and I still believe it today. Television, computers, the Internet and even radio were supposed to be the replacement for conventional books when each first became popular.
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