Friday, 28. December 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
In this video clip Napoleon Hill talks about his meeting with Andrew Carnegie where Carnegie shared what he believed is the key to success (however you would define “success” for yourself.)
Andrew Carnegie (person in the picture) is known for having built one of the most powerful and influential corporations in United States history, and, later in his life, giving away most of his riches to fund the establishment of many libraries, schools, and universities in America, Scotland and other countries throughout the world. Carnegie, a poor boy with fierce ambition, a pleasant personality, and a devotion to both hard work and self-improvement, started as a telegrapher. By the 1860s, he had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, as well as bridges and oil derricks, and he built wealth as a bond salesman raising money in Europe for American enterprise.
Steel was where he found his fortune. In the 1870s, he founded the Carnegie Steel Company. By the 1890s, the company was the largest and most profitable industrial enterprise in the world. He sold it to J.P. Morgan’s US Steel in 1901 and devoted the remainder of his life to large-scale philanthropy, with special emphasis on local libraries, world peace, and scientific research.
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Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. In America, Hill stated in his writings, people are free to believe what they want to believe, and this is what sets the United States apart from all other countries in the world. Hill’s works examined the power of personal beliefs, and the role they play in personal success. “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve” is one of Hill’s hallmark expressions.
As part of his research, Hill interviewed many of the most famous people of the time, including Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, George Eastman, Henry Ford, Elmer Gates, John D. Rockefeller, Charles M. Schwab, F.W. Woolworth, William Wrigley Jr., John Wanamaker, William Jennings Bryan, Joseph Stalin, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Charles Allen Ward and Jennings Randolph. The project lasted over twenty years, during which Hill became an advisor to Carnegie. As a result of these studies, the Philosophy of Achievement was offered as a formula for rags-to-riches success by Hill and Carnegie, published initially in 1928 as a study course called, The Law of Success.
Wednesday, 31. October 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
“Still trembling, Ordinary picked up his suitcase, turned his back on Familiar, and walked to the sign. And even though his fear kept growing, he shut his eyes and took a big step forward – right through the invisible Wall of Fear.
And there he made a surprising discovery.
On the other side of that single step – the exact one Ordinary didn’t think he could take – he found that he had broken through his Comfort Zone.”
(From the book “The Dream Giver” – Bruce Wilkinson)
John Ortberg writes, “My story, like every human story, is, at least in part, the struggle between faith and fear.” Robert Kiyosaki states, “We all have tremendous potential and gifts. Yet, the one thing that holds all of us back in some degree is self-doubt… It is excessive fear and self-doubt that are the greatest detractors of personal genius.” Our fears can make cowards of us all. Fears conquered make heroes of us all!
“Everything we want is on the other side of fear.”
Many of the most enriching experiences in life will follow a time when we choose to walk through a specific fear, yet some people will do almost anything to avoid their fears. But all successful people have been willing to take a chance. They are willing to take a step of faith, trust their intuition and simply “go for it” in life.
In his book “If you want to walk on water, you’ve got to get out of the boat” John Ortberg asks, “What do you guess is the most common command found in the Bible?” Surprisingly, it is not to be more loving, nor to be more giving, to avoid pride, or to serve others. The most common command found in Scripture is to “Fear Not.” Don’t be afraid. Instead, God instructs us to be “strong and courageous.”
Fear is the primary reason why many individuals do not reach their potential, or live out their dreams. Fear prevents one person from the commitment of marriage. For another, the fear of financial failure prevents them from starting a business. And yet another person may never make a career change because they fear leaving the security of their current position. Fears paralyze our potential!
Pursuing our dreams & potential will always demand we step through our fears. Our dreams will require us to take steps that lead us outside of our comfort zone and into the unknown. Like when a person chooses to skydive for the first time, we must be ready to courageously step through our fears so we can experience the exhilaration of falling through the sky all by our self – riding on the winds of your dream.
Challenge: What specific fear is preventing you from growing today?
Friday, 14. September 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
Something different…
From the mouths of chidren…
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Sunday, 26. August 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
10 Useful Tips for Taking Care of Your Health and Weight
One way a Leader can maximize their effectiveness is to make sure their health, energy, and weight are carefully maintained. The following are a few wise tips: (Revised from: http://www.global-nutrition-inc.com)
1. Eat 4-6 small meals each day. Spread your calories out evenly during the day to help keep your metabolism moving and your energy levels naturally high. Try to target balancing each meal so that they contain roughly the same amount of calories. Meal replacement and nutrition bars are an easy way to supplement up to 3 meals a day.
2. Balance each meal with protein, carbs and fat. By providing reasonable amounts of these three essential nutrients at each meal, your body will have the fuel it needs to run at an optimum level. Balancing the nutritional make-up of your meals also helps prevent the storage of body fat.
• Preferred sources of protein are: fish, lean meat, chicken, eggs, turkey, lean pork, protein powders.
• Preferred sources of carbohydrates are: fruit, vegetables, beans, whole grains.
• Preferred sources of fats are: olive oil, nuts, fish oils, canola oil.
3. Choose the right carbohydrates. When choosing a meal, select complex carbohydrates that are “colorful” and high in fiber (like fruits, vegetables, beans and nuts). Try to avoid highly processed carbohydrates like pasta, bagels, crackers, chips, soda and candy. Highly processed carbs have little nutritional value and can easily be stored as body fat. If it’s a carbohydrate and it comes in a bag or a box, you should be suspect.
4. Don’t forget completely about the fat. Despite all the hype, fat IS an important part of a diet and is necessary for fat loss. One benefit is that fat digests slowly and thus makes you feel full so you eat less. Fat also helps in the proper digestion of carbs and protein; without it your body just cannot process food efficiently. The key is to select foods that are rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These include salmon, mackerel, almonds, walnuts, olive and canola oils.
5. Eat until you are no longer hungry, not until you are stuffed full. A common mistake people make in their everyday eating habits is they just eat too much. You do not need to be stuffed at every meal, or eat every bite . . . despite what your mom told you, it is ok to leave food on your plate. Even better, don’t put so much on your plate in the first place. Keep your portion sizes under control. (** If you find yourself eating for no reason, or you just can’t stop, you are probably eating to fill a void in your life. Taking time to evaluate the areas of your life that are making you unhappy will help. More food is never answer, and overeating will always result in feeling worse.)
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Monday, 13. August 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
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Saturday, 30. June 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
This clip is an awesome example of simply using who you are - to love, encourage, and serve others.
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Tuesday, 19. June 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
It is not Luck...
Some people believe that success is a matter of luck – that the root cause of success is something outside of themselves – thus they spend their time looking for that one thing which will bring them riches, happiness, and success. The superstitious carry a rabbit’s foot or an amulet, believing it will bring them luck. The “
religious” carry medals or images or the relic of some saint.
What does not occur to them is that they can go directly the ultimate Creator of success and happiness. But to them, “
God” seems too impalpable, too shadowy and far away. His apparent isolation, His seeming detachment from their work-a-day world, makes God appear too unsubstantial to depend upon for their real needs. Instead, they want something they can see, feel and possess. Something with a substance like their own. Hence their demand for statues, pictures, shrines and relics. Hence, too, the need for Saints and Priests – intercessors nearer to God than they believe ordinary mortals can ever hope to reach.
But direct contact is always better than even the most potent intermediary.
So, instead of depending upon the stars, or a rabbit’s foot, or even the Saints, put your faith in God. You do have direct contact, anytime you choose to use it.
No matter what your circumstances may be, no matter what obstacles may conspire to hold you down, look NOT merely to the means at hand, NOT to circumstances or conditions, but look to God – through whom all things are possible.
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Friday, 23. March 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
I have recently been pondering the concept of faith.
For the past few months, I have kept a list in my journal of various truths I am learning regarding the rewards and difficulties of living a life of faith. (Below is a partial list. These are in no order, but listed as I happened to write them down…)
- Faith is a choice. A daily choice. A moment by moment choice.
- Faith embraces and then obeys promptings.
- Faith necessitates that we first make a choice to believe.
- Faith is often times very hard work. It is not natural. Does not come naturally.
- A life of faith can be scary and fears will need to be stepped through.
- Faith takes time to listen for God and then listen to God. It also chooses to believe what God has told you – and that God has told you.
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Sunday, 11. March 2007 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.
Another video clip with thoughts on Leadership...
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Are you a better leader than you were last year?
What are you doing to be a better leader tomorrow?
What would others say are the next steps you need to take to be a “rock solid” leader for them?
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