Failure is the highway to success. Tom Watson Sr. said, “If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.” If you study history, you will find that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. But people don’t see the failures. They only see one side of the picture and they say that… Read More »
Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant and he got it. The pay was really good and so was the work condition. For those reasons, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he… Read More »
I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying: “I want to tell you why I let Jack… Read More »
About 6 months ago, I joined a gym. Every morning, there is one personal trainer there that works out at the same time that my little group does our workout. He does his “routine” with such a quiet determination that he makes it all look very easy; although I know all too well how hard… Read More »
At a raising money supper for a school that serves youngsters with learning incapacities, the father of one of the understudies conveyed a discourse that would never be overlooked by all who went to. In the wake of praising the school and its devoted staff, he offered an inquiry: ‘At the point when not meddled… Read More »
Karoly Takacs. You’ve probably never heard of him. However, in Hungary, he’s a national hero – everybody there knows his name and his incredible story. After reading his story, you’ll never forget him… In 1938, Karoly Takacs of the Hungarian Army, was the top pistol shooter in the world. He was expected to win the… Read More »
All of us tend to look up to big people for lessons on how to get better. We are keen to learn the secrets of their success. But we forget that sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us. Take ants for instance. Would you believe those small creatures can… Read More »
A story will explain you the answer better. One day a teen boy was watching football on the TV. He got very excited about the game and wanted to learn it. One day while walking down the street from school to his home, he saw a football training in process. He went to the coach… Read More »
In spite of the fun and laughter, 13 year old Frank Wilson was not happy. It was true, he had received all the presents he wanted, and he enjoyed the traditional Christmas Eve reunions with relatives for the purpose of exchanging gifts and good wishes……….but Frank was not happy because this was his first Christmas… Read More »
Look at the history of successful people. There are many who have succeeded in life, without education, money and why, even arms or legs! There are such achievers; but no person has succeeded without self-confidence. In Olympics, why do only a few countries win gold medals repeatedly? Many reasons can be given for this-availability of… Read More »