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“I don’t know” are three of the most powerful words in the English language

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Have you ever been asked a question that you didn’t know the answer to? Of course the answer to that question is yes.

After all, there isn’t a human being alive today who knows everything there is to know about every possible topic. That’s easily confirmed simply by watching an episode or two of the popular Jeopardy! quiz show.

Have you ever wished you could do something that you simply didn’t have the skills you would need in order to accomplish it?

Well here’s the thing: we don’t need to know everything about everything in order to succeed in life. Consider the following questions…  [Read more…]

It’s never too late to start making up for lost time

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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.“
       –Ancient Chinese Proverb

Do you ever catch yourself saying something like the following?

“I wish I had done [whatever] back when I was younger. I have really missed out.“

Trust me, we all have regrets over opportunities missed, or simply passed up in order to take a different path.

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The power of learning (from the mistakes of others)

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“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.“
     -–Eleanor Roosevelt

I’ve heard it said that wisdom isn’t something you’re born with, but something you accumulate over a lifetime of taking lessons from the mistakes all of us humans will inevitably make.

Yes, it’s true that we all make mistakes, but the prudent among us try to learn from them so they never make those same mistakes again.  [Read more…]

Failure is inevitable. Take advantage of it.

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“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”
     –John Maxwell

It’s a simple fact of life that we humans sometimes fail at the things we attempt. After all, no one is perfect.

Some of the wealthiest people on the planet went bankrupt (some of them more than once) before they ultimately achieved their incredible success.

On the flip-side, some of the happiest people I have ever known had to go through some pretty dark times before they found the happiness they so badly longed for.

Here are a couple of examples:   [Read more…]

“Waiting for ships that don’t come in…”

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“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
-–Benjamin Franklin

Have you ever known someone who always seemed to be longing for happiness, but they never quite seemed to find it?

That seems to be a common thread among a large percentage of the world’s population.

But it doesn’t have to be that way…

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