Archive for May, 2009
Loss of Focus is Key Distraction to Success
We have spent a significant amount of effort in past articles describing the key ingredients to achieving success. In this article we will review a key factor that leads to just the opposite effect, that is, distraction from achieving success. It’s been said many times in the past that success is a journey and not [...]
Teenagers Gone Entrepreneurial
This recession has been extremely difficult for all age groups, but it has hit particularly hard the employment prospects of the 16-to-19 year olds where the unemployment rate is reported to have reached more than 21%. But as they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and teens in need of spending money or looking [...]
How to Achieve Your Dreams
It’s been said that the masses have lost their ability to dream. But no one wants or should live a life of mediocrity. If you want to achieve your dreams, here is a short and to-the-point method to get you there: Write down your goals, dreams and aspirations. Don’t let anything [...]
CEO Reveals What Really Matters for Success
Jim Kilts is one of the most successful CEOs in America. After having revived Nabisco, Kilts was persuaded by Warren Buffett to take the reigns of the shaving company Gillette, where he was responsible for its turn-around. In his book, Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference, Kilts takes an old-fashioned [...]
Current Stock Market Performance Follows Historical Trends
The Standard and Poor’s 500 has rallied about 34% from its bear market low of 676.53 reached on March 9. This can be categorized as a new bull market which is defined as a gain of 20% of more. Although there are no guarantees that this bull market will hold, this performance is in line [...]

