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A Simple Success Lesson from a Genius
By Tony Papajohn · 17 years ago
Here’s some unexpectedly good advice from the greatest composer who ever lived.
“Music is the only thing I do well. Everything else I do badly, stupidly, or both.”
This pithy insight is from Ludwig von ...
How to Make an Effective Decision
By Tony Papajohn · 17 years ago
Need to make a decision?
You can find lots of decision-making models that will help you. The most famous is the Ben Franklin approach.
When Ben needed to make a decision, he listed the pros ...
How to Practice Focus and Perform Like a Champion
By Tony Papajohn · 17 years ago
Did you know you can practice focus like you practice a golf swing or a dance step?
You may not have considered “focus” something you can practice or rehearse.
Yet, I’ve discovered that focus is ...
How to Invite Moments of Total Focus and Peak Performance
By Tony Papajohn · 17 years ago
Have you ever been totally focused?
Have you ever been so absorbed in a task that all your mental energies seemed to converge in one point?
In fact, you were so focused that the idea ...
A Success Lesson from Yoda
By Tony Papajohn · 17 years ago
The next time you say, “I’ll try,” remember the words of Yoda:
“Do or do not... There is no try.”
Try implies an effort that may or may not be successful. It indicates a reservation, ...
Doodle and Grow Success
By Tony Papajohn · 17 years ago
Here’s an over-looked and underestimated success strategy that I discovered and use myself.
Doodle your way to success.
The next time you have a few “idle moments,” transform them into a success experience.
All you ...
How to Turn Negative Self-Talk into Positive Self-Talk
By Tony Papajohn · 17 years ago
Do you have moments of negative self-talk?
We all do, so why not make it a positive experience?
Self-talk is how we process what happens around and within us.
Although we may have an occasional ...