In my life experience, I’ve seen many people who downplay their potential and abilities on grounds that God expects them to be humble. They use this false sense of humility as an excuse to be lazy and incompetent. Downplaying your potential is not humility. Look, God wants us to be humble but not to downplay…
“When you go for a walk with someone, something unspoken happens. You either adjust to their pace or they adjust to yours.” – Sidney Poitier The famous Psychologist David McClelland conducted a research for over 25 years on the subject of success. He found that 95% of one’s success or failure in life is determined…
The process creates events that others see as luck. Whereas shallow people believe in luck and circumstances, deep people believe in cause and effect. I believe luck is a product of process, unrelenting action, and being “out there.” You see, when you are “out there” you stand a chance of being in the right place…
William James, the 19th century American Psychologists is widely known as the Father of American Psychology. From his life-long career of studying and teaching on the subject of human behavior, he came to the conclusion that “the deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” As humans, we all hunger for approval…
In Luke 18, Jesus talked about the parable of the persistent widow. In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. From his town, a widow kept coming to him with a plea, “Grant me justice against my adversary.” Again and again, the judge kept on putting off…
“If you encounter a man of rare intellect, you should ask him what books he reads.” – Ralph Waldo For a very long time, I was tempted not to write on this topic. I felt that the importance of being a lifelong learner is so obvious. However, I remembered that it is the simplest and…
Whereas ineffective people lose their productive energy fighting what they don’t want, highly effective people focus their energy on creating what they want. They understand the iron law of the universe which states: Whatever you focus on, whether good or bad, EXPANDS! If all you do is focusing on problems, that is all you will…
“What kind of a man would you like to marry?” Pose this question to any lady and almost all of them will tell you, “I want to marry a responsible and reliable man.” Well, even though we don’t often say it, but we men want responsible women too. I mean, who doesn’t want to stay…
Whereas the rich people are willing to promote themselves, poor people think negative about selling and promotion. They are too “humble” or too cool to ask for what they want. In fact, they view those who promote themselves as being greedy or attention seekers –and that’s why they remain poor! Humans are not mind-readers! You’ve…
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