The Ultimate Investment

It’s a Saturday morning after a long, hard week.  I’m sitting at my computer debating on whether I should mow the lawn or not.  It’s a hot day, I have lots of other things to do and I’m tired.
Of course I know I should mow the lawn.  I just don’t want to.  If I let [...]

In the mountains where I live there are mostly dirt roads.  When it’s raining and traffic flows ruts are carved into the roads.  When they dry out you can drive down those roads and not have to touch your steering wheel because your wheels will be moving in the ruts.
Being in a rut can be [...]

In the country of Pazichstanh an artist has a special talent sought after by all within the surrounding countryside.  His ability is to mold clay into head and shoulder busts of the living.  So perfect is his craft, so subtle is his power, it is said he can glimpse into the inner parts of his [...]

Brainstorming is a simple, effective way to approach problem solving of any kind.  Here’s how it works:
First, find a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed.  Set aside about an hour.  Take out a clean sheet of paper and write down your problem in detail at the top of the page.  Include the parameters you [...]

At my home in the mountains, I have an automatic sprinkler system tied to a new well.  Each evening the water comes on and starts my sprinklers to water my lawn and shrubs and trees.
I’ve noted a diminishing water pressure from the pump causing my sprinklers to lose their reach and effectiveness.  As the pressure [...]

“Excuses are the tools with which persons with no purpose in view build for themselves great monuments of nothing.”  ~Steven Grayhm
Going through life, you are conditioned not to think.  You’re taught through unpleasant experience that it’s safer to conform, to take an easy solution, then prepare with ready excuses if something goes wrong. 
Gene worked for [...]

That’s right, inherent creativity.  That implies you already are creative, and you are.  When you were young you were very creative.  As you grew older you were taught to conform to social patterns, to color within the lines, that the sky should be blue instead of purple.  You were criticized for being different from what [...]

Life is full of obstacles.  When you run into an obstacle, do one of three things:  break through it, go around it, or change the conditions under which the obstacle exists. 
First, try to break through.  In doing this, remember it takes time.  Don’t be discouraged or give up when things don’t happen as fast as [...]

The final catalyst which unlocks your hidden potential is the principle of obedience.
When you obey eternal laws you receive a reward flowing there from.  The converse holds true too.  When you disobey eternal laws, you receive consequences.  It is cause and effect, pure and simple.
Take the law of gravity.  The law of gravity says that [...]

Another Catalyst of Success is Persistence.
Nicholas, a highly successful businessman taught, “All the problems we ever encounter eventually yield to the power of our mind.” This is true.  You never fail until you give up.
The members of the country Mega-group, Diamond Rio knew this from experience.  Each member struggled through years of odd jobs in [...]