J. Paul Getty is one of the more interesting wealthy individuals of the Twentieth Century. He was the founder of the Getty Oil Company and worth, at the time of his death in 1976, an estimated $2 billion. Despite all his wealth, he was notoriously frugal. When his grandson was kidnapped and held for ransom, …
One of Donald Trump’s rules from his book The Art of the Deal is to “Think big.” He did and look where it got him. Bill Gates thinks big. When he began Microsoft, the company motto was “A computer on every desktop.” That came to fruition. Throughout history, you’ll find that those who get mentioned …
[Please note: This is not an article about politics, political beliefs, or politicians. It is about personal development, positive thinking, and Norman Vincent Peale.] Whether you like Donald Trump or not, the fact that he was elected president is quite amazing. Think about it. Here’s a man who ran for the office of president of …
Visualize what you want! Think big thoughts! But, someone will always ask, how does one keep all of one’s goals in mind? You use a tool that you may have heard of. A tool that is a chance for you to have some fun with “arts & crafts.” You make for yourself a goal board, sometimes …
Sometimes, Charles F. Haanel can be very frustrating. He writes long sentences comprised of lofty ideas. He pushes us to achieve new levels of understanding. Then he asks us — his humble readers — to do seemingly impossible exercises such as the one in Week Two of The Master Key System. It is the exercise for which …
Ever since the revival of The Master Key System and its author, the “Grandfather of Personal Development” and the “Man Who Unlocked the World,” Charles F. Haanel, there has been a deluge of myths, mistruths, and outright lies about both the man and his work. I tackles some of these in one of the most …
There is a power that almost instantly activates and boosts your effectiveness. It’s like a super power in and of itself. And while it seems simple, it isn’t; it can be one of the most difficult actions to cultivate. Charles F. Haanel mentions it in the exercise of Week Three of The Master Key System. For …
We look at successful people and what they accomplished as if they did it by using some sort of magic. And in a way, they did. Every success begins with a thought. From that thought comes all the ideas and actions that created the success. Always, something was created from nothing. And is there a …
