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When I last reviewed the “New IQ” concept, I was approached afterward by a nice young man and he suggested he didn’t understand how this might apply to him. His statement was basically, “I have a job where my boss doesn’t even pay much attention to anything I say. What should I do?”

First, I commended him, not a bad question. I then reiterated a series of questions Napoleon Hill provides in his “Science of Personal Achievement” (link below, highly recommended) and offered a few of these for his consideration.

Can you suggest five rules of conduct that would make anyone more popular with his or her associates?
Can you name five things that you can do that might bring you a promotion and greater pay?
Can you name five benefits that you might enjoy by going the extra mile - that is rendering more service and better service than you are paid to?
Is there a recommendation for a product or service that your company could offer which it doesn’t currently that may make the company more money?

“A problem (question) well defined is half-answered”~MWS

When you get down to it, your ability to get what you want from life and your intelligence is essentially the effective result of the quality questions you’ve asked.

This “questioning dialogue” is absolutely essential to manifest your success.

Consider Albert Einstein, certainly regarded as one of the smartest people ever to walk the face of this earth. Do you not think that his day consisted of a series of endless questions? Regarding light he asked, “Why does light seem to reflect differently?” Can light bend? “If I traveled at the speed of light would I see my reflection in a mirror?”

Questions. Endless questions.

Einstein’s questions were unique and he was a supremely creative man. He epitomized the importance of having such an inquisitive nature.  Consider the time he imagined what might happen if he were riding on a beam of light.

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What you get when Yogi Bera runs into Lao Tzu.
Yogi Bera,

“Ninety percent of this game is mental, and the other half is physical.”

Lao Tzu,

“He who is contented is rich.”

And the men who hold high places
must be the ones to start,
to mold a new reality – closer to the heart.
The blacksmith and the artist –
reflect it in their art,
they forge their creativity
Closer to the heart
“Closer to the heart” ~ Rush
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If you want to create an apple pie from scratch
you first have to create the universe.
~Carl Sagan

Creativity – your essence.

The very word conjures up images of poets leisurely writing poems . . . artists with abundant talent painting masterpiece after masterpiece that future generations will come to admire.

A romantic version of creativity? You bet. Real? Not by a long shot! If creativity isn’t a word you associate with your everyday life or “SUCCESS” then it’s absolutely vital you change your mindset—now. Far too many people – before they even graduate high school have already begun to disassociate their creativity from their personality. Taught to assume a life of responsibility instead of creativity. You might have been led to believe that you will have to choose between living the creative life or living a practical life.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

To excel at any endeavor–particularly in the business world–it’s essential that you embrace your creative essence. *more* »

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post by Mitch W. Steel - excerpt from “The 3 C’s” The Success eBook

Words of wisdom all around
but no one ever seems to listen
They talk about their plans on the paper
Building up from the pavement
mm hm
there’re shadows from the scrapers on the pavement
mm hm
It’s enough to make me sigh
but that don’t seem like it would make it feel better
The words are all around
but the words are only sounds
and no one ever seems to listen
~ jack johnson “traffic in the sky”

Do you have a definition of success?
I’ve taught hundreds of students for over five years. Every time I ask this simple question: “Who wants to be successful?” every single person raises his hand. At this point, I actually have inverted the question to simply be, “who does NOT want to be successful.” Just to verify that not a single person will raise their hand. Obviously, it is unanimous, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. This of course is where the “fun” begins… *more* »