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Quick note:

First, I want to personally thank YOU very much for your ongoing patronage. The number of visitors and returning visitors continues to amaze me. I fully intend to become more active and comment on the reader comments more often.

Speaking of comments - I APOLOGIZE! I’m not sure how many comments I’ve lost but I know I’ve lost a handful and it’s due to comment SPAM. The SPAM is out of control. My goal in the next month is to solve that - at the very least mitigate the problem. There have been some very kind, thoughtful comments and it bothers me that they’ve been accidentally deleted given the fact that people are taking the time to share.

You people are tremendous! It’s humbling and amazing to think so many people are spending time, reading posts, commenting and downloading the ebook. Also, the number of people emailing and requesting the Personal Eval Tool has been fantastic as well.

Thanks again for all the support and I will continue to work to improve the site, contents tools, etc. Again, my sincere apologies if you notice your comment(s) missing.

As always, your feedback is not only welcome but appreciated.

Cheers!

~mws

[ Yes, this was moved to the 10th to be below Lincoln and yes, we've already added captcha to reduce spam. appears to be working. Cheers!]

post: Mitch W. Steel (excerpt 3 C’s)
photo: courtesy flickr, Ronn Ashore

“If you do the things you ought to do–when you ought to do them–the day will come when you can do the things you want to do–when you want to do them!”
~ Zig Ziglar.

Anyone can make an excuse-and many people do. You, from this point forward are different. You have the mindset that anything is achievable and that taking total responsibility for where you are right now and where you are headed is Job #1!

Making excuses–whether conscious or unconscious–may be the number-one reason for people’s poor character development, and therefore the perpetual and futile attempt to realize their ideal future - their success. *more* »

“Enjoy your incredible human journey. Accept the highs and the lows as equally valuable. Recognize that your deepest sorrows reveal your greatest joys. Share your stories with others, and know that you’re not alone. Be grateful for your time on earth.
Live consciously.”
~ Steve Pavlina (excerpt from Afterword)
Personal Development for Smart People.

Photo: courtesy Flickr, Kazze
Review by Mitch W. Steel

I’d like to thank Steve Pavlina and Hayhouse for the kind invitation and opportunity they’ve extended to me and SUCCCESS.org to review Personal Development for Smart People, The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth.

If you are searching for a personal development resource that is rich in both strategic information and tactical techniques to improve your SELF and, therefore, your life PDfSP is the answer! *more* »

“It’s not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”

~Charles Darwin

Change Happens.

NOW is a great time to determine how flexible and adaptable you are.

It’s hilarious to me that many people can’t wrap their head around PD (personal development) as though there’s a sort of stigma attached to it which likely originated from the designation of the “Self-Help” category publishers are so fond of using. What’s ‘funny’ about it of course is these are the same people who think they are perfect (the problem is everyone else) *more* »

Photo courtesy Flickr by mrlins

Q:
Any idea what is keeping you from getting everything you want from life?

A:
YOU.

(sorry)

More specifically, YOU must take total and absolute RESPONSIBILITY for your station in life. This becomes your first obligation. People of significant achievement first assume absolute responsility for where they are and then identify what will be required of them to realize change. *more* »

photo courtesy Terry Bain, Flickr

“I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the “lower animals” (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me.” ~Mark Twain

Perhaps one of the very best way I know to simultaneous test and develop your CHARACTER is to adopt a puppy.

I’ve now had two dogs and I can attest to the powerful impact dog ownership has had on the development of my character. My first dog, Hercules was a mini-Lab I adopted when I was 22. He was about eight weeks old at the time. That was perhaps the scariest and greatest commitment of my life to that point. He passed away 15 years later and thanks to him so many great fortunes crossed my path - starting with my wife.

When I adopted ‘Herc’ I was still in college, no job, no real responsibility. When he died, I was married with two daughters and a founding partner of two companies. We went through a lot together. I do miss the “little man” dearly and I can never repay him for all those qualities which he bestowed upon me. Most of which I never realized until he was gone.

However, this isn’t about Herc, this is about Roxy. *more* »

Image courtesy Flickr by pmuellr

Seems we all want a guarantee these days.

Similar to the microwave ‘complex’ (post) the majority of people seem to fear failure. They seek certainty. Who can blame them? Unfortunately, the problem with certainty is it simply doesn’t exist- not in this world. Don’t take my word for it. Consider this quote straight out of Wikipedia, “It is widely held that certainty is a failed historical enterprise“. How good is that?

The absence of any certainty creates FEAR.

*more* »

Photo: Flickr by Michael Heilemann

"Whether you think you can or you can't,
you are right."
~Henry Ford

This quote, in my estimation, may be Ford’s best invention. Perhaps, even better than his invention of the automobile for mass production.

It explains succinctly, and yet very accurately, the vital role of BELIEF in the workings of your life. You simply can’t be successful in any endeavor if you don’t first start with the proper mindset - a belief in your ultimate success.

Yes, your mindset - how you view the world and your place within it -and your belief “system” (related paradigm) control your ability to reach your intended target. And, here’s the kicker–FROM THE VERY START!

Our core beliefs fall into two MASTER categories which are not unlike the core underlying “boot” records in computer terminology - which are called Master Boot Records. *more* »