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Only 8 percent of people actually achieve their goals.  For every 100 people you know, only 8 of them will ultimately be a success, and the probability is high that you will not be among the successful 8 percent.  The odds are just against you.  Sorry for the bad news.

Personal development is defined as a way for people to assess their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life, and then set goals to realize and maximize their potential.  In summary, personal development is about becoming the person you want to become.

Nearly all facets of a business’s operation require someone with some level of leadership skill.  Certainly, C-suite executives need to exhibit leadership.  But so does the supervisor scheduling the delivery trucks, the night manager at a hotel, and the supervisor overseeing the replacement of a waterline.

Work is hard because of what comes along with work, and the sooner we understand that the nature of work is hard, the sooner we will see how we can be successful at work.

Self-care is any activity that we should deliberately do to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health.

A calculated risk is an undertaking whose chance of failure in terms of degree of probability has been estimated before the undertaking has been acted on. Furthermore, that degree of probability is within the tolerances of the risk-taker when compared to the chances of success.

I’ve learned recently that we, specifically small businesses and entrepreneurs, need to care about economic freedom.

Have you noticed that some people just like to say “no”?

An ethical definition of return is “doing the most good.”  Financial return is one form of doing good.  But so is building a quality product, hiring those released from prison, and donating a portion of profits to a worthy community cause.