Nancy N. Wilson

Recognize the Will to Fail “Act as if it were impossible to fail.” That is the core teaching of the book, Wake Up and Live! by Dorothea Brande, which I happily discovered a few weeks ago. Her words keep echoing in my mind and I thought I should share them with you. It is man’s nature to […]

Other’s Opinions Do Not Matter There is at least one big plus that comes with age. You stop caring what other people think. Other people’s negative opinions no longer devastate you – at least, most of the time. It is such a relief! Caring about other people’s opinions of me was the curse of my […]

  When you do not get the job you wanted so badly, when your colleague gets the promotion instead of you, when someone says no when you ask for a date, it hurts! Rejection hurts! It makes us feel bad. No one likes it. Even though it hurts terribly and we would all love to […]

How Does Criticism Affect you? Criticism can change your life for better or for worse. It is up to you. Think about a time when someone criticized something you did and it affected you badly.  Maybe it really hurt you or came at a time when you were already feeling down.  You probably said to yourself, […]

The 10 Unmistakable Habits of Irresistible People There are certain habits they pursue every day to maintain a healthy perspective. Image credit: Shutterstock.com DECEMBER 27, 2016 by Travis Bradbury Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few—the good looking, the […]

You will be criticized in life – no matter what you do. That is a fact! As a writer, an artist, a designer, a chef, an executive, child or parent, it doesn’t matter.  Regardless of your career path or other roles in life, there will always be critics. Because of that, it is important to […]

Our lives are so full and demanding, plus we deal with continual information overload and unrelenting responsibilities that it is not uncommon to struggle with staying focused – and completing a task before jumping to the next one. As a result, you may be frustrated by the continual effort to multi-task and at the same […]

Everyone should ask themselves from time to time, “How good am I at focusing?” Having the ability to focus can make the difference between reaching your goals or watching them slip farther and farther away. Improving your ability to focus is possible, but in order to do so you must first assess how well you […]