Then Make Your Choice

Arguably one of the funnier exchanges between adversaries in movie history is the classic Battle of Wits in The Princess Bride between the black-clad, swashbuckler Westley and Vizzini, the diminutive criminal mastermind. After his dizzying display of intellect, during which he attempts to confuse and distract our hero, Vizzini finally chooses a poisoned wine goblet…

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Fortune Friday: “Your present plans are going to succeed.”

Success coach and speaker Steve Chandler often speaks about systems, and the importance of installing and utilizing systems to help us achieve what we desire. In fact many thought leaders promote the idea of creating and setting up your environment to help you succeed. Want to loose weight? Clear out all the junk food from…

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Goals or No Goals?

Much of the success literature of the past fifty years put a strong emphasis on goal setting, goal writing, goal reviewing, and so on. Declare it, list it, check it. You’ve got to name it to claim it! Many of the current lifehack gurus espouse a no-goals philosophy; more of a just-move-in-the-right-direction sort of mentality….

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