Dumb and Successful

Are other people really smarter than you are? I ask because I always felt so dumb as a kid and have learned that the most successful business owners are not smarter than the average person, yet they achieve much better results. Can it be that they are just doing different things that helps them achieve better results?

For example - I learned that some of the most successful business owners take 15 to 30 minutes every morning to create a list of the three highest income and highest impact producing activities to accomplish that day. In doing this, they focus on the critical few things that will generate the most income instead of the trivial many things that most business owners focus on. Do you do this?

Rejections and Reactions

Rejection takes many forms. You didn’t make the team. The college you want to attend turns you down. The woman you asked out said no. You didn’t get the job. You were passed over for a promotion. Your husband left you.

Whatever form it takes, being rejected hurts. It is a blow to your ego and challenges your ability to cope. It makes you question yourself. It makes you angry. In its most extreme and painful forms, it generates self-destructive thoughts and behaviors - ranging from rage to drinking binges to suicide.

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