Book Review: The Energy Bus
by Jon Gordon
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Jon Gordon may not be one of the gurus in The Secret, but that hasn’t stopped him from writing this business parable about how one guy used the law of attraction to turn his life around.
George is downright miserable. His home life is in shambles. He’s got a major product launch in two weeks that must go well or he will lose his job. And to top it off, his car’s in the shop for the next two weeks, leaving George no other option but to take the bus to work each day. Could things get worse? Read more…
30 Day Secret Experiment: Days 15-22: Article Marketing, Social Media, and More Posts
This post is part of a 30 Day Secret Experiment. Be sure to read the previous posts to follow my progress.
This past week as been a balance between writing content and marketing the site, so there isn’t a heck of a lot to report. One thing I did do was join MyBlogLog.com and set up a community around the site. Read more…
Happy Earth Day: 8 Tips You Can Implement to Stay Green All Year
According to the Environmental News Network, only two dozen people - those who have journeyed to the moon - have seen the earth in its entirety. The first person was astronaut Bill Anders on the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. The Associated Press asked these astronauts to provide their thoughts about what it’s like to see Earth from above. Read more…
Resilience: The Key to Success
I was reading the April 2007 edition of Selling Power magazine today (the article doesn’t seem to be online) and came across a great article on the psychology of success and what makes some people more successful than others. One key factor is resilience.
According to Andrew Shatte, an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, the reason why resilience is so important is because we all fail at some point or another. As much as we wish we would never make mistakes or fall short, sometimes we end up dropping the ball. Successful people are quicker to shake off the negativity, learn from their mistakes, and get back in the game. Read more…
The Law of Attraction: Science, Faith and Doubt
Someone left a comment on my Is The Secret Harmful post that said
The only ‘harm’ if any is when you approach the concept of The Secret with doubts in your mind. In that case you will only achieve negative results and become frustrated in the process (sic).
This gets into one of the more controversial aspects of The Secret - whether it’s based on faith or science. Read more…