The Perks of Getting a Mentor
Chart your own course, blaze a trail, be your own boss—but don’t reinvent the wheel. Don’t make the same mistakes other small-business owners have made when you can build upon the wisdom of a mentor. MicroMentor, a free online platform that’s fostered more than 5,000 mentoring relationships, says a survey shows: › 49 percent of […]
T.D. Jakes: Instinct Has a Rhythm
In his book, Instinct (FaithWords, May 2014), Bishop T.D. Jakes shares the power of instinct, how it can draw us to our true purpose and how we can follow it to realize our potential for a life of jubilant contentment and passion. He says our instinct is the key to becoming the people we were […]
31 Days of Mind-Body Health
If you’re thinking it’s high time you drop some weight, get more exercise and/or generally take better care of yourself, we’re rooting for you! The SUCCESS editorial team presents a calendar for your day-by-day to-do list along with suggestions for filling in the daily blocks. It’s important to write down the goals because doing so […]
‘The Chew’ Co-Host Shares Her Health Hack for Easier Mornings
“When I was young, I was never a night owl, but I could eat what I wanted, work 12-hour days standing on my feet, and jump on and off planes, trains and automobiles without feeling a thing,” Top Chef finalist and The Chew co-host Carla Hall tells SUCCESS. “Now, at a stone’s throw away from […]
14 Mind-Body Makeover Tactics
Taking care of your mind and body pays off in huge ways: You will feel better, make smarter decisions, have more energy, be more personable, prevent illness and more. Here are some simple, easy-to-accomplish ideas for improving your mental and physical health: 1. Use your opposite hand with simple tasks, like opening a door. It’ll […]
Top of Mind: Thoughts on Mastering Life and Business
I’m reading Thierry Malleret’s book, Disequilibrium: A World Out Of Kilter. Earlier this year, I heard professor Malleret speak at the Billion Dollar Roundtable, which I was fortunate enough to attend as a guest of our customer Ford Motor Co. It is all about change in the business and political world. And what a changing […]
Healthy Sleep Habits = Healthy Weight
If you’re looking for ways to trim your body fat, set your alarm clock. A Brigham Young University researcher says consistent bedtimes and, more important, wakeup times have a bearing on body fat. Of the more than 300 young women participating in the study, those with the best sleep habits had the healthiest weights, professor […]
Smoking: Still a Killer
Warning: Smoking may be hazardous to your health. You know that. But a half-century ago, many people didn’t—until the landmark surgeon general’s report on smoking and health was published in January 1964. “Few medical questions have stirred such public interest or created more scientific debate than the tobacco-health controversy,” Surgeon General Luther Terry wrote in […]
Got Confidence? 16 Questions to Find Out
At her workshops, best-selling author and communications strategist Sam Horn gives participants her “Got Confidence?” quiz. You can do the same at home. Simply open up a Word document or grab your journal to write down the answers. Take some time to answer these questions and reflect on your answers. 1. What does confidence mean […]
Easy Reading: Paper vs. Digital Books
How do you like to read a book? Do you favor holding the physical book and flipping its pages, or has technology swayed you with the birth of digital readers? Surveys indicate people, no matter their age, prefer reading paper books over e-readers or tablets. But new research shows that older people, though they have […]
Top of Mind: Pieces of Advice for Finding Success
Changing how we eat can be extraordinarily difficult—I know from personal experience! My latest helpful discovery is BJ Fogg’s “Tiny Habits” [SUCCESS/November 2013], which provides a great framework. And it’s working. For example, I tend to eat too fast, so I’m building a habit of taking a deep breath when I sit down to eat. […]
Oh, My Aching Thumb!
Like many other personal trainers, Kerry Stallo assesses a client’s health before creating a workout plan. But in addition to issues related to life’s wear-and-tear, like stiff shoulders and achy knees, her North Texas clients have increasingly voiced complaints about sore thumbs, wrists and hands. Experts define these as repetitive stress injuries or cumulative trauma […]
