Most companies today are on a quest to hire and retain high-performing employees to stay on the cutting edge in today’s competitive market. A McKinsey study found that high performers are 400 percent more productive than others. Hence, becoming more effective in your personal and professional life w...

Have you ever noticed how being told no, discourages some people while motivating others to keep pursuing their goals? Handling rejection well can make you a stronger person and will determine your levels of success, personally and professionally, in the future. Here are five ways to deal with rejec...

Success is a marathon, not a sprint. In other words, it may take you months or even years before you finally achieve your goals. While it is essential to think long-term when setting your goals, achieving them requires beginning the journey with your daily habits. As Lao Tzu suggests, "The journey o...

All human beings need to rest, repair, and recover from daily stress on the mind and body to function at optimum levels in their personal or professional life. The best way to accomplish this, is by paying attention to one's self-care, as it can make a big difference between success and failure. I c...

What if I told you that you could become more and achieve more? What if I told you that your dream could become a reality. Maybe you are stuck and don't know what move to make next. Or perhaps you are doing well but would like to grow beyond where you are. Whatever the case, here are three keys to y...

A breakthrough is an "aha" moment. It is also the act of overcoming an obstacle that permits the achievement of a particular goal. Finally, it is simply turning the impossible into the possible. Therefore, finding your breakthrough is necessary if you will thrive in any area of your life, be it busi...

Time waits on no man! It is a scarce resource and the one commodity that we can never retrieve once it is gone. Furthermore, greatness takes time, and the clock is ticking, so it's important to get started in managing your 24 hours well each day for greater productivity. Here are five time managemen...

Whether you are a student, leader, entrepreneur, or just someone pursuing an ambitious goal, your success will depend a lot on how well you can motivate yourself. As John Whitmore in his book Coaching for Performance puts it, "if people are really going to perform, they must be self-motivated." Here...

Personal growth is essential to success. The people who are doing well, whether in their professional or personal life, invest in their growth and development. In other words, they are intentional about improving their life and view personal growth as a way of reaching their full potential. Here are...

No matter who you are or where you are from, we all want to be successful. Though each of us defines success differently, we all want to know how to be a success and desire to make progress in our lives. This desire for success could mean achieving greater satisfaction in a relationship, a promotion...

Every day that you wake and begin your daily task, you are performing. However, being successful requires much more than your intelligence or natural skills; you must become a high performer. High performers have mastered the skills necessary to be on top of their game, and so can you. If you want t...

John Maxwell is one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of leadership. He has authored over 80 books on leadership and is a New York Times best-selling author, who has sold more than 26 million books in fifty languages. In addition, the American Management Association has recognized h...