Experiments in Life and Leadership
Archive for May, 2009
6 Success Factors (or Rules of Success) from Arnold Schwarzenegger
0Arnold Schwarzenegger gave a speech at the Graduation Ceremony of University of Southern California. He talks about how he became successful and what were his success factors. He shares 6 rules of success that he found helpful in his life and how they can help anyone to succeed.
Doctor Schwarzenegger’s 6 Rules
This is video from Graduation ceremony of University of Southern California and speaking to the graduating students is Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Below are some thoughts from the video about the 6 Rules of Success from “Dr. Schwarzenegger.”
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More >It is All About the Stars
0"We need to learn to set our course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship." – General Omar N. Bradley, American General
Look at the Stars, Not the Lights
In old days, when compass and other complex instruments weren’t invented, ships used stars and constellations to navigate their path. There are stories of travelers on road navigating to their destination without GPS. Ever heard of the term guiding star? Now you know where that originated from. These sailors and travelers knew exactly one simple thing – to use stars not the lights.
What does this has to do with Personal More >Personal Change Carnival – May Edition
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This edition of Personal Change Carnival received 104 posts and from those posts below are my favorite 11 posts. The selection criteria was pretty straightforward. Those posts that were submitted before the deadline were shortlisted and then posts that related to personal change were chosen. Out of this new list, each post was thoroughly reviewed and my favorite posts were listed below.
Please note that this list is my personal opinion and others may have a different opinion about the articles included in the carnival. If you like the posts below, please digg it, stumble it or add to More >
A Personal Vision or A Mission Statement
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“Vision is the blue dot, the guiding light that helps lost travelers to reach their destination, their goal.” There is a clear definition between personal vision and mission statement, but it can get confusing at times. This article presents a great post from a great blog, the only correction I have is, it should be vision not mission statement
Vision not Mission Statement
Michael Miles wrote a great article some time back titled The Value of a Personal Mission Statement on the Dumb Little Man blog. The author however calls a person’s vision as mission statement. I think the article
More >Benjamin Franklin’s Mission Statement
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Mission statements come in many shapes, sizes and colors. They can be speeches or can be poems, they can even be long essays on what you want to achieve in life and how you will go about doing it.
Few days back, I came across mission statement of Benjamin Franklin on www.franklincovey.com. Mr. Franklin’s mission statement is not a speech, its not even a essay, neither is it a poem. It’s much simpler than that. It’s his set of values statements. This post present Benjamin Franklin’s mission statement.
The Mission Statement
Mr. Franklin’s mission statement is a very simple set of
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