How we deal with misfortune can make the difference between defeat and victory in our lives.
We’ve all heard stories about Thomas Edison.  He went through thousands of unsuccessful attempts before coming up with the filament light bulb.  When his factory was virtually destroyed by fire, he simply remarked that the disaster provided him with new opportunities to start again, and weeks later he invented the phonograph.
How many of us, when faced with misfortune, have that same outlook as Edison?  We view these misfortunes as failures.  We must learn, however, that these failures, properly handled, lead to great personal growth and professional success.
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Wasting time can be frustrating, annoying, and, at time, can be a barrier to success. 
There are differing opinions on what constitutes wasting time.  Some people may consider watching television a waste of time.  For others, time spent watching television serves as down time, a chance to relax and re-charge their personal battery.  But I think that we can all agree that there are certain activities that not only serve no real purpose, but also actually hinder our progress in life.
How many of these time wasters do you recognize in your life?
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“Some day is not a day of the week!”
 
 
 
 
 

Easy to do right?
Well I actually find it quite difficult.  I am very good at setting overarching goals, that are often unmeasurable, have no time frame and don’t often have a plan behind them.
I was interested to see this site www.mygoals.com
Its a subscription service with a free ten day trial.  Clearly I am not the only on ehaving trouble setting appropraie goals that don’t set me up for failure.  The site has a number of predeveloped plans crossing areas such as career development and halth and fitness.