Success

“Can money buy happiness” is an age-old question. Plenty of recent research has explored the relationship between what we earn and how we feel. In general, the results border on the painfully obvious: Yes, people with higher incomes, broadly speaking, tend to be happier than those who struggle to make ends meet.

Roughly 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, according to a University of Scranton survey published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, yet just 8% of us stick to the program for 365 days. During the first two weeks of the year, 75% of people keep their resolutions, but by February, only 64% are still working toward their goals.

Roughly 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, according to a University of Scranton survey published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, yet just 8% of us stick to the program for 365 days. During the first two weeks of the year, 75% of people keep their resolutions, but by February, only 64% are still working toward their goals.

It’s a new year and we’ve likely all made resolutions to improve ourselves.

When I came across the article People Who Worked Incredibly Hard to Succeed which celebrates the quintessential American trait of hard work I was reminded of a quote from F.

Dr. Stephen R. Covey passed away last month at the age of 79 from complications of an April bicycling accident tin Provo Utah. As you undoubtedly know Covey was the author of the epically successful The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The groundbreaking book was published in 1989 and has sold more than 25 million copies in 38 languages.

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London have certainly been inspirational – even prompting a London man to attempt to swim across the Atlantic Ocean!

With the recent passing of Apple’s Steve Jobs and from the interviews of a hundred entrepreneurs I have conducted I have been thinking a lot about entrepreneurs and the amazing contributions they make to our society.

A client recently reminded me of a list I distributed a few years ago. I do not recall where I found this list or when I sent it.  However she liked it so much that she has it posted at her desk. And I am taking this opportunity to share it again on the first day of the New Year!.

In The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working Tony Schwartz lays out a guide grounded in the science of high performance promising he can “systematically build your capacity physically emotionally mentally and spiritually.”