Articles by Jim L. Smith

If we take responsibility for our lives--our reality--then, as Tony Robbins said, we are in power. If we avoid it, then we have lost that power.

The secret to motivating others is to find out what matters to them and build it into your idea.  

Expectations don't magically change reality. Expectations, however, do something even more powerful--they change the way we deal with reality.

Self-talk has the power to build up or erode your self-image and determine what kind of relationships you have with other people.

Quality giants Joseph M. Juran, W. Edwards Deming and Armand Feigenbaum ushered in the era of total quality management (TQM) 60 years ago.

If we never dare to fail, our successes will have a low ceiling, and low reward.

If we never dare to fail, our successes will have a low ceiling, and low reward.

People who are committed to success are willing to do whatever it takes, as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.

Every moment is a choice. And every moment you can choose to orient your life in a positive direction.

When we set a goal and therefore create that gap we wrote about last week, energy and creativity are unleashed in our minds.