Tag Archives: Jim Stovall

Stovall: The Power of No

Our success and happiness depend on making the right decisions about how we spend our time and money.

The more success you experience, the more likely people will clamor for you to spend your time and money with them. The enemy of having great things in our lives is not bad things. Instead, the enemy of having great things is good things. 

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Stealing From Tomorrow

As I study the attitudes, perspectives, and philosophies of successful people throughout history, I am struck by how many of them share common elements in their worldviews. One characteristic of these outstanding people is their tendency to think, act, and live in the current moment.

Without being mindful of your focus, it is easy to dwell on the past or fret about the future.

Yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, but today is cash—so we need to spend it wisely.

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Myth of Independence

The great English poet John Donne reminded us that no one is an island. We are all interdependent on one another. Even in the most solitary of activities, it takes a team to create success. As you read these words in a newspaper, magazine, or online publication somewhere around the world, there are many people to thank for creating the connection between you and me.

Recently, a woman who is losing her sight called me. As a blind person myself, she wanted my advice on how she could become totally independent. I told her that total independence simply does not exist, whether you’re totally blind or fully sighted.

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