Category: success
Are Your Beliefs Blocking You in Life?
Have you ever stopped to consider how your beliefs are impacting your life? The truth is, whether we realize it or not – our beliefs drive everything that we do. Beliefs affect our outlook on all major aspects of life including money, career, family and romantic relationships. The Danger of Outdated beliefs The unfortunate reality [...]
8 Tips to Become An Outstanding Entrepreneur
Have you ever wondered what sets successful entrepreneurs like Richard Branson apart from others? What do they do differently to guarantee success? When I co-founded a start up boutique advertising agency I learned a few things about what it really means to be an entrepreneur and I’d like to share these with you today. I’ve [...]
Why Talking Too Much Can Hinder Success
I’ve noticed a fair few patterns when it comes to successful people. And most of them are not what you would expect – in-fact more often than not they are the total opposite. Let me give you an example. I always used to think that you had to be an extrovert to be really successful [...]
How Steven Speilberg Escaped Failure with Jaws
The Steven Speilberg movie Jaws is widely renowned as a classic masterpiece – but did you know just how close it came to failure? It really is a fascinating story and I’ll share it with you today because the way Speilberg dealt with every twist and turn during the production of this movie, is quite [...]
How to Achieve the Impossible
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to achieve the impossible? You know those people who always seem to have luck on their side. The ones where success comes so easily – without them even trying? Well I’ve got news for you – those people don’t exist. While successful people may appear to be [...]
The Beginners 7 Step Goal Setting Method
As we enter 2013 what goals do you have planned for this year? Have you taken a few moments to think about how you want your life to be? For many, goal setting feels like just another task to add to the list – which is why in my opinion, a lot of us don’t [...]
25 Simple Life Strategies for an Amazing 2013
HAPPY NEW YEAR readers! I hope as you’re reading this post you are looking forward to 2013 with anticipation, excitement and wonder at what might lie ahead. I certainly am. This year over 35,000 people have visited Simple Life Strategies and I’m super grateful to each and every one of you who has spent a [...]
Wisdom from Richard Branson | 15 Inspiring Quotes
Richard Branson the entrepreneur billionaire, owns over 400 companies and is the fourth richest person in the United Kingdom (Forbes 2011 Billionaires list). Not only is he rich in wealth, Branson also gets the balance right between work and play. How often have you seen him looking stressed or unhappy? Or is he usually sporting [...]
12 Steps to Boost Your Confidence
What is confidence? It’s essentially self-esteem – or how we ‘feel’ about ourselves. Have you ever stopped to consider if your self-esteem is high or a little bit on the low side? And why is this even important? Confidence and high self-esteem are the building blocks to a happy and successful life. If you look [...]
Why Personal Values are Important for Successful Living
Coming from a background in advertising I learned early on about the power of ‘brand values’. ‘Brand values’ are essentially the core essence of what makes up a brand and I’ll explain this in a bit more detail in just a second. It always fascinated me how as ad execs and strategists we would spend [...]
