Simple Truths

Stop Saying “Impossible” and Start Saying “I’m Possible!”

Matt — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:05:14 +0000

Thank you to Margaret Spielman for today’s touching story. Every so often, we like to share stories that we receive via our “Submit your Story” page (if you have one you’d like to share, do please send it on over!). If I asked you all where you were on September 11, 2001, I am sure [...]

John Blumberg: Decisions, Decisions… [video]

Matt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:08:48 +0000

To finish off this week in values, I’d like to introduce John Blumberg, author of Good to the Core. John has first hand experience with corporate accountability through his work at the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. As you may know, they went through a bit of a values challenge…and John was right there [...]

Practicing What You Preach

Matt — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:07:21 +0000

“Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.” This proverb proves true more often than we would like…at least it does for me! We want healthy food but eat fast food. We want to become more educated, but watch T.V. when we could be studying a new subject. We feel motivated to [...]

Mondays with Mac: Invaluable…

Matt — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:56:30 +0000

Have you ever been driving when that pesky “check engine” light goes on, but there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with your car? If you’re anything like me, you think to yourself, “I’ll go get it checked later! I’ve got more important things to do today!” Except, later keeps getting pushed [...]

Paper Airplane Movie

Matt — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:25:45 +0000

“The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.” -Henry Ward Beecher quotes To end your week, here’s a short movie about thinking creatively: How have you been innovative in your life and career?

Mondays with Mac: What’s the Big Idea?

Matt — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:01:12 +0000

“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” ~George Bernard Shaw What’s the Big [...]

The Simple Truths of Validation

Matt — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:00:41 +0000

Today, I received a letter from a Simple Truths customer. He told me about the near-death accident he had, and the long and difficult road he has traveled to recovery (I’d love to post more about his amazing story, but I’m waiting to hear back from him first). He wrote that our motivational material [...]

Quotes to Focus on Priorities

Matt — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:11:07 +0000

Today, we have some quotes for you to help with your priorities. These all come from Brian Tracy’s book, Eat that Frog! Enjoy these quotes! “The first law of success is concentration-to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor the left.” -William [...]

It’s not about how you start…

Matt — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:30:07 +0000

To end this week in exercise motivation, I’d like to share a video I came across on YouTube. This athlete’s story was featured in Finish Strong because of her miraculous victories over adversity in her life. Watch this video to make the story come to life: What adversities do you face? Have you [...]

Kelly Olexa: Motivation is a Choice!

Matt — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:21:20 +0000

I met Kelly Olexa when we spoke at a social media conference. I was impressed by her success in social media, her outgoing personality, and her creatively unique style. Her dedication to motivating others to their peak level of performance (physically, socially, and otherwise), however, was what convinced me that she was one [...]