This month we draw upon the wisdom of a scientist, a professional athlete, a rock musician, and the CEO of a major corporation to share with us their personal secrets of excellence. Each one of these individuals offers a single insight on how a particular practice has helped them achieve personal success in their chosen fields. From these four distinct individuals we gain four pieces of wisdom to help us navigate ourselves to a winning and prosperous life in 2009. For our first piece of wisdom we hear from Daria Hazuda, scientific director for the giant multinational pharmaceutical company Merck. [...]

This above all - to thine own self be true... -Shakespeare The following is an excerpt from Money Success & You, a book by John Kehoe. A recent national poll revealed that more than 80 percent of North America's working population do not enjoy the work they do. This is a profoundly tragic statistic, considering that work consumes so much of our lives. Nor is it a good formula for success, because when you study closely people who are successful it becomes abundantly clear that their achievements are directly related to the enjoyment they derive from their work. This really [...]

Her identity is top secret, but word of her good deeds has spread across Canada one Tim Horton's coffee at a time. (Tim Horton's is our largest coffee and sandwich franchise, with numerous outlets in every major city.) For the past three years, a mystery woman from Toronto has consistently surprised Tim Horton's drive-thru customers who pulled up to the take-out window right after the coffee angel" has driven away, only to find their bill has been taken care of. Big order or small, the 40-year-old mother of two boys doles out money for total strangers at Tim Horton's with [...]

Last year, while in South Africa, we spent about twenty days with a remarkable Zulu Songoma, Credo Mutwa. This was over a four-month period, and we would stay for three or four days at a time. My wife was shooting a documentary to be released in 2008, and we gathered over forty hours of footage for this show. We have visited Credo Mutwa each year since 1993, and over that time a friendship has developed. We felt honoured when he invited us to record some of his teachings, for he has no successor, and when he dies many of his [...]

Becoming Aware of How Life Force Leaks Away From Us Unnecessarily Today my wife and I planted a cinnamon tree in our garden. We purchased it at a nursery and it is approximately ten feet (3½ meters) tall! The roots were bundled tight in a burlap sack to restrict their growth while it was awaiting someone to come and claim it. Digging the hole, cutting the burlap sack and planting the tree into the earth, allowing the roots to expand without restrictions, all this felt nourishing. Its rich potential can now be fully realized. I look forward to watching [...]

Stalking yourself is the process of hunting, following and observing your habits, beliefs, thoughts, routines, strengths and weaknesses for the purpose of seeing who you are. It is using the mind to see all aspects of yourself in action. In this guide, you'll learn techniques to stalk your inner dialogue, habits, and energy fluctuations. Let's dive in. Table of Content Stalking Yourself – Rules of the Game Stalking Inner Dialogue Stalking Habits Stalking Energy Fluctuations In stalking yourself, you want to see not only what and how you are thinking, but to identify your central beliefs, those core beliefs [...]