Author: Dan Sullivan
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Why Finding Your Purpose Is The Key To Reaching Your Life Goals
[contentblock id=mmp-3] I had a very happy childhood. I grew up on a farm in northern Ohio in the 1940s and ‘50s, the fifth child of two fifth children. I spent quite a bit of time on my own because my parents were very busy, both with the farm and with raising my much older…
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How To Build Confidence And Use It For Success
What is confidence? We tend to think of it as a personality trait or an emotional response, but my experience is that it isn’t as passive or reactive as that. Real confidence is a capability, and when you know how to build confidence for yourself, you can have it in endless supply. What you can…
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The Truth About Luck And Success
[contentblock id=mmp-3] I was born in the United States in 1944, just before the Baby Boom generation and near the end of a period known as the “Lucky Generation.” As a member of the “Lucky Generation,” also called the “Quiet Generation” or the “Lucky Few,” I have gone through my life feeling like I’ve always…
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What Every Entrepreneur Can Gain From Being A Real Life Hero
[contentblock id=mmp-3] Years ago, I had the pleasure of having a conversation with a very famous general agent in the life insurance business. His name was Al Granum, and he was from Northwestern Mutual. He was an industry icon. In his eighties, he was still working a very busy schedule of speeches, where he was…
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Transform Your Biggest Failures Into Your Biggest Successes
[contentblock id=mmp-3] On August 15, 1978, when I was thirty-four, I was both divorced and bankrupt. I didn’t plan it that way; it was just how the timing worked out. It was also a day that began my journey to transform those two failures into the two biggest successes of my life. A devastating time.…
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Can Childhood Freedom Shape A Future?
[contentblock id=mmp-3] I grew up on a farm during the late 1940s and early 1950s, and from the time I was about four or five, I was allowed to wander the field alone as long as I didn’t go outside the fence line or try to cross the road. I was free to explore and…
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How To Create The Kind Of Value That Gets Noticed — And Rewarded
[contentblock id=mmp-3] In 1965, right at the beginning of the Vietnam War, I was drafted into the U.S. military. I was twenty-one and headed to basic training in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The first thing anyone says when they hear you’ve been drafted or when you get to basic training is never to volunteer for anything…
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The 2 Commitments That Get You The Best Results In Life
[contentblock id=mmp-3] When I was twelve years old, I spotted an article about Outward Bound in a Sports Illustrated magazine I was reading. Outward Bound was geared to young people in their teens whom they would lead through challenging physical conditions, including sailing and mountaineering. These required individual determination, persistence, and teamwork — valuable foundational…
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Transforming Experiences Into Multipliers
Unlike those who work within the protective layers of a bureaucracy, entrepreneurs have a very immediate and intimate relationship with the marketplace. When you’re successful, someone writes you a cheque. When you’re not successful … no cheque.
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A Childhood Lesson On Freedom And Being Your Own Boss
[contentblock id=mmp-3] Very early in life, I was attracted to the notion of “being your own boss” — creating your own business and being an entrepreneur. I didn’t know the word “entrepreneur” back then, but I understood what being your own boss meant because my father was a business owner. My father grew up on…