Mr. Achievement - Stanley F. Bronstein - Personal Development BlogPersonal Development Blog of the Founder of the Achievement IQ Movement and Creator of the Laws of Positioning

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality. (Alfred Painter)

Current Status Report
At the very beginning, I want to say Thank You.
Thank you for being supportive and paying attention to my Vision Quest Project.
Thank you for those of you who have joined me with your own personal development projects.
I am also thankful [...]

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you. (Zig Ziglar)

Current Status Report
Day 6 might have been my toughest day so far. I spent a lot of time outside the house today and temptation was all around me.
I’m pretty hungry right now, PLUS my wife and I just [...]

The Undiscerning Mind Is Like The Root Of A Tree. It Absorbs Equally All That It Touches, Even The Poison That Would Kill It. (Kung Fu TV Episode)

Current Status Report
Day 5 was easy until about 2:00 PM, then I started getting hungry. It’s now 9:00 PM and I’m still hungry.
Life goes on though. [...]

A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others, before he has learned enough to know how much he does not know. (Sydney J. Harris)

Current Status Report
Day 4 was a piece of cake. [...]

Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. Your momentum will then produce ten units of results with each unit of effort. (Charles J. Givens)

Current Status Report
Day 3 was much easier than Days 1 and 2. My stomach is shrinking and I’m not as hungry as I was [...]

To remove a mountain, begin by carrying away small stones. (Author Unknown)

Current Status Report
Well, my past experience has continued to be true in the case of this current fast.
Day 2 hasn’t been fun. HOWEVER, on the bright side, the first 2 days of this fast have probably been easier than any fast I’ve done [...]

Everyone has a success mechanism and a failure mechanism. The failure mechanism goes off by itself. The success mechanism only goes off with a goal. Every time we write down and talk about a goal we push the button to start the success mechanism. (Charlie “Tremendous” Jones)
Current Status Report
Anyone who has ever fasted, for any [...]

No one ever injured his eyesight by looking on the bright side of things. (Author Unknown)
All definitions are from Dictionary.com
A Paradigm Shift
For better or for worse, the entire world is in the middle of a paradigm shift.
What do I mean by that ?
Paradigm - A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a [...]

You will never know true happiness until you have truly loved, and you will never understand what pain really is until you have lost it. (Anonymous)
Some Definitions To Make Sure We’ll All On The Same Page
Never - Not ever; at no time.
Know - To understand from experience or attainment.
True - Real; genuine; authentic.
Happiness - [...]

What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team. (Benjamin F. Fairless quotes)
Some Definitions
Recipe - A set of instructions for making or preparing something, [...]