In battlefield medicine the principle of triage involves dividing patients into three groups:  1) those who will die anyway whether they receive medical attention or not, 2) those who will survive anyway whether they receive medical attention or not, and 3) those who will survive only if they receive timely medical attention. Despite its morbid nature, [...]

Have you ever found yourself in a negative financial situation, either broke or deep in debt?  Maybe you’re in the midst of such a situation right now.  In this article I’ll share with you some insights on how to successfully recover from a negative financial situation. Acceptance. The first step in recovering from a negative financial [...]

If you’re a growth-oriented person like me (OK, growth addict would be more accurate), you probably consume lots of information products, including books, ebooks, audio programs, self-study courses, classes, workshops, seminars, and more.  Once you get started on this path, it’s easy to become a lifetime growth junkie because the payoff from such products can be enormous.  One good idea can induce [...]

How many times have you faced a tough decision and asked yourself, “What should I do?”  Or maybe, “What’s the right decision?” Erin and I receive emails of this nature every day.  The subjects vary from relationship issues (should I leave my current partner?) to career choices (should I quit my job to do what makes [...]

A major obstacle that prevents people from enjoyably achieving their goals is that they set their goals incorrectly to begin with.  This problem occurs because people don’t understand the nature of time well enough.  When people consider a particular goal, they often worry about the time commitment:  If I start my own business now, it could take years to make it [...]

Could you recommend some of your all-time favorite books? Sure. Since the early 90s I’ve been reading about a book a week, so that adds up to quite a few books.  I’ll scan my office bookshelves to recall which ones had a meaningful impact on me after I read them. Here are some of my personal [...]

There are so many areas I feel I need to work on in terms of my personal growth that I don’t know where to begin.  When I look at all the articles you’ve written as well as all the books, CDs, and seminars out there, it’s overwhelming.  Where do I even begin? If you’d asked [...]

Thanks so much to everyone who privately responded to my financial abundance challenge in the previous post.  I received hundreds of ideas in less than 24 hours and more are coming in every hour.  I’m sorry I can’t reply to everyone to thank you personally (it’s enough of a challenge just to read it all), so I’ll say [...]

This is a specific example of a particular area of my life that I’m currently struggling with, as a continuation of this post from the “Ask Steve” series. The first area of my life I’m struggling with involves money and financial issues.  I’m not sure how many of you will be able to relate to my particular challenges, but I’ll do [...]

Let’s say you’ve set some goals for yourself, and now you want to map out a basic plan for how you’ll achieve them.  How do you do this? Obviously there are many ways to plan your action steps, but as a generalization it seems intelligent to aim for a plan that you estimate will consume the least time and [...]