Don Howe Success

Indecision

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and it’s the story of a fox and a cat. It goes like this… Once upon a time, a fox was boasting to a cat about how sly he was. The fox said, “I’ve got all kinds of tricks and whenever I hear the dogs […]
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Wisdom

This blog post is taken from my Seminar Notes, and I’d like to start out by asking… “What is the source of wisdom – and how can a person become wise?” Well, to answer those questions, let’s start with I Corinthians 3:18-19 (NKJV) which says, “Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems […]
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False Assumptions

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and it’s my version of a poem entitled “The Cookie Thief ,” by Valerie Cox. It goes like this… A woman was waiting at an airport one night,several hours to go before boarding her flight.She purchased a book in the airport shop,bought a box of […]
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How People View Things

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and it’s simply a reminder that not all people view things the same way. For example, if several people were to walk down the beach together, their recollections of the experience might be very different. One person might remember how the sun felt on his […]
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No Free Lunch

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and according to Zig Ziglar… Once upon a time, an ancient king asked his wise counselors tocompile for him all the wisdom of the ages – and after years of diligentresearch, they returned with their findings bound in twelve large volumes. The king commended them […]
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Perspective

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and it’s my version of a poem written by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887). It goes like this… It was six men of Indostan, to learning much inclined,who went to see an elephant; though each of them was blind,they wanted by observation to satisfy their mind. […]
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Don’t Quit

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and it simply consists of a poem entitled “Don’t Quit” by an unknown author. It goes like this… When things go wrong as they sometimes will,when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,when funds are low and the debts are high,and you want to smile, […]
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Money

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and it’s a great reminder that you won’t live up to your “money making” potential if you allow your mind to be filled with negative thoughts. The following sentences are examples of negative thoughts that people tend to have towards money. If I made a […]
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Motivation

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and it’s a great reminder that your ability to accomplish a task has a direct correlation to your motivation. The story goes like this… Once upon a time, a toad fell into a deep pothole on a dirt road. All of his attempts at jumping […]
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Big Rocks First

This blog post is taken from my book Golden Nuggets, and it’s a great illustration on how to manage time. Supposedly, there was a teacher in a class on time management, who set a large glass jar on the table and filled it to the top with rocks. He then asked the class if it […]
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