Personal Development Articles - Business & Career Success and Financial Freedom

Financial success is central to people's lives - that is why so many of Willie Horton's clients are top business leaders who understand the value of focus, single-mindedness and commitment to achieving extra-ordinary levels of business, career and financial success, without compromising quality of life or work life balance.

Willie has enabled numerous clients, since he started working in this field in 1996, achieve exceptional and effortless success - the kind of success that normal people couldn't even imagine. Perhaps his previous experience as an accountant and in senior management positions in financial services and banking may have also helped just a little!!

In this section, you will find articles by Willie Horton - that have been published far and wide - particularly as they relate to:

- Business Success, Planning and Strategy

- Financial Freedom

- Career Success

- Leadership Development

Thinking Outside the Box

Lots of people talk about 'thinking outside the box' when it comes to innovation or problem solving. But our education system, society at large and corporate culture all conspire to keep us firmly in our box from which - for so-called 'normal' people, there appears to be no escape. But we can all name people, in business, sport and public life, who are ab-normally successful. Why? They use thier minds differently - we all can...

Global Economy - Global Madness

Warren Buffet, one of the world’s richest men, was recently quoted as saying: “When everyone is greedy, you should be fearful. And, when everyone is fearful, you should be greedy.” Most people will have heard of Warren Buffet – or Bill Gates, Sir Richard Branson, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela. Why? Because none of them is normal – they stand apart from normal people. Their exploits put them head and shoulders above the average person. They use their minds differently from normal people who really don’t use their minds at all.

Rising to the Challenges in Life and Business (PDF)

When it comes to business, you might say that the purpose of being in business is ‘to be successful’ – so that all the stakeholders get a good return for the efforts. Of course, each of us has our own unique definition of happiness and success – assuming, that is, that you’ve ever stopped to reflect on it at all. But, you might care to reflect on this question for a moment – are you really, really happy and successful – and, if not, why not? Do you, perhaps, have issues in business and life that get in the way? What exactly is standing in your way?

Self-Confidence, Presence and Leadership

Are some of us leaders and the rest of us followers? Can we develop our "presence" and, so, be more impressive? What has so-called self-confidence has to do with this? This article explains how to develop your presence and charisma and become a naturally impressive leader...

Treble Your Income? Why Not Get Your Priorities Right?!

Almost everybody is obsessed with money. So-called self-help websites mainly focus on money - "Treble Your Income" or "Watch Your Income Explode!" they shout. But that's putting the cart before the horse. Years of research and thousands of years of wisdom suggest that if you put the quality of your life first, money will look after itself. Bizarre? Not at all, my clients stretching back over thirteen years confirm it. Read on!...

Achieving Business Success in This Recession

Effortless success in business is now just as achievable as in any other economic environment. It's all about state of mind and whether you are able to focus on the job in hand or prefer to wallow in the "gloom and doom" in which everyone is currently investing their energy. Harness you mental energy - invest it in the present moment - and see an "unbelievable" return on that investment...

Are You Adding to the Gloom and Doom?

Continually talking and reading about bad news adds to the affect that bad news has on our common consciousness. We are all contributing to the global downturn simply by talking about it. Yet, quantum physics tells us that energy is responsive. Psychology tells us that state of mind is contagious. You can choose to spread the contagion or start a new flow - a flow based on all that's good in our lives. Start that new flow today...

Are You a Leader? Or are You a Loser?

What's the difference between a "leader" and a "manager"? The answer - "leaders" have more presence than normal people. Anyone can rise through the ranks to become a "manager" or a "CEO" - but only some of us are born leaders! Wrong! We all have the innate ability to lead - because, in fact, we were all born leaders in the first place. We all had "presence" as little children - we need to re-learn what comes naturally and change our lives...

Strategies for Effortless Business Success

Too often, business planning and strategy follows a predictable line of normal thinking - whereas, psychological research proves that normal thinking is completely ineffective! Not only that, normal people - and, consequently, business teams are dysfunctional. Here are four simple ideas - that have worked for senior business people over the last thirteen years - to enable you adopt a business strategy that will see you achieve abnormal success...

How to Achieve Financial Freedom

People are obsessed with money. Over 90% of males say it is their main worry. Unfortunately, if you worry about money, money worries are what you'll get! Universal energy responds to your input - constantly worry about not having enough money - or doing what you do for a "living" just for the money - and you'll never have the financial freedom that so many yearn for. But, put your quality of life first and money will look after itself...

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