Mark Yarrobino

Hello friends of The Last Resort, Yesterday I was honored to be a guest for Mark Yarrobino on his website blog, http://learntochangeyourlife.com/blog/?p=618 Besides the obvious gratitude I have for the honor I would like to point you to his site and blog. Mark has been a presence online for nearly a decade.  His blog is … Read more

The Power of a Positive Attitude

“A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.”  — Earl Nightingale Having a positive attitude takes commitment, a decision to do so and then practice.  Here are some suggestions to … Read more

Developing the Habit of Happiness

I have heard various numbers from 21 days to 90 days as the magic number to develop a habit or turn a bad one to good!  In the recovery aspect of life 90 days seems to work well.  I suggest you build confidence by utilizing 90 day bursts in your life.  I believe that part … Read more

Being Effective

“Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.”   — Earl Nightingale Whether you are an entrepreneur, employee, investor or simply self-employed we all have ideas.  We have ideas for our lives, for our … Read more

Positive Mental Attitude

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.”  — Peace Pilgrim For over a decade I have been working on my mental attitude.  Over the years I have made enormous progress.  I went from looking for “Murphy’s Law” to rear it’s ugly head regularly to exactly the opposite, … Read more

Y is for You

When it comes down to it we all have the same radio station playing between our two ears.  WIFM, What’s In it For Me? However, each and everyone of us embraces that concept in varying degrees.  I am grateful that over the years I have learned to focus on others, on You first.  I have … Read more

H is for Helper

“You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich.” Isabel Allende I am grateful today for being a helper.  In the audio The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale, explains that we are all paid in direct proportion to how we serve others.  We earn money by serving others.  But more … Read more

D is for Do It!

One of the greatest speeches I have ever heard in my life is the Art Williams, Do It speech.  It is motivational, deep, yet simple.  The message?  Just Do It!   All my life I have wanted to be someone, I have had dreams, and aspirations.  Until I got the message that if it is … Read more

The ABC’s of Gratitude

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself … Read more

Self Help or Self Improvement?

Is there a difference? There certainly is and it is big. I was in a Network Marketing Company and I heard a speaker at a conference say “This is a self-improvement program with a high compensation outcome!” It was my first exposure to this way of thinking. Honestly, I was immediately attracted to the approach … Read more