Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Simple-Formula-for-Success.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Simple-Formula-for-Success.html Throughout my 25 years of experience I have found that success comes in many ways but through primarily one inspiration. Core Desires. Despite the fact that there are a plethora of business and self-help books and resources available for individuals looking for answers on how to create or maintain a thriving, fuller life I have found that heartfelt desires are the only factor which accurately determine an individual’s success. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Qualities-of-Peak-Performers.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Qualities-of-Peak-Performers.html For more than 25 years I have worked with people in various stages of achieving their success. I have studied their behaviors and actions, the choices they made and which of them succeeded to become Peak Performers in their lives. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/The-Importance-of-Uncovering-Your-Core-Desires.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/The-Importance-of-Uncovering-Your-Core-Desires.html If it seems that success and achievement are still eluding you then you are not alone. I often encounter people who tell me they feel discouraged and that they feel those things are unattainable for them. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Seven-Key-Words-for-Success.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Seven-Key-Words-for-Success.html These seven words, when used properly, hold the key to finding answers and solutions to every problem, obstacle, or barrier you will encounter. When you are faced with a problem, look at this list to determine what you need to do or be to solve it. 1. Change To make things different in your life, you have to make one or more changes. Change happens all the time, and there is nothing we can do about it. Few things in life are static or permanent, and the "status quo" is never permanent. There are only two things in life that never change: truth, and the fact that everything else changes. Regardless of your background, you can become more. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/A-Life-Worth-Living.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/A-Life-Worth-Living.html To achieve your Core Desires-whether they are earning more money, enjoying more intimacy, or having more joy in your life-you need to grow, become more, learn, and change. How fast you grow is within your control; you can experience great growth if you desire it. But you can't just sense a need to change; you can't "sorta" want to be more or have more. If you are willing to grow, life as you have known it will never be the same. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Seven-Steps-to-Positive-Power.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Seven-Steps-to-Positive-Power.html As part of your spiritual refinement, you might seek to eliminate the character flaws that affect your life most negatively and to add as many good traits as possible, since all good traits affect your life positively. Only a clear perception of the exquisite worth of your spiritual traits will cause you to rid yourself of your negative habits and cultivate positive ones. The more negative habits you can weed out, the better your life will become. Some habits may disappear as easily as pressing the delete button on your computer keyboard; others may take years to overcome. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Be-More-to-Do-More.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Be-More-to-Do-More.html Far too many people are trying to do more to be happy instead of trying to be more. Those who seek more peace and happiness in their lives describe what they "do" in a normal day as feeling overwhelmed and unable to get a handle on their lives. When I write the word do on a white board for each activity they perform-from the moment they wake up-within three minutes I have usually written the word do almost a hundred times. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Do-What-You-Love.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Do-What-You-Love.html The more you learn about things you're interested in, the more fresh and fun ideas you'll have to mull over in your pursuit of your Core Desires. You'll continually be looking for things to help you be a better parent, salesperson, businessperson, doctor, lawyer, accountant, or PR person. You'll enjoy learning constantly, and you'll discover many benefits. I know a twelve-year-old boy who can tell you the batting averages of all the professional baseball players, yet he can't recite the names of the four types of clouds that move across our skies. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Are-You-Limiting-Your-Thinking.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Are-You-Limiting-Your-Thinking.html The more interesting and enlightening you are, the more people will welcome you into their lives and the more opportunity will abound. Learning is not limited to going to school or getting a degree. It's surprising that many people stop feeding their minds after a certain point. For some, that point is high school graduation; for others, it's graduating from college. A large university once took a survey of its recent graduates and found that 90 percent hadn't read a single book since they'd left the university. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Your-Core-Desire-for-Learning.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Small-Business-Consulting/3794/Your-Core-Desire-for-Learning.html With so much to learn, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Focus on your Core Desires as a way of defining the direction of your learning. This will allow you to maintain peak interest while collecting information and processing data. If you are learning about things you are not interested in, your enthusiasm will quickly wane. Suppose you have a Core Desire to learn how to ski. Eagerly you seek to accomplish this desire-you buy the best equipment, take ski lessons, and willingly stand in line in the cold. You spend time listening to other skiers reveal the finer points of the sport. You ride the ski lifts even if you are afraid of heights. Because you have this Core Desire, you go all out.