The Michel Fortin Blog

I wrote this article way back in 1998. It seems to have made a resurgence, especially with today's economy. So I said to myself, "Why not republish it?" So here it is. Enjoy! If there is something about which I'm pretty adamant, it's the idea of...

"I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater pleasures." -- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (Circa 1500) Remember that it's not your goals that really count...

"I practiced the art of getting more things done rather than getting the really important things done well." -- Alec MacKenzie "We can no more afford to spend major time on minor things than we can to spend minor time on major things." -- Jim...

"The most important things in life aren't things." -- Francis the Talking Mule "One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." -- Bertrand Russell "Often people attempt to live...

"The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power of simplicity. We have a tendency it seems to over complicate our lives and forget what's important and what's not. We tend to mistake movement for achievement. We tend to focus on...

"Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do." --Dr. Wayne Dyer Let's take a look at the inner self and the outer self...

You cannot retain a true and clear vision of wealth if you are constantly turning your attention to opposing pictures, whether they be external or imaginary. Do not tell of your past troubles of a financial nature, if you have had them. Do not...

Whatever may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich. No one can rise to his greatest possible height in talent or soul development unless he has plenty...

To attack a rival is never good advertising. Don't point out others' faults. It is not permitted in the best mediums. It is never good policy. The selfish purpose is apparent. It looks unfair, not sporty. If you abhor knockers, always appear a good...