The Michel Fortin Blog

If you've been wondering why I haven't blogged lately, there's a reason. It's a reason I wish I would never have to use. But it's also an honor and a privilege. It started when my mother decided to take some time off. She's 67 and retired now,...

Michel Fortin: People have egos and it's normal and it's natural and we all have things that are near and dear to every single person. People will fight for what their egos tell them that they need to fight for. I'm a very humble person. I always...

"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...

"Are you green and growing, or ripe and rotting?" -- Ray Kroc (Founder of McDonald's) What is a problem? There's a saying, which says that obstacles are what happens when you take your eyes off your goals. I don't agree because problems can...

"There are many who are living far below their possibilities because they are continually handing over their individualities to others. Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself. Be true to the highest within your soul and allow...

"Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes." -- Kenneth Hildebrand While statistics prove that 90% of heart attacks happen on Monday mornings, it goes to show that motivation doesn't come from work. In reality, most people find themselves...

"Perfect self-expression will never be labor; but of such absorbing interest that it will seem almost like play." -- Florence Scovel Shinn In Succeeding Through Inner Strength, Dr. Nathaniel Branden says that people unconsciously lower their...

"You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success." -- Zig Ziglar Again, the inner you is your conscience while your connection to it is your consciousness. While you can act in accordance with or in opposition to your...

"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom." -- James Allen (1864-1912) This paradigm shift in time management has led me to the...