by Jim Stovall We just finished shooting the fourth movie based on one of my novels. I wanted to give you, the regular readers of this Winners’ Wisdom column, a look behind-the-scenes of the movie-making process. Watch the behind-the-scenes of The Ultimate Life Movie Movies, like books, television, and the Internet, are shared cultural experiences. ...…
by Jim Stovall For many baseball seasons, I have shared my passion about the St. Louis Cardinals with my friend, Larry Payton. Many people throughout the central part of the United States became aware of Larry Payton as a Broadway promoter who, several times each year, brought great live theatre productions to their town. Larry ...…
By Jim Stovall I am very proud to be thought of as an author, speaker, movie producer, and columnist in the field of success and personal development. It’s great to have a growing and thriving business, but it’s even more special when your business deals with helping people and organizations meet their goals. I believe ...…
by Jim Stovall One of my heroes is the legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus. I became acquainted with Mr. Nicklaus through my books and the correspondence we have carried on as he has read my various titles throughout the years. I am a member of a country club that, on a number of occasions, has hosted ...…
by Jim Stovall Success is a wonderful concept. It is self-defining and self-fulfilling. Once we get past our school years with standardized tests and regular percentage grades, we emerge into the adult world where, to a great extent, we get to determine what is important to us. In school, the labels “achiever” or “underachiever” are ...…
by Jim Stovall I have long believed that we are all only as big as the smallest thing that it takes to divert us from our goals and our destiny. We live in a complex, high-tech world that requires many tools and accessories we use on a daily basis. Whether it’s our computer, our sophisticated ...…
by Jim Stovall Often, we try to divide the world into two groups of people: Those who succeed and those who fail. While there are countless definitions of success and failure, this seems to make a logical dividing or measuring point. Conventional wisdom might tell us that people who succeed never fail, and failures never ...…
by Jim Stovall Your world view is the lens through which you view your life and everything around you. Few things are more important to our success than our world view, and most people don’t even recognize that they have a world view, much less understand it. Since the beginning of time, there have always ...…
by Jim Stovall All of us perform and succeed based upon the expectations we have of ourselves or those expectations we allow others to place upon us. These expectations come from external messages or input that we determine to accept or internalize. Many of these internal messages were placed inside of us years or even ...…
by Jim Stovall All of us succeed, to one extent or another, based on our ability to create and present our creation. Whether you’re an artist, musician, or writer whose creations are obvious, or a teacher, manager, or administrator whose creations are more subtle, it is critical that you see your efforts as a creation ...…