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Your Contingencies: Planning for the Unexpected

December 16, 2025/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

Life rarely unfolds exactly as planned. Even the most thoughtful goals and carefully aligned plans will be tested by unexpected events, which is why you’ll want to have contingencies in place. That’s what we talk about on Episode 1191 of The BIGG Success Show Podcast. Click the player to listen now, or read the summary below.

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The Fable of the Farmer and His Donkey

Once upon a time, there lived a farmer and his donkey. One day, that ol’ donkey fell into a well. He cried and cried and cried, while the farmer tried and tried and tried to decide what to do. Finally, he decided the donkey was too old to be of any use anyway. Besides, the well was dry; it just needed to be sealed up so nothing else could fall into it. The farmer recruited his neighbors to help him. They picked up their shovels and started throwing dirt into the well.

The True Measures of Success

May 31, 2025/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

One of the questions we get all the time is, “Why are there 2 g’s in BIGG?” We’ll answer that question and how it applies to the true measures of success in this week’s show.

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We often joke about this – the best one is that G’s finger stuttered when we bought the domain. But BIGG is an acronym with a BIGG meaning – too BIGG for just one G.

BIGG success is for entrepreneurs of all flavors. Even if you never plan to own your own business, you are the entrepreneur in charge of a very important enterprise – your life. This is why having an entrepreneurial mindset applies to everyone.

The acronym has 4 letters that, together, help you create value for yourself while adding value in the lives of others. That’s just what entrepreneurs of all varieties do.

Let’s go to “The Professor’s” whiteboard for: The 4 measures of BIGG Success.

The Corner Blocks of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success

March 29, 2025/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

John Wooden’s famous Pyramid of Success has 15 characteristic blocks that lead to success. However, the structure is held together by 10 corner blocks.

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It’s March Madness. It’s one of our favorite times of year and one of our favorite coaches is the late great, John Wooden. Among his accomplishments:

88 consecutive wins (the longest winning streak in college basketball)
10 NCAA championships

And the only person George ever asked for an autograph! Here’s the story…

3 Types of Thinking for Goal-Setting Success

January 21, 2025/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

Did you know goal-setting and hope have a lot to do with each other? But it requires 3 types of thinking all working together. That’s our focus today. Click the player to listen to this episode of the BIGG Success podcast, or read the summary below.

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This year keeps marching on.

Today, we’ll share three tips to help you design and refine the goals you want to achieve.

2 Tips to Make New Year’s Resolutions You Will Keep

December 26, 2024/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

Will you make a New Year’s resolution this year? If so, you’re not alone – about 4 out of 10 of us will, according to a survey by Statista. Of course the challenge with making resolutions is keeping resolutions. Today, we’ll share two tips for keeping resolutions you make by making resolutions you will keep!

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