“Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.” – Robert Orben
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Implicit in the above is having a plan for the flight of of your time. Otherwise, all you have is the best seat in the house for the level of mediocrity you’ve cultivated thus far.
Time is a created thing. To say, ‘I don’t have time’ is to say, ‘I don’t want to.’ – Lao Tzu What do you spend your time doing? The key is that time is a limited resource and what you do with it matters. When you say you can’t do something it’s because you’ve decided (consciously or…
To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. – Aristotle But what if you want to be something? What then… ? You must dare, in ways small and large. As Brene’ Brown would say: be vulnerable. As Shedd would say: ships are safe in the harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. Be…
“You can’t talk yourself out of a problem you behave yourself into.” – Stephen Covey This is just one of the powerful truths Stephen left us with. There’s a beauty and poetry to the words above that is nearly impossible to add to. So I won’t try… Post-Script: A few hours ago I wrote the…
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. – John Steinbeck While the expectations, or hopes is better word, we have for others is an important subject, let’s talk about your hopes for you. Or, better put, what are your standards? What do expect of yourself, in…
Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. – Denis Waitley What to do instead? Invest your time wisely, by focusing on your values and authentic goals. Honor your body, by what you put in it and how you move.
Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. – Etty Hillesum The only thing that will change the world are the…