The Difference
“If anything terrifies me, I must try to conquer it.” – Francis Chichester
Sometimes what scares us is what we must do.
Sometimes it’s the last thing we should do.
Knowing the difference is one the key skills of a great life.
Any regular reader of this blog knows I am a big Seth Godin fan. I just read another great post on his blog (you can read it here). In the post he talks about the resistance of (certain factions in) business to important changes. One example being the elimination of child labor and the complaint…
On this solemn day, a reminder of the most fundamental of truths: The mind is everything. What you think you become. – Siddharta (aka Buddha) That is all.
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there. – Kofi Annan Tell me about the classes you took in school about developing an accurate and resourceful self-image, knowing your values and…
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. – Zig Ziglar It can be hard to remember this at times. We can caught up in overwhelm and frustration and lose sight of our abilities. It is in these times that we must remind ourselves of how much we have already done. Of all…
What’s the formula for achievement? Where should we put our focus to achieve our goals? Interestingly, most people focus on how and what, usually in that order. At the very least they are increasing the time it takes for them to get what they want. * * * WHO The most important, and first, thing…
Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left. – Hubert Humphrey People discount themselves all the time. Unfortunately many focus on what’s gone wrong or what they don’t have or what seems out-of-reach. It’s the focus that causes the problem. We have…