Be Ready, And Keep Getting Ready
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur
There are myriad opportunities passing you by all the time, because you’re not clear on:
- what you are;
- what you want;
- what’s necessary for what you want
Get. Clear.
Anything worth doing is worth planning (at least once). Lest I lose a potential reader who may think “Why plan small tasks? They’re small… ” let me say that even small tasks can benefit from a careful – albeit quick – planning session. Maybe there’s a better way of doing things, or maybe new resources are available…
If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you. – Zig Ziglar If we’re not growing we’re dying (we’re dying anyway, but don’t let that get in my way here… ). When we seek and surmount challenges we get better. We become more confident and sure of ourselves. Isn’t that what we want? Is that…
“One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you’ll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do.” – Earl Nightingale Interestingly, I think Earl wrote this before Malcolm…
If you’re interested, you’ll do what’s convenient. If you’re committed, you’ll do whatever it takes. – John Assaraf Many people are “interested” in succeeding, they’re interested in achieving certain goals. Truth be told, I am (merely) interested in some (of my) goals. The difference between what I’m interested in and what I am willing to work…
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. – William James I’m sure I’ve blogged on this quote before, but it bears repeating – at least for me. As I learned from a mentor, our lives are…
May you live all the days of your life. – Jonathan Swift I sometimes say that the past is good as a textbook, and the future a place to dream into, but the only place anything actually happens is right now. Now is when you live. Imagine the smallest unit of time/experience. That’s “now.” That…