“A man’s doubts and fears are his worst enemies.” – William Wrigley Jr.
This is the fear Roosevelt was talking about…
We each create our own reality (by how we think).
When we think optimistic and* realistic thoughts we can meet any situation with strength, confidence and intelligence.
When we don’t we will be hesitant, in-effective and less-than-happy.
Think better. (And live great.)
* These qualities are NOT mutually exclusive, despite what you have heard, or think.
Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do. – Marilyn Vos Savant So many people are sad, or stressed, or frustrated, or down, or melancholy or aggravated, or . . . take your pick. But where do these modern emotions come from? From one place, and one place only: our thoughts. How we…
Optimists are those who go after Moby Dick in a row boat with a bucket of tartar sauce. – Zig Ziglar First off, nobody beats Zig for deep truth delivered well. Second, the key take-away here (I humbly suggest) is that the Optimist is one who takes (intelligent/bold/authentic/useful/necessary/game-changing) action. So many people pooh-pooh optimism and…
All we are is peace, love, and wisdom, and the power to create the illusion we’re not. – Jack Pransky Every instant of our life is a choice point. Through habit or conscious choice we decide what we’re going to do, or not do, and how we’re going to do it. These choices come from…
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trial. – Confucius If everything is easy, nothing is valued. If nothing is valued, life has little meaning. A life without meaning is the greatest misery a human can know. * * * Work hard. Get your hands dirty. Fail,* regularly. Fall down and…
You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader. – Henry Ford Well, leadership requires a great many things as it happens. But one thing not required is a title, or a “leadership position.” Anyone can lead. They may not be “in charge,” but anyone can step up and make things better,…
The ancestor of every action is a thought. – Ralph Waldo Emerson I’ve been reading more and more about the power of thought. The more I read, and think, the more I believe that our thoughts are the prime movers of our lives. Everything else is tactics.* *** Without a solid understanding of how thought…