As we get older, we tend to be more focused on protecting what we have, as opposed to seeking what we want.
Click here for an interesting article from positive psychology researcher and thought leader Heidi Grant Halvorson.
Have you noticed this in your life?
If so, are you playing smaller than you might?
Are you avoiding reasonable risks?
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. – W. Somerset Maugham I said “money” in the title because I think that’s the key factor at play. One of my limiting beliefs about…
Everyone wants to be appreciated. So if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret. – Mary Kay Ash Is it a wonderful, great, generous idea and practice to acknowledge and appreciate others? Absolutely. But you can’t give what you don’t see in yourself. What can you appreciate about you today? Take a minute and, sincerely,…
Keep these concepts in mind: You’ve failed many times, although you don’t remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim . . . . Don’t worry about failure. My suggestion to each of you: Worry about the chances you miss when you…
We are what we think. All that we are arises from our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world. – Buddha There’s no greater truth than we are what we think. We become what we think. We never become what we don’t believe we can. What you think? About yourself? Your potential? Your ability?…
I think there’s a great beauty to having problems. That’s one of the ways we learn. – Herbie Hancock Every experience has something to teach us. Even (so called) “problems.” Don’t let when things don’t go exactly the way you planned get you down. 1) you can learn from it 2) it might lead to…
Power is not having to make sense to be believed. Powerlessness is not being believed no matter how much sense you make. – Anonymous Something to think about . . . .