You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go. – Theodor Seuss Geisel
Everything you need, you have.
The only other thing is what you do:
What you think.
What you feel.
What you believe.
What you insist on.
What you resist.
What you focus on.
What you create.
You have everything you need.
What are you going to do?
He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him. – Dutch proverb The hardest thing about anything is starting. Not because the first step is the hardest of the steps, compared to the others. But because there is Safety and anything (and everything) else. It’s kinda like going swimming…
You can tell me what you want, what you dream about, what your “Ideal Life” would be, what you want to start or stop, . . . , but all that matters is what you do. At the end of the day: behavior always wins. All that – really – matters is action. Of course, emotions beget…
Never confuse movement with action. – Ernest Hemingway We’ve all had a nice three-day weekend (well, most of us, here in the USA) and we’re headed back to “work” today. * * * As you do so, regularly ask yourself if what you’re doing is useful? Valuable? Building your skills and abilities? Bringing value to…
Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you. – Zig Ziglar I love this quote because it illustrates, in a fun way, how to be really confident. (And, I love Zig Ziglar quotes!) * * * People sometimes confuse arrogance with confidence. Confidence is belief in yourself…
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to…
“Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” – Brian Tracy And – conversely – unsuccessful people are those with unsuccessful habits. It is truly staggering how much of our lives are automatic. On the one hand, it is this “automation” that makes a great deal of progress and ease possible. If we had to consider and…