Do. The. Work.
It takes 20 years to make an overnight success. – Eddie Cantor
People don’t realize that things take time.
Becoming takes work.
Do the work.
Become not just what you might be, become what you truly desire to be.
Do. The. Work.
We say we want things, but there’s a way to determine what we really want. Look at what we have. Whatever it is we are creating in our lives is what we want. * * * That said, in the absence of clear and authentic desires and goals, we have a default want. One that…
No one ‘makes us angry.’ We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude. – Jim Rohn I have little to add here. Only to ask, perhaps challenge, you to consider this and agree with it (which has tremendous implications for how you live) or to disagree (which too has tremendous implications for…
Most people do what they’re told. In rare cases, people go beyond what they’re told to do. Even more rare is someone who figures out what would be more valuable than just a bit more than they’re told. But there’s even more one can do . . . : I’ll let someone whom I respect…
Success is a skill. It’s not something we arrive at, or get, or have bestowed upon us or finally possess. It’s something that must be developed, over time, and continually re-made and renewed. It’s what we choose to think. It’s how we choose to think. Are we choosing useful and constructive thoughts? Are we meditating and…
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I’m doing. – Phil Jackson You can always win once: be engaged and present with what you’re doing and you’ve won the first victory. To win again, at the end, is nice, but wholly unnecessary….
Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in. – Alan Alda Assumptions are both helpful and dangerous. Yes, it can be helpful to bring a sense of what something is what you’re doing, but be very…