Beliefs and Starting

“There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity.” – Tom Peters A mentor of mine once said that how you do one thing is how you do everything. While I don’t buy into that notion completely (only 99.999%), I do use the idea as a guiding principle — and it informs my…

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent. – Goethe If you want to earn the trust and respect of those around you, be careful what you say about those who are absent. When you find ways to (truthfully and accurately) praise those who are not there, you build trust and gain…

Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. – Gloria Steinem I’m single and looking. Or at least I used to be. A very good friend of mine has long advocated that the best way to find a compatible, and quality, mate is do the things…

Example is not the main thing in influencing others.  It’s the only thing. – Albert Schweitzer The only thing that matters is what you do. To yourself: Yes, you are watching what you do all the time. To extent that you act in accordance with your Truth, you will build your self-esteem and respect. To the…

You can do anything, but not everything. – David Allen But, you must choose. But, you must know what you truly want. Anything you truly want, you can do. You can create anything you want enough and understand enough. You have to want enough it to do the work. You have to understand enough it to…

Sometimes, something – a possibility, a glimmer of something that could be – pops up and we make it into what we want it to be, what, perhaps we need it to be. But things aren’t what we wish they were. They are what they are. Sometimes, what we want and what something is the same. Great….