Merry Christmas

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory. – Mahatma Gandhi This reminds me of John Wooden’s teaching that it doesn’t matter if you win, if you don’t play your best, and it’s okay to lose if you do. The great privilege, and reward, is the competition, and who it…

It’s raining today. When I went outside, even with an umbrella, I got wet (or at least my shoes and lower pant legs got wet). I love nice weather, whether or not it includes rain.* Many people equate sunny skies and dry feet with nice weather. If it’s raining (or snowing . . . )…

“There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.” – Marshall McLuhan As a crew-member, are you pulling-your-own-weight? I’m not sure I always am, as much as I could . . . .

Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others. – Sir John Templeton The earning, and deserving, of all you want comes through service. It’s. Just. That. Simple.

I told you there was a collection of books written by wise men and women who have worked very hard to investigate, research and describe the ways to transform our lives into ones of effectiveness, excellence and fulfillment? There is. I have one on my bookshelves. I have collected them over the years and reading…

Just a quick post today; I wanted to share a great nugget from Seth Godin. It’ll take you less then two minutes to read (maybe less, I’m a slow reader sometimes), but you can implement it for years . . . Click here to read the post.