If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you. – Zig Ziglar
If we’re not growing we’re dying (we’re dying anyway, but don’t let that get in my way here… ).
When we seek and surmount challenges we get better.
We become more confident and sure of ourselves.
Isn’t that what we want?
Is that what you want?
You’ve heard the saying “everything happens for a reason?” Well, nothing happens for a reason as well.* Just as there are no accidents in the Universe, and all effects have their causes, all lack-of-effects have their not-causes. Whatever we do or don’t have in our lives is the result of what we do or don’t…
I just read an article by a mentor of mine that got me to thinking. The article talked about why one of his clients was having such a hard time, whether or not his past success was a fluke and if he could create it again going forward. His client conceded that he was, at…
The best way to persuade people is with your ears – by listening to them. – Dean Rusk There’s a difference between persuasion and coercion. If you persuade, you are either helping someone see a different point of view or to act when they would not have otherwise. To persuade you need trust. Trust is…
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States and I wanted to share some quotes and brief thoughts on gratitude and being thankful: “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust Honor those who, by their presence and way, make much…
I was listening to (watching really; it’s available on YouTube) Michael Hyatt‘s podcast on his new book Living Forward (really excited to be meeting him at the VIP meet-and-greet at the book launch*) and something struck me. Many people think, and sometimes talk about, how hard it is to change. And it is really, really…
One way to get centered in the locus of true power is to say, when a problem arises, “If there’s a problem, I’m the problem.” Now you can do something about it! Because if you’re the problem, you’re the solution. This is not about self-blame and guilt. It’s about always becoming the solution. – Steve…