Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people. – Zig Ziglar
. . . is to learn from the mistakes of other people.
And, to learn from the successes of other people.
Every day we have the choice to be learners, and doers.
Or we can be the other people.
More genius from a mentor of mine, Steve Chandler: All fear comes from picturing the future. Putting things off increases that fear. Soon we are nothing but heavy minds weighing down on weary brains. Too much future will do that. Only a warrior’s approach will solve this. A warrior takes his sword to the future….
“We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.” – Benjamin Disraeli This is both true and not true. It’s not true – in practice – for most people. Most people are creatures of circumstance, they are “reactors.” They (merely) react to what happens to them, as they go about their daily, weekly, monthly and…
“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” – Plato I have read that one should not speak unless it improves upon the silence. It’s good advice. One thing I am working on (improving) is my word economy. Sometimes I talk too much. I offer more detail…
I expose myself to all sorts of emails, articles and books having to do with living well and effectively. Why? Because it allows me me to check in with my thoughts and actions, and how they compare with what I am reading. Am I perfect? Certainly not, but the more attention I pay, the better…
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. – Helen Keller If anyone would know about character and overcoming adversity . . . . * * * If you want: to be different; to be better; something; to…
There’s a place between not taking consistent action on a goal and being unable or unwilling to release said goal. I call this place the Nasty Middle. If I can get real with you for a minute I find myself in the “nasty middle” on something. My weight. I say I want to weigh less… that…