Without Courage
Without courage, all other virtues lose their meaning. – Winston Churchill
Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s acting anyway.
Where are you afraid, where you could act anyway?
Which of your fears are just excuses?
Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company. You own your career! – Earl Nightingale Are you acting as if you own your career, or are you just renting it from your current employer? Are you doing only what’s necessary to…
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” – Jimi Hendrix I guess Jimi’s genius went beyond his ground-breaking guitar work…
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. – Carl Jung When confronted with someone, or something or some situation which I don’t like, I do my best to ask myself: “What is it about this that I don’t like about myself.” What I have begun to realize is…
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell How are you preparing? Are you preparing enough? Are you over-preparing? Are you working hard? How do you know? How smart are you working? What are you learning? Do you notice what works and what doesn’t?…
In terms of what you do, I mean? Should you, as so many say, love what you do? Read this article and come back . . . . * * * So, what do you think? Has your answer changed, or evolved even? I think, as the author does as well (in his own way),…
Everything you need to be great is already inside you. Stop waiting for someone or something to light your fire. You have the match. – Darren Hardy Not that I’m prone to vandalism of street signs or anything, but I often wanted to have a little stencil made up that said “Stopping Yourself.” I would…