Without Courage

“People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.” – Zig Ziglar In fact, emotions are why we do everything. Logical, thoughtful, consideration may be a precursor to action, but without the animating energy of emotions nothing happens. Yes, our thoughts determine our lives, but emotions actually create our lives. I recently had…

What is the Question for which my life is the answer? – Hebrew saying So many people look at the above and think they have to figure out their “Purpose” or “Passion.” Relax. You don’t. What you do have to do though is take stock of where you are now and ask yourself what your…

Most people do what they’re told. In rare cases, people go beyond what they’re told to do. Even more rare is someone who figures out what would be more valuable than just a bit more than they’re told. But there’s even more one can do . . . : I’ll let someone whom I respect…

“Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” – Abraham Lincoln

“If people knew how hard I worked to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful.” – Michelangelo By now its the rare person who hasn’t heard that to be expert at something, to be a “master,” one must practice 10,000 hours. Take heart though, you can be pretty damn good after a couple thousand hours….

Human labor, through all its forms, from the sharpening of a stake to the construction of a city or an epic, is one immense illustration of the perfect compensation of the universe. The absolute balance of Give and Take, the doctrine that every thing has its price, — and if that price is not paid,…