The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR is right, but the quote has become over-used to the point of being trite.
Allow me to offer an update of sorts:
The only thing we have to fear is not doing that which matters to us and isn’t actually scary.
One of the greatest issues/problems/frustrations/cries/laments/ . . . I hear is “I don’t have enough time” or “there’s too much to do” or “if only I had more time!” Well, I’m here to relieve you of any and all angst in regards to time and time management and whatever else you might want to call…
. . . make any New Year’s Resolutions. They. Don’t. Work. The whole thing is an artificial construct that only makes you feel about yourself (and gives you a bad impression of goal-setting and achievement). What should you do instead? Well, you shouldn’t do anything. (Do things because you clearly and authentically want to do them.)…
Seth Godin wants to know: Which of the four are getting in the way? You don’t know what to do You don’t know how to do it You don’t have the authority or the resources to do it You’re afraid Once you figure out what’s getting in the way, it’s far easier to find the…
86,400 seconds in a day. 10, 080 minutes in a week. ~730 hours in an average month. We all have same amount of time. Time, while relative in its experience, is constant in its duration. There is no adding time. Or slowing it down when we need more. Time is a constant. It is unmanageable…
“No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.” – Henry Ward Beecher One the things I hear a lot as a coach (and student of…
Are you (just) getting by, doing what you need to do, or are you moving forward? Has your life been reduced to a series of tasks, appointments and ‘have-tos,’ or are you clear about what you want and how to accomplish your goals? What’s life for? Is it to just get by, or to do what…