Do. It. Now.

He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him. – Dutch proverb The hardest thing about anything is starting. Not because the first step is the hardest of the steps, compared to the others. But because there is Safety and anything (and everything) else. It’s kinda like going swimming…

“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker I (might) take this idea too far sometimes. I take pride in the idea: “I don’t always do everything I could, or ‘should,’ but whatever I do, I do well.” I know that, deep-down, more-often-than-not, it’s…

Everything hard was impossible, until someone did it. What’s “impossible” for you? What was once “impossible” for you? The only thing you need is to believe you can start. You don’t have to believe you can finish, or succeed, just some clarity that it’s worth starting. After you start, just keep going until either 1)…

High expectations are the key to everything. – Sam Walton What I’m about write may be semantics, but with humans, semantics are everything. Many people have expectations, especially of others. They are often hidden, or veiled and rarely if ever discussed. I want you to consider replacing the word “expectations” with either Agreements or Standards….

So many people say they can’t “get inspired” when they need or want to. Doing anything from a “place” of inspiration is a merely a function of using your body and mind in a particular way. Not feeling inspired? You’re using your body and mind in a certain way (i.e. you are maintaining a certain physiology and…

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. – Thomas Jefferson I love this. It reminds me of the following exchange between The Buddha and a young man: Young Man: Master how long will it take for me to achieve enlightenment? Gautama Buddha: It all depends on you…