Good is not good where better is expected. – Thomas Fuller
Good is often all we strive for.
Or, more accurately, what we often settle for.
But good isn’t good when your standards are higher.
When you decide that merely “good” isn’t enough, your life will transform.
But you must make that decision for yourself – no one will do it for you.
[Going through some folders on my computer today I found some blog posts that I had written (for a blog that didn’t exist . . . ) in 2006, and they’re actually not too bad; this one is from June:] Goals are a bit of a paradox, albeit an easily managed one. Clearly knowing what…
So, I watching the “The Good Wife” the other day and a lawyer who was leaving her current firm and highly-sought-after by many firms meets with Alicia (the main character) and asks: “What do you want?” Alicia’s reply (all the more honest as she had had a couple beers just recently) was: “I want to…
I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy. – Marie Curie Success is simple, but hard work. There are no over-night successes or easy paths to riches. Whether it’s the “larger” progress Curie speaks of, or personal success, the truth is that the time must be devoted and the price…
If we don’t change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed. – Ancient Chinese Proverb Where are you headed? Do you really want to get there? Chances are you don’t, at least not completely. Yes, there are things you like about your life, but some you definitely don’t. Be brave. Be true…
“Begin – to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.” – Marcus Aurelius As we wrap up this week of “labor” related quotes, let us pause to ponder the importance of starting. So often I learn new things, or new ways of doing things, only by starting…
I read a Early To Rise newsletter (penned by Craig Ballantyne) recently that really put into sharp focus something I’ve thought about, and had an inkling about, for a while now: how do we get the things we really want to accomplish done and have more freedom? Craig states: “The More Structure You Have In Your…