Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it. – Josephus Daniels
. . . when you give up.
When you stop learning and trying.
When you decide that (the illusion of) safety and stagnation is better than intelligent risks and action.
Losing is not defeat.
“Failure” is not defeat.
Not-getting-what-you-want is not defeat.
Just keep going.
Learn from what happens.
That’s how you win regardless of the “score.”
We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are. – Tobias Wolff I often speak of being grateful for whatever comes your way. “Good” or “bad.” Everything is feedback. Everything is a lesson. Everything is a springboard. Whatever happens, use it. Use “it” to find out what you’re made of, what you…
The First wealth is health. – Emerson Without your health you cannot serve. If you cannot serve you cannot deliver value. If you cannot deliver value you cannot earn rewards. Thus to earn anything – money, friendship, reciprocation, anything – you must focus on, and continually attend to, your health. Your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health….
Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. – Rumi We are all living a story. A story we create with the help of others and our repeated thoughts and beliefs. At any time you can shift your story. Rewrite it. Be an active and authentic author going…
“The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief.” – Seneca This is self-evident (at least to me), but does beg the question: how does one create a high degree of passion and belief in a goal or endeavor? Two words: authenticity and clarity. Your goals must be yours. They cannot…
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. – Bill Cosby Why? Because you are going to “fail” along the way . . . . But, of course, there’s nothing wrong with failure. Failure is just a concept. It’s a word that we imbue with meaning, and…
Why does everyone need a coach? For myriad reasons; in particular: 1) because you can’t see yourself do what you do and 2) everyone around you has an agenda that isn’t 100% your growth and development.