Obstacle or Opportunity?

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. – Mark Twain I may have blogged this quote before, but it bears repeating. I believe our human lives are an amazing gift. We have an amazing opportunity with our human bodies, brains and minds. I will admit that I…

Courage is not limited to the battlefield. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like enduring pain when the room is empty or standing alone when you’re misunderstood. – Charles Swindoll You know, I’m not sure I agree with this quote. It caught my eye because I recently posted…

When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you. – Walter Payton Let people tell you how good you are. Don’t expect it, or hope for it, or seek it. Just be so good that people can’t help but notice.

Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know. – Pema Chodron That which we resist, persists. What keeps coming up for you? “Causing you*” persistent, or recurring, or even occasional, angst, frustration, upset, overwhelm, anger or sadness? What in you must evolve to solve, or better yet make irrelevant, this…

* Or, how our approach to risk changes as our lives change. A good friend of mine is an avid golfer. He’s also a father, a partner, a son, a brother, a (very successful) salesperson and a mayor (at a certain Starbucks, at least). I’m writing this for him, in particular, but also for anyone…

Stephen Covey (a wonderful author and teacher) says the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Wise counsel indeed. I want you consider that the Main Thing (in life) is: to know and do what you must, to get from where you are, to who you need to be. Did you…