“I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” – Joseph Campbell
Rather self-explanatory, isn’t it?
(And in my opinion, the “meaning-of-life” something unlikely to be satisfyingly found (if at all . . . ), while the experience of being of alive is something we can indeed find, nurture and expand.)
“A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.” – Zig Ziglar So many people wonder why they don’t advance as quickly as they’d like (or advance at all… ). A likely explanation is they aren’t working very hard, or they are working at the wrong things. Working effectively,…
“Only free people can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end, and prefer the interests of mankind to any narrow interest of their own.” – Woodrow Wilson Wilson, of course, is speaking of the freedom that citizens (of a country) with liberty have. That, when encumbered by oppression and the like…
I recently read a great article from Robert Hargrove (a world-class executive coach) on why corporate professionals should go for “mastery” over “competence.” It’s such a great article I wanted to share the link with you; for your development (and path to mastery)!
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. – George Bernard Shaw I’m sure I’ve blogged on this quote before, but it’s worth repeating. Ask yourself about your “circumstances:” Are they what you want?…
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. – John Steinbeck While the expectations, or hopes is better word, we have for others is an important subject, let’s talk about your hopes for you. Or, better put, what are your standards? What do expect of yourself, in…
One of my mentors (Steve Chandler) offers a powerful distinction useful in just about every area of life: expectations vs. agreements. Most of us have expectations. Expectations about how life should go and how people should behave. Invariably, many of these expectations are not met. As a result we are disappointed, frustrated and upset. We…