Grow in the Stretching

I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the sixth one I…

How you see yourself determines what you’ll do. How clearly you see what you want to do determines what you’ll accomplish. Your self-concept and beliefs about what you think you can and can’t do and so important to what you’ll even attempt. If you don’t think you’re worthy or capable you won’t even start. And,…

Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people. – Earl Nightingale We often get confused about things “work.” So often we think we have to have all the answers and all the know-how and all the resources (often before we even start . . ….

No one ‘makes us angry.’ We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude. – Jim Rohn I have little to add here. Only to ask, perhaps challenge, you to consider this and agree with it (which has tremendous implications for how you live) or to disagree (which too has tremendous implications for…

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. – Oscar Wilde So, what’s the difference between “living” and “existing?” One way is to honestly and clear-mindedly assess your trajectory. If you keep doing what you’re doing, where will be in one year? five years? ten years? Who will…

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. – Douglas MacArthur I’ve also heard that the only way you lose is if you give up. It’s true. Failure is deciding that not getting exactly what you want is a bad thing. Everything we do yields a result. Every result can be learned from. Therefore, everything…