As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy
When our words don’t match our actions we’re lying.
Lying to, at least ourselves, but quite possibly others.
Better to make small pronouncements and act accordingly, than speak in grandiose terms and act otherwise.
The most important person you can keep your word to is yourself. I had a thought the other day, and didn’t capture it at the time (bad Matt . . . !), but want to (try to) re-construct it now. The gist was that we have many of the troubles we do in life because we…
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,…
Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. – Bill Bradley I really didn’t feel like writing this post. I’m behind in writing this week; writing each post the night before. Usually I write a week’s posts on Saturday, by Sunday evening at the latest. Not this week. But I’m not…
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs In a way, what Steve is talking about is whether one is on authentically chosen path, and is part of something larger than one’s self – or something else. The “something…
Character is much easier kept than recovered. – Thomas Paine Whatever it takes to earn the esteem and trust is but a fraction of what it takes to rebuild yourself in the eyes of others. And that’s assuming it’s even possible. Sometimes, once you lose the confidence of people it can be impossible to get…
”If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.” – Jim Rohn Good or bad, what we focus on and surround ourselves with…