Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. – Zig Ziglar
It can be hard to remember this at times.
We can caught up in overwhelm and frustration and lose sight of our abilities.
It is in these times that we must remind ourselves of how much we have already done.
Of all the the obstacles we’ve overcome and goals we achieved.
Then we can see our excuses and complaints for the small things they are and get to work.
Why do you work? I mean really, beyond a paycheck and not being homeless and hungry, why do you do what you do? You knew this, once. On your first day of work you knew how you wanted to contribute and make things better. You were excited and saw everyone as a potential ally. What…
As a human being* with both a cerebral** and a limbic*** brain, the ability to accurately, and resourcefully, interpret and assign meaning to events and circumstance may well be the master skill of living well. * * * How do you interpret and understand your life? Its events and results and your thoughts and feelings?…
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds. It is something one creates. – Thomas Szasz Saying one must “find themself” is such a mind-fudge. As if who you are is out there, waiting under some rock or behind a tree. Who…
Recently, on my Facebook Page I posted a quote from Steve Young (former professional (American) football player) that reminded us to compete against ourselves, to be better that we were before. I was reminded of that idea (and it’s great advice . . . ) when I read Seth Godin’s most recent blog post; here…
We are kept from our goal not by obstacles, but by a clear path to a lesser goal. – Robert Brault This quote came into my Inbox from one of my mentors (Steve Chandler). It offers a powerful nuance to viewing goals: the idea that, often, what keeps us from our larger, lofty – amazing – goals…
If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share. – W. Clement Stone Today is Thanksgiving here in the good ol’ USA and while some will be scrambling for some “Door Buster Sale” item or some other essentially unobtainable bargain, I suggest that we 1) don’t engage in any “shopping-like” activity and 2)…