Be Clear

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance. – Goethe When you’re dreaming, musing, formulating the future, choosing from amazing possibility . . . be enthusiastic. Let your imagination run wild. Many have said there is nothing you can conceive that you can’t achieve. It’s true….

While folding laundry just now I had a powerful thought. I realized – not for the first time, certainly – that one’s philosophy is so, so important to quality of life and results. In terms of “philosophy,” I am speaking of our personal philosophy: the set of beliefs we have about ourselves, others and what is possible….

For anything to catch fire, for anything to burn, three things must be present: Oxygen, Fuel and Heat. Unless all three are present, there can be no fire. And, unless these elements continue to exist, the fire will not continue to burn. What’s more, fuel is the one element that needs to be renewed for…

We’ve all heard about Aladdin’s Lamp . . . you know, you rub the lamp and out comes a Genie who grants you three wishes. I want to tell you about a similar lamp, but it’s Al’s. Yes, you still rub it, and a genie does come out, but 1) he’s dressed a bit more…

I subscribe to Steve Chandler’s e-mails (you should too). Because I’m not feeling terribly inspired, but unwilling to not write a blog post, I am just going to pass along something recent from Steve: Selling myself on “the way I am” keeps me locked in my own fearful childhood. I become heavy with a false claim…

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?…