Being Open

In order for you to profit from your mistakes, you have to get out and make some. – Anonymous The great thing about mistakes is that they often the best source of learning. The funny thing about mistakes is that if they never happen they are never useful. Be a little daring. Do something you’re…

You can tell me what you want, what you dream about, what your “Ideal Life” would be, what you want to start or stop, . . . , but all that matters is what you do. At the end of the day: behavior always wins. All that – really – matters is action. Of course, emotions beget…

I’ve been trying to write this post for a couple days now. I’m not exactly sure why I’ve been hesitating, but I have. Now, I want to get it done more than I want to hem-and-haw, so here goes. *  *  * Five. Hundred. Posts. That’s a lot. When I look back on the writing…

Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead. – Tom Peters The only job security, if there is such a thing, is intelligently growing your skills and abilities to meet future challenges and opportunities with ambition, capability and capacity. What your learning plan? How are you growing?

Being honest may not always get you many friends, but it’ll always get you the right ones. –  John Lennon I’ve heard Jim Rohn say that you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with. It’s true. It’s also true that sometimes there are things you need to hear that most…

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. – Vincent van Gogh Greatness is lasting. Greatness is intentional. Greatness is important. *  *  * The things that last take: time, and effort, and planning, and adjusting along-the-way, and sacrifice. The things that aren’t easy come from deep…