Bring The Light

Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. – John Wooden Your greatest – and longest lasting – growth will come from you regularly examining the gap between what you do and what you were capable of doing. By continually examining your results, your honest-to-goodness output against…

Change is hard. In a way, that’s good (so you don’t make bad changes too easily). But what about good changes? The ones you both need and want to make? How do you make those changes? You must master* the following three “meta” skills: Awareness There are things that are hidden, unseen or otherwise obscured that you…

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. – Francis Bacon Want some “truth?” Whatever you focus on comes to pass. Not necessarily exactly how you envision it (sometimes better… ), but usually close. In most every phase of life you can look at life’s events as see them as “problems” or “opportunities.”…

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato Because without the beginning, there’s nothing. (And the beginning often sets the stage for the rest of the task/project/journey.) When in doubt, begin.

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…

Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it! – Ram Dass We can learn from everything in our lives. If we choose to. Or we can continue to live small lives, with recurring issues. Which would you rather have?