Sometimes I come across something so useful/compelling/interesting that I need to share it in its entirety. Below is one of those things (and it doesn’t matter if you’re a sales-person or entrepreneur or work in a corporate setting or the non-profit sector, or . . . ): In most of our professional relationships we stay…
It’s okay that you haven’t worked as hard as you could have. It’s okay that you’ve chosen safety over risk. It’s okay that you’ve been less than you are. It’s okay because it’s in the past. But it’s not okay anymore. It’s not okay for you to read this and keeping mailing-it-in. It’s not okay to…
Besides the ‘fact’ that only 8% of people fulfill their New Year’s Resolutions (NYRs), NYRs are a terrible idea. Why? 1) They are a silly social construct that serves little productive purpose and 2) they take you out of the Present. Let’s focus on #2. If you want to be productive and successful you must…
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside. – Ramana Maharshi I have been thinking a lot about how “personal development” works. How do we live a “good” life? How do we achieve our goals? How do we exist in a…
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. – Coco Chanel The only time you should beat on a wall is if you are (hitting it in such a way that you’re) making a hole for a door. Feebly pounding on or flailing against a wall in the hopes it will…
Just a quick post today; I wanted to share a great nugget from Seth Godin. It’ll take you less then two minutes to read (maybe less, I’m a slow reader sometimes), but you can implement it for years . . . Click here to read the post.
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. – Calvin Coolidge Christmas, unfortunately has become about presents and retailers “making their numbers.” It’s really about so much more.