Don’t Change*

In terms of dreams/goals/desires there are only three variations: 1) Things You Want 2) Things You Don’t (Really) Want 3) Things You Think You Can’t Have *  *  * Just stating that’s there’s a mere trinity of “things-we-want” is likely to rub some the wrong way. But it’s true. Let’s take #1: Things You Want….

“The key is not to prioritize what is on the schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey The critical bit here is you must know your priorities to schedule them. Not: what’s demanding your attention from moment-to-moment, or the pressing thing, or what you want right now because you think it’ll make you…

A little quickie for your Monday morning: The worst phrase, just about ever, is “I can’t do that because… ” I’ve been hearing that a fair bit lately, or I’ve been noticing more lately. Mostly it’s others saying it, but sometimes it’s – in one for or another – in my head. When we say I can’t…

I read and listen to a lot of self/personal development stuff. But all that reading and listening doesn’t amount to a hill-of-beans (speaking of which, has anyone ever seen an actual “hill-of-beans” and is one all that desirable?) without application. Information without application is interesting and sometimes entertaining, but it’s never transformative – it doesn’t change anyone…

Courage is not limited to the battlefield. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like enduring pain when the room is empty or standing alone when you’re misunderstood. – Charles Swindoll You know, I’m not sure I agree with this quote. It caught my eye because I recently posted…

[The essence of self-esteem:] “If I’m not on my team, why would anyone else be?” – Robery Downey, Jr. I heard Robert say that while being interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live. It’s sheer frickin’ genius. So simple, yet so profound – and surprisingly, something I’ve never heard anyone say (quite like that… ). I’m not,…