Dreams and History

“Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.” – Thomas Paine And the enemy’s greatest ally are the lies we tell ourselves. When we keep our promises, to ourselves, the internal battle fades to nothing.

“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” – Jim Rohn The simple fact is if you don’t develop yourself over time you’ll fall behind. And, if all you do is develop yourself for your current position, you’ll soon find yourself well equipped for a job that no longer exists (to inelegantly paraphrase…

At the end of each you should play back the tapes of your performance. The result should either applaud you or prod you. – Jim Rohn The only time we should spend in the past is to review, understand and learn. Once we have done so, it is time to imagine what we want to…

The most devastating thing we can learn about our power is how much of it we have. How much change we could make if we would only speak up first, not last. How much influence we can have if we’re willing to to look someone in the eye and say, “yes.” Or, “this is our…

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. – C.S. Lewis Real humility is where kindness comes from. When we think of ourselves less, when we know we’re okay, we can look beyond ourselves. This is where and when really, really cool things can happen. This is where service happens. Any…

[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,…