Feel The Warmth of the Sun, Truly

This, according to the “Posts” section of my WordPress Dashboard is my 200th post. That’s pretty cool, but what does it mean? Well, as I have come learn, it means whatever I want it to mean. Primarily, I am going look at 200 posts as a testament to perseverance. I don’t always feel like writing five…

Never confuse movement with action. – Ernest Hemingway We’ve all had a nice three-day weekend (well, most of us, here in the USA) and we’re headed back to “work” today. *  *  * As you do so, regularly ask yourself if what you’re doing is useful? Valuable? Building your skills and abilities? Bringing value to…

Worry often gives a small thing a great shadow. – Swedish Proverb A mentor of mine (Steve Chandler) says that worry is a misuse of our imagination. He’s right. We’re best served by using our imagination to ponder what what we want and what we need to do (i.e. who we we need to serve……

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there. – Kofi Annan Tell me about the classes you took in school about developing an accurate and resourceful self-image, knowing your values and…

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. – John Wooden One of the things I love about John Wooden is his focus on 1) fundamentals (/habits) and 2) doing the best you can, irrespective of…

Picture yourself in your mind’s eye as having already achieved your goal. See yourself doing the things you will be doing when you’ve reached your goal. – Earl Nightingale Funny thing about the mind: turns out it can’t really tell the difference between something that has actually happened and something vividly imagined. Studies have shown that…