The two hardest things to handle in life are failure & success. – Anonymous
. . . you’re going to live very well.
The trick with failing is to learn from it and keep going – and to realize that no defeat is permanent
The trick with success is to learn from it and keep going – and to understand that no success is permanent.
I’ve worked within organizations that believed that more resources would solve problems or move important initiatives forward. They were wrong because they igonored the fact that their systems were faulty or incomplete. When the HOW of what people are doing doesn’t work well, or work at all, it doesn’t matter how many people – hard-working, smart…
A man who wants to do something will find a way; A man who doesn’t will find an excuse. – Stephen Dolley, Jr. It matters less what the ultimate result is; only that one has started, and worked, and learned, and adapted, and finished “something.” Or we can make up a story about why we can’t…
There’s a difference between desire and craving. The former is a healthy attraction to something not yet present, that through intention and practice can be created. The latter is an unsatisfiable – and unhealthy – impulse that, even when sated, reappears quickly, again and again. This distinction came up for me while watching a video…
If we don’t start, it’s certain we can’t arrive. – Jim Rohn What stops you from starting? How can you begin? What’s more important than the (false) safety of staying still?
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. – Douglas MacArthur I’ve also heard that the only way you lose is if you give up. It’s true. Failure is deciding that not getting exactly what you want is a bad thing. Everything we do yields a result. Every result can be learned from. Therefore, everything…
High expectations are the key to everything. – Sam Walton What I’m about write may be semantics, but with humans, semantics are everything. Many people have expectations, especially of others. They are often hidden, or veiled and rarely if ever discussed. I want you to consider replacing the word “expectations” with either Agreements or Standards….