How Joy Works

. . . is to get really, really, really good at answering the question: what’s the best thing I can do now? When you develop greater awareness to ask the question more often, and especially at key moments, you will make better decisions. And when you commit to learning and growing you ask that question…

It’s 8:45 PM and I need a blog post for tomorrow. I could just blow it off, but I made a commitment to post every weekday. Sometimes I don’t have the motivation/inspiration/will-power to write a substantial, original, blog post (most times, really). Tonight is not only one of those times, but I don’t even have the wherewithal…

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. – Socrates We all want* a good reputation, to be well-regarded in the eyes of others. Wanting a “good” reputation is not enough though. You need to have a clear picture. You need a plan for creating and…

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis…

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. – James Michener As hard as it is to try something new, it’s pretty darn hard to try it a third or fourth time. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense to try, try again, and again, and again . . . . But sometimes…

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” – John Wooden Often, many of us, are easily distracted by the new, the shiny, the novel. And big things. We take note of grand accomplishments and gestures. Yet we don’t notice so much. Our brains are natural filtering mechanisms. There’s simply too…