I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Excellence is doing the right things.
Wisdom is doing them them at the right time.
Practice is how both happen.
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The little things are what makes up practice.
And the little things are what make big things.
“During my 87 years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.” – Bernard Baruch One of the reasons I chose a liberal education (thank you Hobart College) was my belief that the abilities…
Did that headline get your attention? I hope so. Beliefs are so very important to our lives. They shape what we do, don’t do and won’t do. But where do beliefs come from? One way of understanding this very complex question is they come from those who raised us and our peer groups. Being part…
If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. – Mark Twain Of course, not lying is the easiest and best way to not get caught lying, but what if you need some incentive? Huh? Honesty is definitely the best policy, and being honest is honorable and in-sync with the better aspect of our…
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Less than three minutes in to the latest episode of the Good Life Project I heard something that I had to write about. In introducing how he went from soccer-playing college freshman from the ‘burbs to immersed in indigenous Amazonian culture, Tyler Gage talks about how stewardship was part of the language of an indigenous tribe he was “with.” It…
Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. – Margaret Shepherd Where do you want to be? Who do you want to be? To get there, or be that person, you must be willing to let go of the comfort and security of the known. But . . . I’m not suggesting facing-the-fear-and-doing-it…