It’s college graduation season.
There are going to be many commencement speakers giving advice and ideas to fresh-faced 20-somethings about to go to go out in the “real world.”
I want to challenge you to imagine that you’re graduating too.
What would you say to yourself if you were transitioning from one phase to another?
What would you say to yourself about the possibility of what’s to come and what you learned so far?
The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price. – Vince Lombardi Despite what you may have heard, you must do the work to have the reward. But the cool thing…
There are three places you can be stuck:* the past, the present and the future. If you’re stuck in the present, then coaching can help you. If you’re stuck in the past or the future, you need something else. “Stuckness” in the present is easy to fix (relatively speaking . . . ). Generally, getting…
I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the next one…
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. – Oprah Winfrey What you focus on is everything. Imagine your “focus” is a steering wheel in a car. Where you steer towards is what you get. Of course, sometimes…
It’s the people around us who shape us and our behavior. Ask the BIG question: “What do you want to achieve in life?” And then think, “Are the people I’m hanging around helping me achieve this?” – Craig Ballantyne This is one of the most difficult things to ask yourself. Humans are social creatures and…
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller It all depends on where you look, and what you’re focused on. Look for the bad and you’ll no doubt find it. (and feel accordingly.) Look for the good and you’ll find that as well (and…