Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. – Confucius
People confuse glory, and success, with never failing.
Quite the contrary.
Success, and glory, consists of getting back up each time you get knocked down.
Of learning from non-desired outcomes and beginning again, with wisdom and humility.
The only real failure is in staying down.
One way to get centered in the locus of true power is to say, when a problem arises, “If there’s a problem, I’m the problem.” Now you can do something about it! Because if you’re the problem, you’re the solution. This is not about self-blame and guilt. It’s about always becoming the solution. – Steve…
“And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth,‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with love like that. It lights up the sky.” – Rumi We all have at least one “Sun” in our lives. Who is it for you? Let them know, by word and deed.
Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved. – Marcus Antonius The quote requires a careful reading. You must be willing to consider that there are things that you think about that cause you anger and grief and things…
Everyone wants to be able to retire with financial security and peace-of-mind. Most people think they need a financial advisor to do so. In this (what turned out to be a long) post I will lay out the basic formula for retiring with enough, and how some types of financial advisors could leave us with…
The height of your accomplishments is determined by the depth of your convictions. – William F. Scolavino Or put another way, nothing will happen unless you believe in it and your ability to complete it sufficiently. When we believe in what we’re doing, whether it be a deep-seated belief in our ability to achieve a goal,…
Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. – Bill Bradley I really didn’t feel like writing this post. I’m behind in writing this week; writing each post the night before. Usually I write a week’s posts on Saturday, by Sunday evening at the latest. Not this week. But I’m not…