Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. – Conrad Hilton
Success is a process.
A process that includes triumphs and non-triumphs (i.e. failures).
As long as we do two vital things, we will be successful:
1) Learn from everything that happens
2) Keep moving forward, keep doing
As has been said so many times, both here and elsewhere: success isn’t all that complicated, but does require hard work.
I had toyed with the idea of making the first post on this blog about an idea, or a strategy. The key thing, the most important thing one needs to know and practice to lead an authentic, effective and purposeful life. But I thought better of that. For two reasons really: 1) I was having…
May you live all the days of your life. – Jonathan Swift I sometimes say that the past is good as a textbook, and the future a place to dream into, but the only place anything actually happens is right now. Now is when you live. Imagine the smallest unit of time/experience. That’s “now.” That…
“I’m a failure.” I failed. Things didn’t turn out exactly like I thought at the outset. I learned something about my goal and my choices along the way. There is no such thing as “failure;” everything produces results. I have examined my inputs (thoughts, beliefs, exclusions, inclusions, emotions, moods, choices and non-choices) and results. I…
Happiness is whatever we think it is. * * * Happiness comes from our Experience of Life. Our Experience of Life comes from our Emotions. Our Emotions come from our Thoughts. * * * What do you think?
This Monday’s Weekly Practice comes last week’s post talking about Ric Elias’ (amazing/life-changing/inspiring/wake-up-from-your-slumber) TED talk. If you’ve haven’t watched the video and read the post, please click here and re-join me below. *** This week I want to to explore the three questions Ric raises. Each day, take some time to write out the answers…
We say we want things, but there’s a way to determine what we really want. Look at what we have. Whatever it is we are creating in our lives is what we want. * * * That said, in the absence of clear and authentic desires and goals, we have a default want. One that…