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.
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker Even if the consequences might be unpleasant, you always have a choice. You can, if you calm and quiet your mind, choose the vast majority of your thoughts. When you manage your thoughts well, you will…
You may delay, but time will not. – Benjamin Franklin Time marches on, with you or without you. If I can add another “quote:” The future is no place to place your better days – “Cry Freedom” – Dave Matthews Band Whatever it is you want to do, get started. If you’re not sure what that…
This week’s external resource is another TED talk (what can I say, they’re brilliant!?), this time from Simon Sinek. In this video he exhorts leaders – and really all of us – to come-from why in terms of leadership, or sales, or living your life, or… Click here to watch the video and, if it impacts your…
The level to which your career or business develops will never be higher than the level of your personal development. If you want more success: more money, more time, more energy, you must develop yourself. * * * Believe it or not the title of this blog post was difficult for me to write. I am…
I watched this story on ESPN (watch the video, go ahead… it’s amazing) and was moved. “Moved” really doesn’t cover it though. Matt’s story penetrated to my core and helped me ask myself what am I allowing to get in my way. When I was real with myself about the things that I let stop me,…
If the unexamined life is not worth living, . . . it’s equally true that the unlived life is not worth examining. – Parker Palmer This quote pretty much speaks for itself. Yes, we must examine our lives, and ourselves, continually throughout our lives, but that’s only half of what’s necessary. We must have a…