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Failure is success if we learn from it. – Malcolm Forbes Quite simply, you fail when give up or refuse to learn from non-ideal or un-desired outcomes. There is such thing as “failure.” Everything produces a result, it’s up to you to do something with all your outcomes.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. – Thomas Jefferson You must tell yourself the truth: About how you’ve succeeded. About the things you said you’d do, but haven’t. About the things you’ve done, but wish you hadn’t. About how you’ve “failed,” and that failure is a lie itself – everything creates results,…

“I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.” – Martha Beck A crisis is an opportunity. It is a wake-up call. It is a clear signal that what one has been doing will no longer work. It is a chance to begin anew, with…

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. *  *  * The little…

“If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.” – William James Another way of putting it is: worry is a prayer for what you don’t want. To be sure, feelings of grief, loss and…

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…