Sometimes, but not always, there’s a difference between asking for something and accepting it and being willing to receive what’s offered. This post was inspired by some thing from Jonathan Fields; I recommend reading that post here. When we ask for something, it’s what we want. It so often comes from a place of Ego….
Less than three minutes in to the latest episode of the Good Life Project I heard something that I had to write about. In introducing how he went from soccer-playing college freshman from the ‘burbs to immersed in indigenous Amazonian culture, Tyler Gage talks about how stewardship was part of the language of an indigenous tribe he was “with.” It…
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I think so many people get caught up the enormity of the challenges they face: the challenges in their personal…
I was recently thinking about the nature of “success.” Of course, it’s a process and a journey and not a “completion” or a destination, but how can we better understand the process, the journey of “success?” Well, I came up with three phases, each marked by three key ideas: Responsibility, Maturity and Wisdom. * *…
There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. Vince Lombardi I think people sometimes hesitate to give “it” their “everything” because they worry that “it” might not be enough. Don’t worry if “it” is your best at a given moment, just give your best, all the time, every…
There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. – Aristotle * * * (No, not that way!) * * * Be willing to ruffle some feathers. Be willing to make mistakes and be judged by those on the sidelines. Be willing to feel a little bad, for a minute,…