It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely* try to help another without helping himself. – Emerson
Everything is sticky, whether you’re generous or stingy, helpful and conniving, thoughtful or selfish, . . . everything rubs off on you.
Be very careful what you rub up against – whether it’s your thoughts, beliefs or actions.
It all matters.
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* Remember it requires sincerely trying to help.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. – Hugh Downs It’s not what’s around you, but what’s within you.
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. – Douglas MacArthur I’ve also heard that the only way you lose is if you give up. It’s true. Failure is deciding that not getting exactly what you want is a bad thing. Everything we do yields a result. Every result can be learned from. Therefore, everything…
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . . . Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. – Martin Luther King, Jr. So it is in life. Every step towards the goal of being one who lives with clarity, energy…
In a video Marshall Goldsmith (a respected and sought-after executive coach) talks about what he learned in regards to what truly matters in life. I am going to briefly summarize the six things Goldsmith says are necessary for a “good” life. * * * 1) Health I’ve often told myself the best investment I can make…
You might not want to do everything you imagine, but you can’t do anything you can’t imagine doing. I pondered over the above words a fair amount. I wanted them to be expansive and positive, while still defensible against critics and pessmists. I wanted them to strike a balance between what people often see as…
If you fail to prepare you are preparing to fail. – John Wooden How prepared are you for today? For tomorrow? For the inevitable challenges of life? For the inevitable opportunities of life? Search your self, your soul, and answer the question truthfully. And then get busy . . .