There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell
How are you preparing? Are you preparing enough? Are you over-preparing?
Are you working hard? How do you know? How smart are you working?
What are you learning? Do you notice what works and what doesn’t?
Success isn’t complicated, but does require attention, intention and hard work.
As Zig says, there’s no elevator, but there are stairs.
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. You don’t have charge of the constellations, but you do have charge of whether you read, develop new skills, or take new classes. – Jim Rohn You can…
Are you doing what really matters? And that really matters to you? If not, you must do two things: 1) do the job right in front of you the absolute best you can; and 2) create and work a plan to get you the work you want. I know what you’re saying: “I can’t do…
Wisdom is knowing what to do next. Virtue is doing it. – David Starr Jordan I have nothing add. Just thought you might benefit from the reminder.
This is a post from a mentor of mine that I had to share. I don’t gamble because I don’t want to start thinking I can get something for nothing – everything is earned. Here is Steve’s post in its entirety: The whole concept of the lottery is based on what Gandhi insisted was one…
So. Here I am, in the final month of the first quarter of 2024, wondering what to do with my (“un-invested”) retirement savings. (In a nutshell: believing the markets to be over-valued in 2020, I got out and went to cash… ) The S&P 500 and NASDAQ are at all-time highs, recession is (supposedly) nowhere…
On page 74 on Kevin Cashman’s excellent book, Leadership From The Inside Out, he tells the story of being asked by a Tibetan monk how many days he has to live. After gathering himself, he thought for minute and answered “Six thousand.” The monk replied: “So, if you have 6,000 days, do you want to…