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.
Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint. – Emerson In every experience there are two questions one can ask: #1 – Is there a lesson in this? #2 – What’s the lesson in this? Just asking Question One is a great step. A wonderful sign of willingness. Asking Question Two is what all happy,…
I am reading a great book by Ronald and Mary Hulnick, “Loyalty to Your Soul” and have to share something I read: “How we relate to an issue is the issue.” This is such a powerful idea. “Issues” are happening all the time. How we decide to interact with them makes all the difference. When we…
“You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.” – Henry Louis Mencken Where has your life narrowed? Where is it shallow? What do you want instead?
He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything. – Benjamin Franklin How ya feeling? Good I hope. But I want to look at health from a slightly different perspective. Most people take the question “How’s your health?” to mean: how are you feeling physically and, perhaps, how are you in…
“Huh? What the heck is he talking about?” Excellent question. Allow me to explain: Human beings do some interesting things, some great, some good, some not-so-much. One of the things that we do that falls in the not-so-much category is dissonance resolution. First (an attempt at), a definition; Dissonance Resolution: in relation to people, ideas…
As is our confidence, so is our capacity. – William Hazlitt Henry Ford said that if you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. But what is one of the keys to creating the mindset of “I can?” It’s confidence. How do you create confidence? Develop clarity – know your Why. Practice the…