Resolutions Are Crap

“My belief is that personal freedom cannot grow beyond personal responsibility. The more people that learn to be fully accountable for their lives, the more freedom each of us can enjoy and the more fulfilling all of our lives will be.” – Ross Parmenter Put another way, we are limited in our ability to create…

Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes – goodwill among men and peace on earth. – Albert Einstein Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the…

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. – Sir Edmund Hilary Extraordinary is not something you achieve, or arrive at, or can even purchase. It’s something that you become. You become extraordinary by what you do. Or is it? *  *  * As Sir Edmund says, you do extraordinary things…

I’ve worked within organizations that believed that more resources would solve problems or move important initiatives forward. They were wrong because they igonored the fact that their systems were faulty or incomplete. When the HOW of what people are doing doesn’t work well, or work at all, it doesn’t matter how many people – hard-working, smart…

You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and I say Why not? – George Bernard Shaw These words have often been attributed to one Kennedy or another, but I’m pretty sure it was Shaw who said them first. They’re a great “re-frame” and offer us the opportunity to…

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Of course it’s easy to be happy and positive when things are good, but what about when things are…