Seven Deadly Sins

FYI: While I don’t normally comment on current social issues or the like, I felt compelled to here. *  *  * I just saw a post on Facebook talking about how, in an effort to remember one’s child in the car seat, one leaves their left shoe on the seat next to the baby. That…

Make yourself proud. – Peter W. Smith Who do you spend the most time with? Answer: you. Who is the person whose esteem is most important, to you? Again: you. What makes this so powerful for me is when you approach it from a different angle. Who do you need to trust the most? Your…

I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the next one…

What keeps so many employees back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort. – Orison Swett Marden You’re not lazy. You’re not scared (not really… ). You’e not a bad person in any way (not really… ) So what stops you from paying…

I just read yet another article on how retirement isn’t the panacea people think it is (at least for those financially prepared for retirement… ). People seem to have this idea that they will do everything they want when retire (i.e., all the things they said they couldn’t do while working) and live a life of…

“Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.” – Jim Rohn The key to making affirmations useful is doing the work, consistently. Otherwise, you’re just fooling yourself.