Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax. – Abraham Lincoln I am not suggesting that you spend 66% of your time exercising, but you – absolutely, positively – must exercise some, consistently. Is it hard to do? Yes and no. The actual doing is easy,…
A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. – Tom Stoppard The great thing about stepping up and creating a great attitude within yourself, about modeling behavior, is that it confers (at least) two benefits: one you get to feel better and be more effective when you focus…
If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now. – Marie Osmond Or you can: worry about it; stress about it; ruminate about it; wish it were different; let it make you feel powerless, afraid, lonely, . . . . *…
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat – Napoleon Hill At the risk of sounding like a ranting Dennis Green, things are what we say they are, and when we say they are things that serve us, that’s what they become. When confronted with a set-back, challenge, problem, issue, or…
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs In a way, what Steve is talking about is whether one is on authentically chosen path, and is part of something larger than one’s self – or something else. The “something…
Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe – Oprah Winfrey Or you can aim low and settle for what you end up with . . . . The choice is – always – yours.