Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. – Napoleon Hill
You have more at your command than you relaize.
You’re more skilled than you think.
You. Are. Ready.
Start.
Now.
It will all work out just fine.
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” – Jimi Hendrix I guess Jimi’s genius went beyond his ground-breaking guitar work…
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. – Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s when things are tough that one’s true character is revealed. I heard someone say people are like oranges: they reveal their true…
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav’n of hell and a hell of a heav’n. – John Milton Are you making a “hell” of your “heaven?” What about making a “heaven” of your “hell?” Because both are based in thought, they are equally possible. Our lives, or at least…
We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are. – Tobias Wolff I often speak of being grateful for whatever comes your way. “Good” or “bad.” Everything is feedback. Everything is a lesson. Everything is a springboard. Whatever happens, use it. Use “it” to find out what you’re made of, what you…
This post has been hanging around in my “Drafts” folder and I (just) wanted to get it out to you. Hopefully you can forgive the lack of insightful and entertaining commentary and enjoy the video. Click here to watch Derek Siver’s excellent video on creativity, and how we often sell ourselves short.
“I’m a failure.” I failed. Things didn’t turn out exactly like I thought at the outset. I learned something about my goal and my choices along the way. There is no such thing as “failure;” everything produces results. I have examined my inputs (thoughts, beliefs, exclusions, inclusions, emotions, moods, choices and non-choices) and results. I…