Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person we become. – Jim Rohn
Trying to be “successful” is like trying be at your destination while on the journey.
You can’t be anywhere other than where you are.
You don’t get to successful, you do the things that create success.
And you keep doing them.
Success then finds you . . . .
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. – Epictetus One of the most powerful things I’ve ever done is start, and continue – no matter what – a gratitude practice. Every day I write down five things I’m grateful for….
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there. – Kofi Annan Tell me about the classes you took in school about developing an accurate and resourceful self-image, knowing your values and…
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. – Helen Keller If anyone would know about character and overcoming adversity . . . . * * * If you want: to be different; to be better; something; to…
Everyone (in self-help and related fields), it seems, talks about “loving-what-you-do.” And how they have the formula/process/program/book to help you do it. It’s bad advice and a disservice to promise such. Putting aside my theory about how purpose is not outside us and nothing we need discover or create (it’s within and covered by by “crap”)…
I’d say probably my greatest strength is my curiosity about getting better. – Urban Meyer Being a life-long learner is one of the keys to living a good life. One of the keys to being an effective learner is consistently asking good questions – questions that serve you and your growth. One of my favorite questions…
I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. – Mike Ditka Let’s get real. Let’s put aside fantasies about what we think we want. Let’s put aside marketing-fueled thoughts of how you might feel if you bought such-and-such thing or traveled to some far-off place, or whatever is being sold…