I think there’s a great beauty to having problems. That’s one of the ways we learn. – Herbie Hancock
Every experience has something to teach us.
Even (so called) “problems.”
Don’t let when things don’t go exactly the way you planned get you down.
1) you can learn from it
2) it might lead to an even better result (ultimately . . . ).
Today’s quote reminds us that there is no shame in falling, only in staying down. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius Where do you pick yourself up each time you fall? Give yourself some credit — you deserve it. Where do you stay down? What…
When it comes time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived. – Henry David Thoreau A great way to live while you’re alive (something I love to say and think about… ) is to write your obituary, as you would like it to read. Write an account of your life that…
Seth Godin is a huge mentor and teacher for me. I subscribe to his blog updates and have read several of his books. Lately he has been talking a lot about the importance of shipping. Shipping is actually getting things done. It’s finishing stuff and getting it out the door. Shipping is not about perfection,…
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself. – Ancient Chinese Proverb As a coach this is something that I occasionally encounter: working with a client who says they want to change, but doesn’t take action (or takes incomplete action). It’s important to understand that change is hard. We are genetically programmed to avoid…
The level to which your career or business develops will never be higher than the level of your personal development. If you want more success: more money, more time, more energy, you must develop yourself. * * * Believe it or not the title of this blog post was difficult for me to write. I am…
Many people are not living the lives they really want (myself* included). One of the reasons people don’t is because they think they should be able to just do it, but they know they aren’t ready. This creates a short little “despair loop” which takes the person out of possibility and back to “reality.” The truth…