The Best Reason to Love

Our aspirations are our possibilities. – Robert Browning I can’t guarantee that you will achieve everything you attempt. In fact, I’m sure you (and I) won’t succeed 100% of the time. But, we almost guarantee that we won’t achieve something, if we don’t believe we can. When we have ideas about what we want and…

“Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.” – Ludwig Börne Sometimes the most powerful skill is knowing what to take away, what not to do. We tend to focus on what we must do,or add or expand. But what if the best thing we can do is stop doing something, or delete…

The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price. – Vince Lombardi Despite what you may have heard, you must do the work to have the reward. But the cool thing…

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. – Saint Basil People notice what you do. Sure, you can hurt people with words, or even uplift them for a time with what…

We’ve all heard the expression: No Pain, No Gain. Well, it’s wrong. Following that formula will lead to injuries or burnout. First, what do I mean, exactly, by “pain.” Pain is not discomfort. Pain is not working hard. Pain is not struggling in the face of difficulty. Pain is not wishing it was easy when…

“What I’ve experienced is that I can’t know the future. I can’t know if anything that I do will change what happens tomorrow. I can’t know with certainty, but what I do know is if I do nothing, nothing will change.” – James Orbinski This is true, rather bleak and incredibly inspiring. I know what…