The First Step

Optimists are those who go after Moby Dick in a row boat with a bucket of tartar sauce. – Zig Ziglar First off, nobody beats Zig for deep truth delivered well. Second, the key take-away here (I humbly suggest) is that the Optimist is one who takes (intelligent/bold/authentic/useful/necessary/game-changing) action. So many people pooh-pooh optimism and…

I am a BIG believer in the idea that language, and it’s result, meaning, make SO much difference in and to our lives. I’ve said to people in the past: “What if you got to do that? Instead of having to do that?” Here is one of mentors making his case for this idea: People whose repeated…

We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm, doubting our strength and forgetting we are the tree—deeply rooted to withstand all life’s upheavals. – Dodinsky When the winds of change and challenge blow, remember you are the tree. The strong, flexible tree, able to bend and not break, to both sway with…

At the end of each you should play back the tapes of your performance. The result should either applaud you or prod you. – Jim Rohn The only time we should spend in the past is to review, understand and learn. Once we have done so, it is time to imagine what we want to…

Example is not the main thing in influencing others.  It’s the only thing. – Albert Schweitzer The only thing that matters is what you do. To yourself: Yes, you are watching what you do all the time. To extent that you act in accordance with your Truth, you will build your self-esteem and respect. To the…

“The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.” – Rainer Maria Rilke If you’re not “failing” you’re likely not doing anything worthy of your efforts and talents. Consider you have two (at least… ) sacred aspects: your labor and talents. Your labor is your effort, your hard work, your doing…