You are the only one who can use your ability. It is an awesome responsibility. – Jim Rohn
Your ability is also a gift.
But for the gift to be anything, you must give it . . . you must use your abilities.
You must do.
You must serve.
You must share what you are and what you can do.
The World needs you. You are the only one who can do what you do.
Please do it.
Hurt people, hurt people. That’s how pain patterns get passed on, generation after generation after generation. Break the chain today. Meet anger with sympathy, contempt with compassion and cruelty with kindness. Greet grimaces with smiles. Forgive and forget about finding fault. Love is the weapon of the future. – Yehuda Berg [Note: what follows might…
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…
“Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your time.” – Brian Tracy Having just finished listening to a Brian Tracy audio program in the car (The Ultimate Goals Program), I wanted to start the week with a Brian Tracy quote. (The program is an excellent overview on what to do to be…
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. – Les Brown The key is to understand that there’s a huge difference between responsibility and blame. When you accept responsibility for your life you acknowledge your role (whatever it was) in creating…
Warning: more Seth-Godin-fawning ahead . . . . Today’s email from Seth had such a great message. It’s a great reason to employ the Platinum Rule (treat others how they would like to be treated). Treat people differently (i.e. in a way that honors and respects their uniqueness) because they are beautifully different. Create the skill…
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Eliot What we can do and what we think we can do are so often far apart. The problem is 1) we are (generally/overwhelmingly) so wrong about what we’re truly capable of and 2) we take our…