Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson
I’ve blogged on this one before, but it bears repeating.
To achieve a good attitude is necessary, but not sufficient.
The wrong attitude however, will negate everything else.
I am interrupting my watching of Seth Godin on Jonathan Fields’ Good Life Project to explore an idea Seth presented. Brother Seth was talking about how people begin things and how whether they are 1) afraid and 2) if they care impacts what happens (if anything). I had an idea to map the idea, using a…
The first part of success is “Get-to-it-iveness”; the second part of success is “Stick-to-it-iveness.” – Orison Swett Marden Success isn’t complicated, but it’s (sometimes, often) hard. Just get started, and keep going. Simple, but . . .
There is a saying in Tibetan, “Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.” No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. – The Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama) This reminds me of something I read – that really interested and…
Are you frustrated by something? (Love it. It will transform.) Wish your spouse or partner was different/better/nicer? (Love them. They will “change” before your eyes.) Hate your job or business? (Love it. It will become something all together different.) . . . [insert your version of the above] Can’t do it? Can’t love “it” or…
Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company. You own your career! – Earl Nightingale Are you acting as if you own your career, or are you just renting it from your current employer? Are you doing only what’s necessary to…
It just occurred to me that maybe I’ve never really understood “motivation.” Oh sure, I’ve learned that it’s better to be inspired than motivated and better to motivated than coerced. But what is motivation, really? Motivation isn’t something real or actual. It’s a word that describes what happens when one puts a motive into action….