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.
Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self: for only that falls within your control. – Epictetus One of the biggest realizations one can have is that focusing on what you control, to the exclusion of that which you can’t, is the best thing you can do to be productive, well-compensated, peaceful…
If you want to be miserable, get yourself a future. – Byron Katie There’s a difference between dreaming, goal-setting and planning for the future and being stuck there.* Which are you doing? How’s it going? ***** * Nothing happens in the future, only in the Now.
While no classification system is perfect, or complete, they can be helpful to make distinctions. While reading an eBook the other day I came across one that characterized people as either: Spectators, Losers or Winners. I recoiled a bit at the particular word choice and thought I could improve upon it. With that in mind,…
When you know something you (merely) have recall of some information; when you’ve learned something you’re able to take positive and/or constructive action based on information.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain I’m pretty sure I’ve riffed on this before, but it’s…
“Coaching is hot.” “Coaching is in.” “Coaching is how smart people achieve goals faster.” “Coaching is how people find meaning and purpose in their lives.” “Coaching is how people make successful career transitions.” “Coaching is how people at the top-of-their-game get better.” These are just some of the things I’ve read or heard about coaching,…