“You are the way you are because that’s the way you want to be. If you really wanted to be any different, you would be in the process of changing right now.” – Fred Smith
Do you embrace the above statement? Seeing it as an opportunity to tell yourself the Truth and begin the process of making authentic and positive changes?
Or do you otherwise reject the sentiment?
(Doing the latter doesn’t make it any less true.)
There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else. – Cyrus H. Curtis One of the greatest challenges of living in a society (or a community, or family, or relationship) – with its myriad influences and normative (and sometimes…
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. – Peter F. Drucker There’s a little saying that I like to remind myself of: How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything. Many may disagree, but it’s very useful for me. It reminds me that when I slack off, or do a…
“Action expresses priorities.” – Mahatma Gandhi This is such a vital, critical truth. It’s true in two ways: First, our results – what we have created as a result of our actions – are 100%, no-exceptions, a mirror of our priorities. What we have or don’t have (good/bad relationships, healthy or un-healthy weight, sound finances or crushing…
People die of fright and live of confidence. – Henry David Thoreau Fright, dread, (dis)stress, angst, anxiety . . . fear is caustic, it’s poisonous, it’s not good for your soul. Confidence, hope, joy, determination, self-assurance, faith . . . love is life-giving, it’s what feeds your soul. What matters here is focus. What you…
We can have more than we’ve got because we can become more than we are. – Jim Rohn What do you think of this? Your belief on this idea is one of the most important determinants to your level of peace, happiness, fulfillment and achievement.
Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people. – Earl Nightingale We often get confused about things “work.” So often we think we have to have all the answers and all the know-how and all the resources (often before we even start . . ….