“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.)
Seth Godin is a huge mentor and teacher for me. I subscribe to his blog updates and have read several of his books. Lately he has been talking a lot about the importance of shipping. Shipping is actually getting things done. It’s finishing stuff and getting it out the door. Shipping is not about perfection,…
I hear a lot of people say “Follow your passion and the money will follow.” Unfortunately, many people do this and make little-to-no money. I’ve seen so many solo-preneurs struggle, end up broke and eventually resort to a “day job.” One explanation is that our passions are either not terribly lucrative or not aligned with…
It seems as many of us act as if death is the greatest tragedy. It’s a mistaken view. The greatest tragedy is not living while you’re alive. So many of us, myself included at times, “half” live in a state of muted fear. We live in a smaller, chastened way that keeps us from many…
Less than three minutes in to the latest episode of the Good Life Project I heard something that I had to write about. In introducing how he went from soccer-playing college freshman from the ‘burbs to immersed in indigenous Amazonian culture, Tyler Gage talks about how stewardship was part of the language of an indigenous tribe he was “with.” It…
To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone. – Reba McEntire I love this one. You need to dream because without dreams life is small and sad. You need a backbone because you’ll have to work hard, and sometimes need to stand up for yourself. And of…
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy When our words don’t match our actions we’re lying. Lying to, at least ourselves, but quite possibly others. Better to make small pronouncements and act accordingly, than speak…