Truly Giving

Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought. – Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi I love how this sentiment democratizes discovery. It becomes something anyone can do, in regards to anything. You could be a discoverer. Anyone can. How does that shift you? How does change how you look at the world?…

To paraphrase Vince Lombardi, it’s hard to be successful when you’re confused. *  *  * Get clear on what you want and pattern of actions required to create what you want. Act each and every day, always looking for what works and what doesn’t. Improve your actions until your reach desired state.

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” – John F. Kennedy You must be pro-active. Waiting for problems to occur is what many do. The vast majority of difficulties we have are days/weeks/months, or even years, in the making. When something goes wrong, we feel bad because we know, deep-down,…

This a post from the amazing Seth Godin (for my consumption as much as anyone’s):   What you waiting for? I’m not asking in the usual hectoring, pushing sense of asking you to hurry up and get started. I’m genuinely, rhetorically curious. What, exactly, are you insisting will happen before you start shipping your art? Write it…

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” – Henry David Thoreau I love this quote because it reminds us that there is no such thing as something-for-nothing. Whether it be money, time or character, we trade something precious for every result we create in our lives. When we embrace…

Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor. – Brian Tracy The rudder of a sailboat doesn’t control the sea, but it does make a huge difference in where the boat goes. Goals are much the same. Without goals, one is rudder-less, blown about by the sea. But, with goals, one…