Truly Giving

What is the secret behind every tragic misstep on the path to success? It happens right here: People believe their emotions have an external cause. That’s it. That’s the only real problem. – Steve Chandler *  *  * Your emotions create your experience, the visceral, palpable real part of your experience. You create your emotions. (By…

“Do not be critics, you people, I beg you. I was a critic and I wish I could take it all back because it came from a smelly and ignorant place in me, and spoke with a voice that was all rage and envy. Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and…

I don’t believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. – Ronald Reagan This is more than a clever turn-of-phrase. It’s a truth that we need to face, and embrace. Life marches on, with…

Leadership is inspiring others to be more and do more through your character and message. *  *  * Thus, we are all leaders. Leadership is not reserved for heads of organizations or government, it’s something we all must cultivate and practice. Managers are leaders. Individual Contributors are leaders. Co-Workers are leaders to each other. Parents…

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.

When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it’s bottomless, that it doesn’t have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space. – Pema Chodron Do…