What Are You Doing?

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…

“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…

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.

Don’t do what you sincerely don’t want to do. – Ernest Hemingway Putting aside the fundamental truth that time just is and cannot be managed (only you and your priorities can be managed), this is the essence of effective self- and priority-management. The simple fact is: you’re too busy, or overwhelmed, because 1) you’ve said…

To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. – Aristotle But what if you want to be something? What then… ? You must dare, in ways small and large. As Brene’ Brown would say: be vulnerable. As Shedd would say: ships are safe in the harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. Be…

Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. What stops you from doing something different? Something “scary?” I’m not talking about stupid risks that don’t have any personal meaning, but those things that you know will help you to learn, grow and prosper. What is…