What Do You Expect, of You?

There is no security in life, only opportunity. – Mark Twain Amen Brother Samuel. Amen.

The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled…

“If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.” – William James Another way of putting it is: worry is a prayer for what you don’t want. To be sure, feelings of grief, loss and…

In life, the opposite of creation is not destruction, it’s victim-hood. “Huh?” (you may say). In life, we can choose to be responsible for our lives and create through our choices, or play the victim and allow life to wash over us all the while lamenting the unfairness of things and wallowing in passivity. Put another…

The First wealth is health. – Emerson Without your health you cannot serve. If you cannot serve you cannot deliver value. If you cannot deliver value you cannot earn rewards. Thus to earn anything – money, friendship, reciprocation, anything – you must focus on, and continually attend to, your health. Your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health….

Evidence is conclusive that your self-talk has a direct bearing on your performance. – Zig Ziglar This post’s title is not just a snarky thing teen-agers say to their parents, it’s how self-esteem works. And self-esteem is how achievement and happiness and life satisfaction work. Whatever you say, to yourself is the biggest determinant of…