I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more. – Jonas Salk
We are made to love, to create, to work and toil and then recover, recharge and appreciate and begin again.
The only way we get to begin again is to finish what we start.
So, work hard, finish, recover and appreciate – then move on to the next.
It’s what we’re made for, and it’s the most satisfying way to live.
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” – Warren Buffett There are many things we are not prepared for, that we will never encounter. There are, however, many things that we can reasonably expect to encounter, that we could prepare for, that we ignore (for whatever reason… ). Some examples: Divorce is (generally) a…
No one can defeat us unless we first defeat ourselves. – Dwight Eisenhower Many people think “defeat” is losing, or being beaten. It’s really not. Defeat is when you stop working. When you stay down when you can get back up. Defeat is not trying because it seems too hard, or it didn’t work out…
I was talking with someone who said they weren’t really saving much anymore. He said he was using an online finances tracker that integrates with his accounts and tracks expenditures, income and assets but despite long-time use, just about everything that was coming in was going right back out. For me this begs a question:…
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. – Oscar Wilde So, what’s the difference between “living” and “existing?” One way is to honestly and clear-mindedly assess your trajectory. If you keep doing what you’re doing, where will be in one year? five years? ten years? Who will…
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. – Willie Nelson You can’t eliminate thought. Thought can be quieted and calmed, made more orderly and useful, but it can’t be turned off. Understanding this a key to using thought more resourcefully. I say that because when people hear about “positive…
Sometimes, when you add things up, they really add up. This is my 1,000th blog post. It’s been quite a journey. Ever since I noticed that the #1,000 was getting close (a couple weeks now), I’ve been wondering what sort of post it should be and what, if any, significance I might ascribe to #1,000….