What You Become

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. – English proverb Stress gets a bad rap these days. It’s mis-understood and thus, vilified, and, also, in a sense, glorified. Article after article, study after study, TV segment after TV segment and book after book talks about how terrible stress is and the terrible impact it…

“Chance favors the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur There are myriad opportunities passing you by all the time, because you’re not clear on: what you are; what you want; what’s necessary for what you want Get. Clear.

“Huh? What the heck is he talking about?” Excellent question. Allow me to explain: Human beings do some interesting things, some great, some good, some not-so-much. One of the things that we do that falls in the not-so-much category is dissonance resolution. First (an attempt at), a definition; Dissonance Resolution: in relation to people, ideas…

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” – Thomas Jefferson This quote is rightfully at the top of the card, and, I believe most important. Without the right mindset nothing is possible, and with the right…

How we use our brain and mind is fundamental to our experience of  life. Both our day-to-day experience and our overall level of achievement and fulfillment are directly tied to how we think and feel. And how we use our brain and mind is how we think and feel. *  *  * I’ve studied the…

I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the sixth one I…