“A man’s doubts and fears are his worst enemies.” – William Wrigley Jr.
This is the fear Roosevelt was talking about…
We each create our own reality (by how we think).
When we think optimistic and* realistic thoughts we can meet any situation with strength, confidence and intelligence.
When we don’t we will be hesitant, in-effective and less-than-happy.
Think better. (And live great.)
* These qualities are NOT mutually exclusive, despite what you have heard, or think.
He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him. – Dutch proverb The hardest thing about anything is starting. Not because the first step is the hardest of the steps, compared to the others. But because there is Safety and anything (and everything) else. It’s kinda like going swimming…
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. – William James I’m sure I’ve blogged on this quote before, but it bears repeating – at least for me. As I learned from a mentor, our lives are…
“A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.” – Zig Ziglar So many people wonder why they don’t advance as quickly as they’d like (or advance at all… ). A likely explanation is they aren’t working very hard, or they are working at the wrong things. Working effectively,…
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. – Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama) You can never love anyone more than you love yourself. You can never be happier than you think you deserve. You can never earn more than you think you’re worth. Whatever…
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. – Coco Chanel The only time you should beat on a wall is if you are (hitting it in such a way that you’re) making a hole for a door. Feebly pounding on or flailing against a wall in the hopes it will…
[The essence of self-esteem:] “If I’m not on my team, why would anyone else be?” – Robery Downey, Jr. I heard Robert say that while being interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live. It’s sheer frickin’ genius. So simple, yet so profound – and surprisingly, something I’ve never heard anyone say (quite like that… ). I’m not,…