When We Die

I found this in my “share-with-others” pile and am pleased to offer it now; it was an e-mail from a mentor, Steve Chandler: Get out of the future, stay in the now. You want to glance into the future when you make your goals, your objectives, your master plan, but then set that aside and…

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. – William Shakespeare So many people put the power for what happens to them outside themselves. What’s more they think that their lives are determined by some fuzzy thing called fate. Fate being the amalgamation of other people’s decisions, the vagaries of…

What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity?  Our attitude toward it.  Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity. – J. Sidlow Baxter This week has been a bit about language and meaning so I had* to share this quote. A key question is: what is our attitude towards…

Change is hard. In a way, that’s good (so you don’t make bad changes too easily). But what about good changes? The ones you both need and want to make? How do you make those changes? You must master* the following three “meta” skills: Awareness There are things that are hidden, unseen or otherwise obscured that you…

Who do you need to apologize to? I’m sure there’s at least one person. Go to them and apologize for your poor behavior. Do this with no expectation of forgiveness or understanding. Do it because it’s the right thing to do. To the extent that you have unresolved issues, things that don’t fit with your real…

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 next one…