Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. – Helen Keller
If anyone would know about character and overcoming adversity . . . .
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If you want:
to be different;
to be better;
something;
to be smarter;
to be more talented;
to be richer;
to be wiser;
to be kinder;
to be smarter;
to be sought after;
to be . . . .
You must:
Do.
The.
Work.
Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams. – Emerson Ideas are nothing, really, without action. I would put a slightly different twist on Emerson’s words by saying ideas not worked through the minds, hearts and bodies of men are mere fantasies….
One’s first step in wisdom is to question everything – and one’s last is to come to terms with everything. – George C. Lichtenberg These are not steps, in the traditional sense, to be taken in sequence. Ideally one takes both steps simultaneously, throughout their lives. I don’t mean to say you question “everything” in the…
If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere. – Frank A. Clark If you’re not being tested, you’re not growing. If you’re not growing you’re dying. If you’re dying, you’re . . . . * * * What are you?
I was reading something from Michael Neill (his e-mail newsletter, if you’re curious) and he said something useful: fear is a function of the mind, not circumstance. So if fear is (just a) thought, and not anything real or tangible, then I can think differently. And not be afraid as much, or even anymore. I…
I recently read a post by Seth Godin (a freakin’ genius who should be read by all!) about the ease of (and ability to) getting a message out into the World; about how to connect and serve a group of people (though perhaps small) who are ready for a leader (check out the post here)….
There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems. – Henry Ford So it is in life. We have no big problems, only lots of little problems that combine and feel like big problems. * * * The only thing between a fulfilled, authentic life is the solving of these little problems….