Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time. – Lou Brock
Of course, looking “bad” is a matter of opinion, but Mr. Brock’s point is well taken.
If you’re worried about messing up and looking bad, you’ll likely never attempt much of anything.
You’ll settle for the safe and predictable.
And you’ll learn little and grow less.
Take some chances . . . the people that matter will be there for you, regardless.
As is our confidence, so is our capacity. – William Hazlitt Henry Ford said that if you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. But what is one of the keys to creating the mindset of “I can?” It’s confidence. How do you create confidence? Develop clarity – know your Why. Practice the…
Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. – Arthur Christopher Benson Where ever you go, there you are. It is rare that a change of address will solve one’s problems. The great news is that when you get to the core of what’s bothering you it can be…
If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. – Lao Tzu How much peace do you feel? You can feel more . . . . Get present. Be where you are.
Courage isn’t having the strength to go on — it is going on when you don’t have strength. – Napoleon Bonaparte Having the strength to go on is capacity. You either have it at any given moment, or you don’t. Want more capacity? Train… Whatever you’ll need when things get tough, develop greater amounts of that. Then…
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves. – Mahatma Gandhi So many people despair of what is happening in/with/to the World/Earth. And with good reason. There is cause to…
If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now. – Marie Osmond Or you can: worry about it; stress about it; ruminate about it; wish it were different; let it make you feel powerless, afraid, lonely, . . . . *…