“A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man’s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.” – Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama)
Nor is reading a good book enough.
Good practices and wisdom must be applied, consistently, to be of any benefit.
Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you. – Zig Ziglar I love this quote because it illustrates, in a fun way, how to be really confident. (And, I love Zig Ziglar quotes!) * * * People sometimes confuse arrogance with confidence. Confidence is belief in yourself…
Every time we choose safety, we reinforce fear. – Cheri Huber Huh? Has Matt gone mad!? Nope, just wanted to get your attention. Now that, I hope, I have it, I’ll make my point. When we choose the safe and known over what we fear (and “fear” includes: merely being uncomfortable, a little anxious, a…
I have never known a really successful man who deep in his heart did not understand the grind, the discipline it takes to win. – Vince Lombardi There are no over-night-success-stories. (Media just makes it seem that way… ) There are only every-night-success-stories. As in: working hard, night after night, day after day. So choose your work…
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson You are responsible for what you think, what you feel and what you do. What you think, what you feel and what you do determines what you create, who you become and the legacy you leave. Just as important: your…
Are you making a “living” with some life thrown in here-and-there, when possible? Or, are you making a “life,” with some work thrown in? * * * I understand that I might be mis-stating the proportions a bit, but the point is worth considering. * * * When we “make a living,” at least in…
As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds. – Buddha Your experience of life, and your results, come from your thoughts. For the great majority of us, our thoughts are sometimes scattered, occasionally chaotic and insistent, and often rapid-fire. How can…