Anybody can succeed once — often by accident. Yet ongoing success requires having vision, making a plan, taking action, revising your plan, taking new corrected action, revision of that new plan, taking more action, etc.

Your habits will make or break you. Read more »

Life is hard sometimes – is it not? That’s unfortunate, but it’s also just – so what….

The level of difficulty of your experience is the result of your perspective. One student may think staying up and studying all night so they do well on an exam is really hard, while another doesn’t see it as hard at all – it’s just what needs to be done.

Action is just action. Whether it’s difficult or not is Read more »

When was the last time you gave something new a shot? Something that was hard and really made you work to learn it? During the process you may have felt really uncomfortable? Know what – that’s good for you.

Few of us like that discomfort. The vast majority will Read more »

Add a twist to your thinking. An “araprosdokian” is a figure of speech in where the latter part of the sentence or the phrase is surprising or unexpected in such a way that it causes the person receiving it to reframe or reinterpret the first part. Comedians us this frequently. Shock value of this sort is also used for dramatic flair.

Don’t argue with an idiot. Read more »

#1 Live with an attitude of gratitude. You have much to be thankful for. All too often it’s forgotten all the good we have in our lives. Just because you aren’t a gazillionaire doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to be thankful for. You have many things to be thankful for every day.

#2 Remember you are a magnet for Read more »

In an interview in 1970, John Lennon said, “We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it, and leave it in the cupboard, or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it. You’ve got to really look after it and nurture it.”

What a concept. Nurture love? But don’t you always do that? Well, let’s see….

Do you on-goingly nurture your love for doing a high quality job? Read more »

Do you ever encounter a barrier or obstacle that just stops you dead. Obstacles are so compelling when they are in your face.

William Randolph Hearst said, “You must keep your mind on the objective, not on the obstacle.”

When something is in your face, when there is a block, it’s tough to not become caught in its magnetic field. It sucks you in. It’s nearly impossible not to think about it.

It’s rather like if you were dining at a restaurant and your friend says, Read more »

Ever thrown out an excuse for some goof on your part? Every one of us, at one time or another, makes excuses for what we did, or did not get done. We cover our tracks with alibis.

I’m sure there is very valid, justifiable reason why you gave up—right? There always is.

And in truth, there is a time to quit. But how many of us have stopped just because Read more »