If you’re looking back on the past year (or 5, 10) and you’re NOT happy with where you are now, IT WILL NEVER GET BETTER. Not if you keep doing the same stuff that’s gotten you the results you’re not happy with. … you gotta change what you’re doing! It’s not working. If it was, [...]
No matter how busy you are, make sure to find some time over the next two weeks to reflect, think, give and plan. The week between Christmas and New Year’s is the ideal time for this. Try to slow things down. Spend time with the ones you love and care about. Take some time to [...]
This is your LIFE! It’s time to STOP complaining, making excuses & looking for reasons. When you claim accountability for your life you are no longer a VICTIM, claiming ‘poor me.’ You are the CAPTAIN of your own ship. You can CHOOSE to buckle up & head in the direction of your dreams. CLAIM it; [...]
This is actually one of the few things I still remember from high school… “Carpe Diem”, meaning Seize The Day. We were reading a book in English class when someone said “Carpe Diem” and explained what it meant. For some reason it really stuck with me over the years. I have remembered this saying and [...]
Steve Jobs delivering his commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. He talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life, death, and that dropping out of college was one of the best decisions he ever made…
This short 2 minute video is by philosopher Alan Watts. He makes a great point about why we are supposed to sing or dance while music is being played… Live in the moment and enjoy the journey of your life!
Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action. And action is the ingredient that ensures results. Only action can cause a reaction; to take it one step further, only positive action can cause a positive reaction. Action… The whole world loves to watch those who make things happen, and it rewards them for causing waves of productive [...]
What a great article I just read from Henrik Edberg on PositivityBlog.com! I don’t know about you but it seems like I sure do like to complicate things more than they need to be. I didn’t realize how bad I was at this but lately it is starting to become more apparent. Doing this has [...]
Sometimes in this world people are self-serving, self-centered and lazy. We need to be reminded of our attitudes and being generous towards others. We need to be reminded that life just isnt about us, it is about giving. It is better to give than to receive. Living with honor and respecting others is what we [...]
I first read “Father Forgets” many years ago while reading Dale Carnegie’s best seller “How to Win Friends & Influence People”. It hit me pretty hard then, but now that I am a parent, it really sinks in. This beautiful story casts light on a perspective we can often miss as parents. Children don’t know [...]
