Tag Archives: overcoming failure
What did you expect ?
You’ll never really get what you want! If that sounds crazy, or a little harsh, read on because it’s true. Hoping, wishing, dreaming, planning and acting – while extremely important – aren’t lasting or of sufficient force themselves to gain your greatest desires. Haven’t you… Continue reading
Four Simple Keys to Achieving Your Goals
In the common “success” vernacular of our day, the phrase “Set Your Goals!” is much overused and abused. Too often it’s treated as if the “setting” of goals is the goal itself – like set and it’s done. Setting your goals is important, but it’s… Continue reading
What do you fear?
A power-filled insight from someone who has recognized this key distinction and whose life has shined a powerful light on it for all of us to see more clearly. Understanding this difference can empower you to face challenges and obstacles – and even major adversities… Continue reading
The Thrill and the Will
I really enjoy riding my bike in the local foothills and ABSOLUTELY LOVE the feel of the wind in my face, the amazing sense of freedom and the thrill as I race down steep hills. Wanting to do it again….and again….I learned this critical lesson.… Continue reading
How Painful is Self Discipline ?
“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” ~Jim Rohn, Motivational Business Philosopher How are the small daily decisions, actions and disciplines of your life… Continue reading
A Moment of Decision
“In a moment of decision, the best thing to do is the right thing. The worst thing to do is nothing at all.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt, US President When you’ re at a decision point, do you have a template or standard by which you… Continue reading
The Will to Win
Here’s a quote I saw that gives great food for thought. In fact, it deals with the nature of our thoughts and is from someone who spoke from great personal experience. “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and… Continue reading
To Be…or Not To Be – That’s the Marketing Question!
In our current economic/business environment, many see only through the lens of being competitive or combative rather than strategic or synergistic, resulting in their looking through the wrong end of their binoculars and focusing on the much smaller picture. They faithfully fashion facades as they… Continue reading
What Did You Expect?
You’ll never really get what you want! If that sounds crazy, or a little harsh, read on because it’s true. Hoping, wishing, dreaming, planning and acting – while extremely important – aren’t lasting or of sufficient force themselves to gain your greatest desires. Haven’t you… Continue reading
Your Olympic Spirit and a 17-Day Challenge
In Kansas in the early 1900s was a small country schoolhouse heated by an old pot-bellied stove. A little boy had the job of coming early each day to start the fire and warm the room before the teacher and classmates arrived. One day there… Continue reading
