Calm Confidence

Posted June 14, 2023 - Confidence, Leadership

When you're in the right place, you don't see the distractions.

— Betsy Westhafer —

When you’re in the right place, you don’t see the distractions.

Prayer and Changing Me

Posted June 13, 2023 - Prayer

I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God. It changes me.

— C.S. Lewis —

I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God. It changes me…

Really Matters

Posted June 12, 2023 - Failure, Values

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.

— Francis Chan —

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter…

Make Some Difference

Posted June 11, 2023 - Purpose

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well…

Strong Soul

Posted June 10, 2023 - Attitude, Perseverance

Permanence, perseverance, and persistence, in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities--it is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

— Thomas Carlyle —

Permanence, perseverance, and persistence, in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities–it is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Part of Us

Posted June 9, 2023 - Perseverance

What happens to us becomes part of us. Resilient people do not bounce back from hard experiences; they find healthy ways to integrate them into their lives.

— Eric Greitens —

What happens to us becomes part of us. Resilient people do not bounce back from hard experiences; they find healthy ways to integrate them into their lives…

Press Start

Posted June 8, 2023 - Perseverance

Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

— Napoleon Hill —

Do not wait; the time will never be “just right.” Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along…

Understand Quitting

Posted June 7, 2023 - Perseverance

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.

— Tom Hopkins —

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.

Hardship Growth

Posted June 6, 2023 - Perseverance

Resilience is the virtue that enables people to move through hardship and become better.

— Eric Greitens —

Resilience is the virtue that enables people to move through hardship and become better…

Courage & Joy

Posted June 5, 2023 - Perseverance

Courage overcomes but does not replace fear. Likewise, joy overcomes but does not replace pain.

— Eric Greitans —

Courage overcomes, but does not replace fear. Joy overcomes, but does not replace pain…