Winds and Who We Really Are

Posted February 6, 2021 - Adversity, Attitude

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.

— Arthur Golden —

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.

Challenges and Power

Posted February 5, 2021 - Adversity, Attitude

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

— Joseph Campbell —

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging…

Enduring Defeat

Posted February 3, 2021 - Adversity, Attitude

You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates the vitality and the power to endure.

— Maya Angelou —

You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates the vitality and the power to endure…

Hardship

Posted February 2, 2021 - Adversity, Attitude

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.

— C. S. Lewis —

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.

Meaningful, Purposeful, Directional Action

Posted February 1, 2021 - Effort

Do it! People who succeed don’t just sit and think about what they want to do. They take meaningful, purposeful, directional action consistently and persistently. Every step they take puts them toward the outcome they’re looking for.

— Dr. Phil —

Do it! People who succeed don’t just sit and think about what they want to do. They take meaningful, purposeful, directional action consistently and persistently. Every step they take puts them toward the outcome they’re looking for.

Work at Hand

Posted January 30, 2021 - Focus

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

— Alexander Graham Bell —

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

Less is More

Posted January 29, 2021 - Focus

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

— Bill Gates —

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

Decrease and Grow

Posted January 28, 2021 - Focus

It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

— Bruce Lee —

It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.