Effective Leaders

Thursday November 6, 2014 #676 “Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.” ~Thomas H. Huxley I often encounter clever people who are able to devise amazing ways to resolve seemingly insurmountable challenges, and yet who...

Fighting Through Discouragement

Tuesday February 4, 2014 #599   What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.   ~ Napoleon Hill   It is all too common for...

Pushing Your Limits

Thursday August 22, 2013 #552  “Don’t be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against not with, the wind.”  ~Hamilton Mabie  I find I am often at my best when I am working under pressure to achieve a worthy goal.  Virtually all worthy goals are difficult to...

The magic of talent + perseverance

Thursday April 18, 2013 #516   “With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.”   ~Thomas Foxwell Buxton   We often believe the myth that we must have extraordinary talent in order to achieve extraordinary...

Focus on what you love

Tuesday January 15, 2013 #489   “If I had three pieces of advice to give anyone, it’s to find what you love, don’t be afraid to swim upstream, and develop a sickeningly hard work ethic.”   ~Evan Sanders   It really is as simple, and as hard, as Evan’s...