Strength in Humility

Thursday July 10, 2014 #643 “Humility, I’ve learned should never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.” ~Simon Sinek The weakest people I know are those who lack the character strength to listen to and respect those with...

Using Feedback

Tuesday March 11, 2014 #608   “You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.”    ~John Wooden   Seeking feedback is important in order to maintain a realistic perspective on our...

The Lenses We Wear

Thursday March 6, 2014 #607   “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”   ~Henry David Thoreau   We all know the “glass half-full” and “glass half-empty” comparison of optimists and pessimists.  However, the power...

Just to be Alive

Tuesday October 15, 2013 #567   I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable … but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a great thing.   ~Agatha Christie   Today is the one year anniversary of my...