Taking Chances

Thursday April 17, 2014 #619 “Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.” ~Ovid It is interesting that the lure of “easy money” drives people to repeatedly gamble on winning the...

Excellence

Tuesday March 4, 2014 #606   “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”   ~Vince Lombardi   In my journey to understand the success factors for a quality life, I...

A Worthy Purpose

Thursday February 6, 2014 #600   If you would find happiness and joy, lose your life in some noble cause. A worthy purpose must be at the center of every worthy life.   ~Jack H. Goaslind, Jr.   As human beings, we all want to feel that what we are working...

Success via a worthy ideal

Tuesday November 12, 2013 #575   “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.”   ~Earl Nightengale   The idea of the “overnight success” is a myth.  Real, sustainable and lasting success comes progressively, incrementally, in small steps, and...

Optimism

Tuesday November 5, 2013 #573   “Optimist: someone who figures taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster; it’s more like a cha-cha.”    ~unknown   No matter how talented, how prepared, or how much help you have, you...