Hope & Confidence

Tuesday June 23, 2015 #734 “Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs:  The future can be better than the present.  And I have the power to make it so.” ~David Brooks Hope and confidence.  Two powerful and required tools of the successful and the...

Testing Your Character

Thursday June 19, 2014 #637 “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” ~Abraham Lincoln It is an unfortunately common and human trait for someone who is brilliant and heroic in adversity to become self-centered and...

The Power of Forgiveness

Thursday March 13, 2014 #609   “To forgive is to permanently shed hurt feelings and to put something away. It means drawing a line under something and saying, “Finished”…The courage to forgive is gigantic, and the courage to acknowledge the need to forgive is...

Brilliant Ideas

Tuesday February 18, 2014 #603   “The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.”   ~George Eliot   There are tens of thousands of brilliant ideas out there which, if launched, would make huge positive...

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...