Make Your Own Luck

Thursday June 4, 2015 #731 “Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I do not believe in luck and neither should you.  Good things happen for us when we are clear on what we want, repeatedly take action to prepare ourselves, and pay...

Knowing What You Want

Thursday May 21, 2015 #727 “Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.” ~Don Herold It is important to occasionally sit back and reflect on how you are living your life and how and with whom you are spending your time.  The speed of...

How We Spend Our Days

Thursday April 16, 2015 #717 “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” ~Annie Dillard Our lives are built on a succession of days.  So each day is precious.  Try not to waste today on aimless wandering, or activities that do not enrich you and...

Your Life

Tuesday March 10, 2015 #706 “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.” ~Joseph Campbell Not always, but often, our true path lies in a direction we had never envisioned.  The moment of recognition may...

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...