Persistence Pays

You’ve heard the saying…. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain. That Mark Twain saying, may seem kind of cliché… but think of it that you are hearing it for the first time; It’s pretty powerful. The quality of ‘fierceness’…

Goals

Far too many people spend more time planning their weekends than their lives. Then they suddenly realize that life has passed them by and they weren’t even aware it was happening. When you intently study what you most desire in life, you begin to focus your mind and concentrate your energy upon that which you…

Adaptability is Job Number One

Having diverse strengths has always been a bonus, but in the past, you may have been able to get by with a fixed set of abilities or specialties more so than we can today. Those around you that you see as successful are employing everything from shrewd business acumen to honed writing skills and the…

Leadership 101

Not everyone wants to be a leader, but I think it is safe to say everyone wants a leader. And not just any leader, but someone who inspires, who creates, who energizes. What if you want to be a leader, and you don’t know how. No problem, just hang around a leader you want to…

Three Ways To Look At Failure

If you look around you will find there are three kinds of people, or better put, three ways to look at “failure”. If you know me, then you know I don’t like the word failure in the first place. I think people need to be in the mindset that failure is just another word for…

Congratulations: You Are a Success, What is Your Next Move

I have been studying behavioral based development strategies used by individuals who are seeking to establish their legacy and bring their life and leadership responsibilities into full harmony. Doing so, I have found it easy to mirror those same strategies in my life. I often wonder why so many people don’t do this, and remain…

What I Learned this Past Year

1. If you really want to do something, write it down. I have proven this several times. 2. Don’t listen to negative people who think something can’t be done. 3. While you don’t listen to the negative people, try to help them see the positive in life. 4. Budgets are more important each year. See…

Recipe For Living

First plant 3 rows of peace: PERSISTENCE, PATIENCE, PEACE OF MIND Next, plant 4 hills of squash: SQUASH GOSSIP, SQUASH GRUMBLING, SQUASH SELFISHNESS, SQUASH APATHY Then plant 3 rows of lettuce: LET US BE KIND, LET US BE RESPONSIBLE, LET US BE RESPECTFUL. No garden is complete without turnips: TURN UP WITH A SMILE, TURN…