Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him. Epictetus Anger is a tricky thing. It is both an emotion and an attitude. As an emotion, it is important for me to identify my feelings of…

When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye I turned to look but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown The dream is gone I have become comfortably numb “Comfortably Numb,” song by…

A professional does not take success or failure personally. That’s Priority Number One for us now. That our project has crashed is not a reflection of our worth as human beings. It’s just a mistake. It’s a problem — and a problem can be solved. Steven Pressfield, Do the Work …

The good life is a process, not a state of being. Carl Rogers What is the good life? Is it cars, houses, and designer clothes? Is it river cruises on the Nile? Is it a country club membership? Is it vacations on a private island in the Caribbean? However you…

The most important skill for getting rich is becoming a perpetual learner. Naval Ravikant If we are not constantly learning we are being left behind. The world we live in is changing more and more rapidly. The most obvious way is through technological innovations. Smartphones were introduced as recently as…

Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. Scott Adams Love is the most powerful human force. But even love has its limitations. It requires time, energy, and sustained contact. Kindness, in contrast, has few limitations. It often…

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. Warren Buffett An ancient parable tells of a man who discovered buried treasure on a property that he didn’t own. The price for this property was so high, however, that he could afford to buy it only if he sold…

Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn’t mean that others can’t do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training. Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success My younger daughter was exceptionally good at math in high school. That was great…

Humility is not about having a low self image or poor self esteem. Humility is about self-awareness. Erwin McManus It takes a lot of confidence to be humble. That may seem like an odd statement. It may even sound like utter nonsense. This is because we don’t understand humility. Humility…