6 days agoStill Miles to GoYou have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go . . . Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Dr. Seuss …Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Mar 13We Have Nothing to Fear But . . .Do one thing every day that scares you. Eleanor Roosevelt Fear was designed to protect us. It can prevent us from putting ourselves in dangerous situations. But fear can also be irrational. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. I’ve never had my life threatened by the number 13…Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Mar 6Don’t Waste Your SuperpowerWhatever makes you weird, is probably your greatest asset. Joss Whedon We all want to fit in—be like everyone else. But there’s always something weird about each one of us. Maybe we look different. Maybe we act different. Maybe we think different. As children, we were teased and maybe even…Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Feb 27You Can Keep the Darkness at BaySome believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Gandalf, The Hobbit “One person cannot change the…Evil2 min readEvil2 min read
Feb 20Win or Go HomeWinning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. …Winning2 min readWinning2 min read
Feb 13Houston, We Have a ProblemA problem is a chance to do your best. Duke Ellington Problems are opportunities. They certainly don’t feel like that. They seem to come at exactly the wrong time. Sometimes it feels like they are piling on. Maybe those folk superstitions were right about them clumping in groups of three. …Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Feb 6Fake It Until . . .Behavior that is incongruent with the self will not last. James Clear, Atomic Habits You can fake it only so long. If your job requires you to do something that is inconsistent with your values, one of two things will happen. You will quit, or you will stay while your…Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Jan 30Are You Falling for This Scam?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…Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Jan 23Dream On, Dream Until Your Dreams Come TrueWhen 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…Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Jan 16What Game Are You Playing?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 …Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read