What Do You Worry About? What a question that is to ponder! Since that one is too all encompassing and overwhelming, let’s add these six words to it: “that you can do something about.” So now we have “What do you worry about that you can do something about?" This is...
It's Pretty Hard to Be Negative and Hopeful in the Same Breath You see, true hope is a feeling. A feeling of optimism about something you want and reasonably expect to occur in the future. Since it’s essentially an emotion, and it’s hard to have two specific and very...
So What is "IT?" Whatever you are trying to accomplish is IT. We all have multiple "ITs" in our lives as we try to improve our quality of life. These might be trying to get fit, lose weight, or just be healthier. Or it could be trying to become more successful in our...
I Agree With You That It Could Be More… You might be thinking that there are undoubtedly more than five things that will lead to a successful career. You’re right. There are. But who’s going to read “137 Things to…?” So, yes, this could be more, but it doesn’t HAVE to...
Why Can’t Things Just Stay How You Like Them? We humans are funny creatures, aren’t we? We have this love/hate relationship with change. We want things to stay in our comfort zone, which means we want them to stay right in the spot where we know what to expect, yet in...
By March I Had Reached My Wits End… It was 1996. I had just finished going through bankruptcy proceedings. One of the most embarrassing and humiliating things I have ever experienced in my life…and I’m someone who was tied NAKED to the front column of a girl’s...
It's Been Said That A Belief is a Thought You Continue to Think... Which means your belief might be true or it might not be true. For centuries people thought the world was flat. Everyone thought this. And it was false. Most day to day decisions weren't affected by...
Sometimes You Need to Get Lost… It’s pretty hard to get lost in today’s world of GPS on our phones. Regardless of where you want to go, if you type in an address you will get exact directions on how to get to the place you want to go. It took me a long time to start...
“Slay the Dragon Once and He Will Never Have Power Over You Again” This quote comes from Steven Pressfield's book Do The Work and applies to all things in life. What is the dragon? It’s fear, doubt, endless chatter, poor self-talk, it’s all the reasons why your idea,...
How Often Do You Find Yourself Frustrated Because You Just Can’t Seem to Get Over The Hump? In Greek Mythology, Sisyphus was the King of Ephyra. Unfortunately for Sisyphus, he wasn’t a very good person according to legend. He was all about himself. Apparently, he...
