Category: self-help

Take the risk Grow a backbone.  Think for yourself. Make difficult decisions.  Dare mighty things. Take responsibility for what you have so far in your life.  Move on from there without looking back.   The only way you live the best life is to create it.

Inhale, exhale Take time out. To breathe, to get centered, to recharge. Maybe it’s a walk, a brief meditation, or a short diversion that helps you feel refreshed.  Create your strategy for the longer road ahead. You’re on an ultra-marathon, not a sprint.  Take the time to breathe, to refresh your spirit, and enjoy the…

How you spend the first hour sets the bar for how you’ll spend your day. Read, write, exercise, meditate, visualize, give thanks – something that energizes and propels you into the day. Develop distance from the distraction of email, social media and mere busyness.  Get focused on you.   Get focused on the fundamental disciplines that…

Priorities Devote zero percent of your time to what doesn’t matter. Managing priorities – what’s important vs what seems urgent –  is one of the most difficult challenges faced.  The discipline of giving zero, nada, zip to busyness of no particular importance is the hallmark of the achiever. Staying busy on what doesn’t matter creates…

Yes, you have the time You just picked something else. “Not enough time” is a lame excuse.  It’s how you rationalize and justify why you didn’t or couldn’t do something. When something’s a priority, you create time.   You may be deceiving yourself, but you’re not fooling the rest of us.

The best revenge is not to become your enemy Resist the temptation to meet your enemy at their level.   They’re in the ditch, trying desperately to pull you down.   They’re tempting you to meet them on their terms. Never stoop to their depths.  There is no common ground. Stay above the noise, distraction and temptation. …