Category: self-help

“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don’t you think?” – Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz Before we speak, we must take the time to first listen and then think.  Too many don’t, don’t you think?   Why is that?  

Make friends Make friends with people who not only want the best for you, but also demand the best from you. Those who not only enable, but push you to go farther.  Those who make you accountable for results.  Those who insist that you try harder and better. They are true friends.  The rest are…

 Let go of repetition compulsion. That’s right.  Derail the unconscious drive to repeat past errors in judgment.  Why repeat yesterday’s mistakes? Errors in judgment, repeated day after day, are the formula for personal disaster. Do yourself a favor.  Learn.  Think.  Stay self-aware.  Acquire better mental tools, develop better habits, find better ways to handle the…

Pursue what’s meaningful. Not what’s easy. What’s meaningful is harder.  It involves difficulty, pain, and sacrifice.  It involves risk of failure. Anyone can follow the easy impulses – pursuit of pleasure, immediate selfish gratification, whatever is expedient. Few take the more difficult path, the road less traveled.  It’s only for those willing to forgo expediency…

Live up to your magnificence You were born to be remarkable.  But are you living it?   If not, why not? Are you letting go of anything that gets in the way of living to your potential?  Abandoning the toxic patterns and habits that accumulate and obscure your greatness. Choose to live up to your magnificence. …

Indulgence or addiction? The innocent becomes the harmful when it clouds our clarity, and starts to run our lives. Not just alcohol, tobacco and substances.  What about the lower profile habits that over time become higher profile addictions?  What about email, social media, gossip? We must self-monitor our habits.   We must insist on, or reclaim, the freedom to…