Category: self-help

“Young man, young man, your arm’s too short to box with God.” – James Weldon Johnson None of us are as all-knowing and powerful as we think. We need not accept self-imposed limits, but we must learn to accept that which we cannot change.

The freedom to abstain Harmless habits or destructive addictions? If you’re checking your email, social media and texts every three minutes, is it choice or addiction? And that ongoing distraction with gossip, political drivel, and what the Kardashians are doing today? Substances and alcohol don’t own exclusive rights in the realm of addiction. You have…

What’s your end game? Knowing your end game is no guarantee you’ll get there, but not having a clue guarantees you won’t. Plan with the end in mind.   Know your intentions.  Get clear on your goals.  They’re what give you purpose and direction for what you do, and why, day in and out. Drive to…

Not too late, not too early It’s never too late, nor too early, to change.  There’s no time limit.  You can change or you can stay the same.  However you choose, refuse to live under the cloud of regret. But if you’re not making the best of your life, maybe it is the right time…

Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?  Emily Webb, character in Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town Life moves fast.  If you don’t pay attention, you might miss it. It’s already Day Two, and the clock keeps ticking.   How’s it going for you?

Day One It’s always Day One.  Make sure every day is Day One. Because Day Two is about living in the middle ground, maintaining the status quo.  It’s about instituting bureaucratic rules and processes.  And moving into painful decline, and eventually death. Day One is about obsessing with excellence, knowing trends, doing high velocity decision…