Category: self-help

If it was meant to be, it will happen No.  I don’t agree.  I don’t buy into the game of waiting and hoping.  I have a role in the events in my life. The only way for me to experience a different reality is take responsibility and run with it.  I do my best to…

Life’s not fair.  Drive on! Life’s not fair. The sooner you learn this, the better off you’ll be. There’s no room for “why me?”  No room for self-pity.  No room for blame.  If you doubt this, read the lives of extraordinary people who, in the face of desperate circumstance and extreme difficulty, drove on anyway. …

What will I do? Why not, “What should I do?” You will always be doing something, or going somewhere.  But what should you be doing, and where should you be headed? Should aligns with purpose.  Should comes before will. Should is about doing what matters most. What should you be doing today?  What should you…

Listen to yourself There are no 5 steps to success.  No 7 laws to wealth and achievement.  No easy way to get either. Those who write the self-help books and articles speak of the personal experiences of what worked for them or someone else. You’re not someone else.  You can use their lessons learned as…

The first principle Don’t fool yourself. Second principle:  You are the easiest to fool Every day, we tell ourselves amazing tales.  Every day, we fabricate the stories we want to hear, the stories we want to believe.  We fool ourselves with our own bullsh!t. The naked truth is not so sexy.  We Photoshop it in…

Time brings clarity You pick a direction; you start down the path.  Over time, your journey becomes more fully revealed.  Maybe you like where you’re headed, maybe not.  Maybe you’re stuck and not going anywhere special. Sometimes your purpose, your “why,” is not clear.  Absent an answer, you pick a direction, a path to travel. …