Category: self-help

Imperfect and okay There’s a crack in every one of us.  We’re all faulty and incomplete.  If we look hard enough, we can see light coming in through the crack.  We can see within that light and discover a better way to live. It starts when we quit demanding perfection and start working – flaws…

Talent is just the foundation Effort is what drives you to the top.  Effort is also the seed of character. Talent is plentiful.  Work is hard.  Get to work.

Regret wastes time Move on. No matter what was your choice or action.  Move on. You learn from the past.  You can make amends.  You can’t revise history. All the hand wringing and second thoughts are a waste of time. Move on.

What’s ahead?  Q: What’s the difference between those who can’t read and those who don’t read? A: Those who can’t, can learn.  For those who don’t read, is it about carelessness, lack of hunger for knowledge, poor habits and discipline?   For those who won’t, is it willful refusal to grow; a stubborn, proud ego getting…

Move to the edge There is constant pressure to conform.  Even those with radical points of view inevitably institutionalize their position and move to the center. But originality happens on the edge of reality.  Discovery is disconnected from the conventional.   Opportunity rarely shows up by playing in the middle. The best comes from pushing the…

Don’t let facts get in the way of your narrative You can shoehorn facts to fit your story.  You can omit what is inconvenient and cleverly twist the truth.  You can engineer whatever you want into your narrative. The problem is that scripting your story makes you confront ignorance, awareness and honesty.  The ignorance of…