Category: self-help

Remind yourself Remind yourself regularly: You’re better than you think.   Even when you screw up, or run into a string of unlucky circumstances.  Even if you have an average IQ, went to an average school, and got C’s. You need not be a superhero or have a super-intellect or do everything flawlessly to succeed.  Every…

Doing all you really want to do is hard It has always been hard.  It takes extreme focus, effort and mental discipline.  That’s why so few get to do what they really want to do; why so few get what they really want from life.   Most won’t go to the extreme.  Most won’t push their…

What went right? We’re wired to pay attention to the red lights.  We’re not aware of just how many green lights we pass through each day.   We focus on the 3 things that went wrong, and miss the 30 things that went right. You have to be thoughtful to be thankful.  You have to step…

Winter is coming Just when we thought it was going, know that it’s coming back.   Maybe sooner than we think. We live within the seasons of life.  The seasons are real; they’re also metaphors for our life experiences.  If we’re diligent, we plant seeds in the spring, nourish crops in the summer, and enjoy the…

Show up anyway I remember early in my years after college landing a job interview for something that seemed way over my head. It looked like a great opportunity, and I knew I met the general requirements, but I bagged it – took the appointment and then cancelled at the last minute.  I didn’t feel…

Second place is first loser Remember: Never be content with just finishing somewhere in the pack.  Somewhere, sometime, somehow you must finish first.  You must assume the role of a winner, and fulfill your destiny. Winning is a mental game.  Develop the burning desire to win.  To push yourself, and apply your disciplines.  To try…