Every day you have a choice to aggressively take on the day or let the day take you. It is easy to let the day take you and just let the day unfold without focus. But to aggressively have goals for the day and to consistently achieve them takes energy. To climb a mountain, you […]
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If someone offers you a gift and you decline to accept it to whom then does it belong? – Buddha
Buddha was well known for his ability to respond to evil with good. There was a man who knew about his reputation and he traveled miles and miles and miles to test Buddha. When he arrived and stood before Buddha, he verbally abused him constantly, he insulted him, he challenged him, he did everything he could to […]
If it is to be, it is up to me. – Author Unknown
Are there things that really bother you that aren’t done? Do you say, I should really start writing that book or make that call or trim the bushes, regularly? Do some of the tasks just seem too time consuming or overwhelming as a whole and you just don’t give any time to them? Try breaking […]
Never look down on anybody unless you are helping him up. – Jesse Jackson
It is easy to get down on someone when you don’t share their goals or are living their life. Often we speak up to throw in our opinions when it is not only unwanted, but also unhelpful. Resist the temptation to share criticism at someone else’s expense. Don’t give advice to people unless it is […]
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great. – Mark Twain, writer and satirist
Do you have a great support team who encourages you every step of the way? Just look for someone who is making everyone else around them better. It might be a person who succeeds by helping other people and including everyone in on the fun or someone who is genuinely happy when other people succeed. […]
When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree. – Vietnamese saying
Are you grateful to the people that have made little things possible for you? It’s easy to take people for granted. This week be more aware of your surroundings–everything from your shirt, house, food, and car–and who has made them possible for you. I know I don’t have the time, to make a shirt, keep […]
