Category Archives: Success

Problems are Always Opportunities

In late March I was enjoying a fast paced game of hockey, zigged when I should have zagged, and exploded into the boards at high speed, breaking and separating two ribs, and partially tearing my pectoral muscle on my left side.
Busted Ribs Suck
Over the years, I have had numerous injuries from sports, including broken bones,…

Happiness

What if you just said “no” once in a while?

A few weeks back, a friend, Rob Lane, dropped into the office and he and I and my business partner, Brent, were chatting about how our work projects have kept us busy and how time has flown since we had last seen each other.
We Are Wired to Climb Mountains
None of us like to think of…

Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness

Great messages in here about the dangers of materialism and consumerism.

How we learn

By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and
third by experience, which is the bitterest.
— Confucius

Reaching Your Goals for the Year

With a few more weeks until year end, now would be a great time to review your progress on your goals for the year if you haven’t already done so recently.
Don’t get discouraged if you feel like you didn’t achieve enough of your goals and don’t give up on your goals thinking there is…

You hold the keys to your future

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
— Anthony Robbins

Conduct

“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
Now that’s self discipline!

Boldness has Genius

“What you can do or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
— Johann von Goethe

Checking in on where you are at – Revisiting your Goals

checklist

Six full months of the year have now passed and if you haven’t done so already, this is a great time to review your progress to the goals you set at the beginning the year. Earlier I shared How I Set Goals and How I Keep on Track with My Goals.
I regularly look through my…

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