Passion comes when we believe in something, when our purpose is clear. Passion is the fuel that drives us to accomplish our goals. If your tank is full of passion, you are going to go a long way. What gets you excited? What do you love? What do you feel strongly about in
Luck does not come from the rabbit's foot in your pocket or wearing your "lucky suit" to the job interview. Luck is a state of mind. It isn't the suit that is lucky, it is the way you feel about yourself when you are wearing it. Chances are the color of the suit looks good
What we put our attention to is what multiplies in our lives. Stop talking about your negative traits. The more you concentrate on them, the more they hang on. Instead of criticizing, look for things you like about yourself. If you have actual limitations you can't do anything about, then you need to accept them. The
One of my friends was visiting recently from overseas and he said something that really made me think. He said, “I’ve been coming to America for 32 years. It’s always been the land of hope and promise. This year it’s not that way. It seems the people are defeated. They have no hope.” “How sad,” I thought,
Have you ever been really excited about something and told someone else about it only to have them stomp all over your excitement? The negative person to whom you told your dream pointed out why you shouldn’t be excited and how what you are excited about will never work. That person is a pessimist. He,
I have come to the realization that art is very much like life. Things often look easier than they are. There doesn’t seem to be any set rules. If you do more than is required of you, you will be surprised at the results you will achieve. If you are unhappy about how something appears,
“Of all the languages in the world, the most difficult language to communicate is the language of feelings.” One of the greatest challenges we face daily is the ability to communicate our feelings to another person. At any one time, we are dealing with eight aspects of communication. There is what we mean to say,
To understand success, we must understand failure. Failure is a part of everyone's success. Usually when we succeed at something, it is after we've failed at trying it a different way. If you never failed, it would simply mean that you never tried...that you never put out any effort. Failure is an individual's viewpoint. To
Life is a succession of choices. You have the ability to choose. Don’t choose to spend your life wallowing in negativity, failure, ignorance, poverty, shame, or self-pity. Choose instead to let go of old hurts and old belief systems. Choose to raise your sights, develop new belief systems and reach for the success that you
What better time than now to ponder the words of George Bernard Shaw when he said, “The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them.” While having lunch with my friend this week, she was
