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
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,
Do you remember in the book, “Alice in Wonderland” when Alice got to the fork in the road, there was a big Cheshire Cat sitting up in the tree and he asked Alice if she was lost and where she wanted to go… Alice said she wasn’t sure where she wanted to go and then
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,
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, anger, fear, shame, guilt, or self-pity. Choose instead to let go of old hurts and old beliefs. Choose to raise your sights, develop new belief systems, and reach for the success
When I was working in South Africa, I was asked to come to the Hospice in the West and present a program on “Goal Setting.” At first I thought, “What? Goal setting for people who are dying?” So I prayed about it and the answer came. “Entitle the program, ‘Goals for Today.’ Everyone needs goals.
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
Sometimes, it is important to just stop and evaluate where you are. Evaluating what’s working, what’s not working, what you want and don’t want is a necessary step to building a better tomorrow. Sit down and ask yourself “Where am I going? Why? Where do I want to go? What do I want to do?
Whoever told us life would be easy? Life is definitely not easy. There’s no question that some have it easier than others, but everyone at some point will have an obstacle in life which they will have to overcome. I’ve yet to meet anyone who hasn’t. It’s been my observation that people deal with obstacles
Sometimes, it is important to just stop and evaluate where you are. Evaluating what’s working, what’s not working, what you want and don’t want is a necessary step to building a better tomorrow. Sit down and ask yourself “Where am I going? Why? Where do I want to go? What do I want to do?
