When you help someone, your self-confidence will also grow... if you do it with a spirit of help rather than to show you are better than someone else. Mentoring programs for children who are learning to read, do math, learn science, play a musical instrument or a sport are great places to volunteer your time.
Finding ways to force your mind or your team members’ minds to generate ideas, solve problems or process information when you are under pressure is extremely difficult. When these situations arise, certain thinking processes are necessary to induce creative thinking. You will find these mind workouts to be highly focused, which will help your team
Do you evaluate yourself realistically or do you set your expectations too high? If you expect perfection from yourself from the very beginning you are setting yourself up for failure. A person who has never played the piano may take their first lesson and give up because they can not play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Traditionally, people have used the word “courage” when referring to war heroes, police officers, fire fighters and others who put their lives on the line. It is true. They have tremendous courage. Do they feel fear? Yes, and they act anyway. Perhaps our daily activities aren’t life threatening, yet we must understand, that it takes
Life is an adventure to be lived. Today is a new beginning. Imagine the exciting things you can do, the wonderful relationships you can have, the places you can go, and who you can be when you give up your fear. Choose success! It's just as easy...if not easier...than failure, Based on my experiences, I
Don't think for a moment that you aren't creative! You are creating your life right now, one day at a time. You have created our life as it is. Maybe not intentionally! But you have created it through the choices that you have made up until now. So, why not create the life you want?
We are all susceptible to the negative influences of others and we must protect ourselfs. Negativity strikes in many forms. You can catch it. If someone around you is negative and complains a lot, you may soon find yourself griping and complaining as well. Or you may find yourself feeling disappointed about life. It's possible
Life is not easy. It's downright hard. There are lots of troubles, irritations, and pain in life. Things happen! Things go wrong! People don't always do what we want them to. Don't depend on other people for your happiness. Depend on yourself. Be who you are. Do the things you want to do. Get the
The minister at my church once told me "Worry is a form of prayer and the form most people practice often." I'm sure he didn't mean to be negative, but he wanted me to realize what people focus on is what they bring about. Worry is fear. Worry is a state of mind which is
Today I borrowed a friend's car (red corvette) to run some errands. I stopped at the service station to fill it up with gas. There was a very good looking young man gettting gas as well. He asked me what year the car was. I replied that I didn't know as it was a friend's
