"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air." 
*-- John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848)

"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." 
*-- Anna Quindlen (1953 - )

"Enthusiasm finds the opportunities, and energy makes the most of them."
*-- Henry Hoskins

"Just as friction between certain types of rocks produces sparks of light, so it is the friction of our individualities
rubbing against each other that illuminates who we really are."
*-- Rev. Rowland C. Croucher

"Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."
*-- Conrad Hilton

How Do You Know Which Door To Open
When it comes to decision-making we sometimes forget that not choosing is making a choice. We lose sight of the fact that not choosing can be healthy and rewarding. Now, of course, I don’t mean you can......

Creating and Choosing Your Vision
In our childhood we all had visions of being “something”, a fireman, policeman, astronaut, president, etc. As we grew older those visions might have been replaced with others, but there was always a vision........

Give Me The Ball - March Madness
A few of you know I have had a hard time finding understanding in events in my life these last three weeks. Events out of my control, events with seemingly not much logical understanding, and events mixed......

Recovering From Success After That Big Project
After you get the job, have the baby, launch the global initiative, publish the book, or finish the house renovations? As your life gradually returns to "normal," you assimilate the new experience into your sense of your self.......

Your Self-Esteem Does Matter
How you breathe matters. How you think, the words you speak and the actions of your life, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, they have great power.  Two Kinds of Power  When we think abut power we usually.......

Knowledge Not As Important As ACTION
It was Albert Einstein who stated that 'imagination is more important than knowledge'. Now if he had been addressing a room full of entrepreneurs, I hazard a guess that he might also have extended this quotation.....

Got To Face Our Fears
So how do we face our fear? What do we need to do to deal with that terror? How can we acknowledge that this is a scary situation and still take action in spite of it? My goal was to get from the top of the......

Get In Touch And Trust Your Intuition
The latin meaning of intuition is 'in to you'. Makes sense doesn't it. What a wonderful resource you each have at your fingertips and it can be utilized without formal training. All you need to do is become aware.......

Learing How To Create A Dream
For us to move closer to our dream of health and wealth and achievement, we first need to move beyond the angst of our memories of past failures. We must move beyond our hesitation and our fears. And we must.......

You Got Nothing To Lose
I stared down the tree-lined street wondering how it came to this. When I was hired 1998, things went well. I worked for a wonderful person that trained me well and had faith in my ability to learn and grow.......

P.M.A. - Postive Mental Attitude
Equally so, trying to temporarily change the way we think, feel, look at life - only to slowly revert back into the old ways, or the 'comfort zone', is as effective as ordering regular fries for a couple of weeks, instead.......

Have You Appreciated Someone Today?
I invested some time with Mother recently and drove her to the hospital to visit with her sick sister-in-law, my aunt. While I was standing in the doorway, a nurse came by and introduced herself as Ruth and said.......

Plan Your Life Effectively
What do you do when everything around is changing at a pace that even you can’t keep up with and your life plan certainly can’t? With all that has happened in the world economy and the decisions made by certain......

Confidence And Its Origin
There are so many questions which come to my mind whenever I hear somebody using the word ‘confidence’. There are so many words we speak but only few enter the mind, the heart and the soul. Whether it is an......

The Real Key To Happiness, Peace of Mind, and Massive Success
Listen closely: All truly successful people live in alignment with their passions ... they're fulfilling their purpose in life. They're living their own dreams.  The famous theologian William Barclay once said, "There are two great.......

Do What You Love, Love What You Do
Everyone dreams of a life full of love and adventure. But we fill ourselves with reasons not to follow our dreams. Instead of protecting us, they imprison and hold us back. Life will be over before we know it.......

10 Reasons Why You Need to Ditch the Super Mom Syndrome
The pursuit of the Super Mom is an endless search that will be of great cost to you in the end. Here are 10 reasons why you need to put an immediate halt to this pursuit.  There is no such thing as a Mom......

Millionaire Mindset: Is Your Brain Sabotaging Your Success?
Would you like to quickly get that power?  In a recent interview for the List Crusade program, T. Harv Eker revealed what he calls the Millionaire Mindset-which gives extremely successful individuals what.......

A Call to Men to Live a Strenuous Life!
One of the things that makes Roosevelt so remarkable is that he pushed himself incredibly hard to overcome obstacles. And lest we think somehow that he had it easy, we should not forget that he encountered more......

12 Reasons You Should Learn to Play the Piano
My 12 reasons why you should start learning how to play the piano. Immediately. As in today. This very minute.  Okay, fine, finish this article first, THEN get started. And yes, I know that there.......

Manifesting Home Runs
My sister-in-law and I took my eight-year-old niece to her first baseball game, where we saw the Cleveland Indians host the Minnesota Twins. We had excellent seats behind home plate, and little......

Be an Effective Communicator
Human beings are social creatures - communication amongst ourselves is part and parcel of everyday life. Yet many people have "poor communication skills". Why is this so, when we seem to have developed an..........

Thankfulness
What would you think the experience of delivering a hamper would be? In my minds eye I would imagine this scenario… knocking at the door, and seeing the face of the mother light up, excited voices and delighted.......

Mindfulness and Curiosity: Inspiring Affection
If Mindfulness is the quiet one noticing new things, Curiosity is the more energetic one willing to explore the details and play with every new discovery.   Sure, they could go their separate ways, but their relationship........

Speak Up For Yourself
Are you comfortable speaking up for yourself when someone crosses one of those lines? Are you able to say no when you don’t want to participate in something you’ve been asked to consider?  Your ability to speak.........

Combat Worrying
We worry about problems, but worry is itself a problem. It inhibits clear thinking, it drains us of energy, it upsets our sleep and our digestion. It can make us irritable, bitter, regretful, pessimistic, depressed... What a price.......

How The Power Of Attraction Can Help You Get What You Want?
"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person we become" said Jim Rohn, one of the world's leading motivational speaker, philosopher and entrepreneur. Every great achiever knows that certain......

Helping Others - What Did Jesus Say?
Helping others was something Jesus did on a daily basis. He was constantly approached by people, but He always found time to stop what He was doing to help those in need. This is a lesson we must learn if we want......

4 Ways You Can Get Over Your Need for Acceptance and Get on with Your Life
Imagine what your life would be like if you could just be yourself, without thinking twice about what other people think of you! Here are four quick tips that will help you learn how to accept yourself. Make these.......

The Snake Made Me Do It
The snake made me do it! Really? You have heard it before, haven't you?   This one is 'the snake made me do it story' with a subtle twist. You will want to hear it, believe me!  The other day an acquaintance of mine told me......

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