Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.”
Work-life balance is a Myth!
Aiming to have a static balance: Everything perfectly in its place, doing things the same way every week, month or year. Everything perfectly planned out is setting yourself up to be frustrated. As soon as everything gets all straightened out, something will happen to upset the apple cart. If you have kids, the apple cart gets upset twice as often, with even more upheaval than ever before!
Attitude
Begin at once (don’t wait for everything to be perfect!)
“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.”
Jill Hutchison, Business Thought leader, talks about taking action even when you aren’t ready. Don’t wait for everything to be perfect!
Why write a Gratitude list in a Journal rather than on your iPad?
With the use of iPads, iPhones and computers dominating our lives, I’ve been pondering on the pros and cons of using electronic means to capture your Gratitude moments. Firstly let me say that writing down what you’re Grateful for, no matter how you do it, is better than not [Read more…]
The Sandpaper Principle
The Sandpaper principle – every now and then there is a person that rubs you up the wrong way. They have been sent to you like sandpaper. In the same way as sandpaper smooths wood and brings out it’s natural beauty, people are sent to smooth your rough edges. Sandpapering [Read more…]

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