“Others inspire us, information feeds us, practice improves our performance, but we need quiet time to figure things out, to emerge with new discoveries, to unearth original answers.” Ester Buchholz “There’s no more idle time.” This was a statement said to me while talking with a social media consultant. His point being, that we’re typically filling … [Read more…]
“What we do see depends mainly on what we look for. … In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the coloring, sportsmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should … [Read more…]
If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap. If you want happiness for a day – go fishing. If you want happiness for a month – get married. If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime – help others. Chinese Proverb. We cannot … [Read more…]
“On the one hand, we all want to be happy. On the other hand, we all know the things that make us happy. But we don’t do those things. Why? Simple. We are too busy. Too busy doing what? Too busy trying to be happy. This is the paradox of happiness that has bewitched our … [Read more…]
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas Edison For my recent birthday, I received a book, from our daughter Rachel Panton, titled, The Success Principles, How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. It’s author is Jack Canfield. As I … [Read more…]
“You can’t imagine just how much believing in negative thoughts is affecting your life…until you stop. Charles F. Glassman Some examples of negative thinking are thoughts that focus on what might go wrong, what we lack, what went wrong in the past, what we don’t want to occur, thoughts based on fear, anger, resentment, to name … [Read more…]
The answer is within. The world of other people’s decisions is not your world. Every successful person is a success because he(she) used ideas that arose within his(her) own mind. Raymond Charles Barker, “The Power of Decision” My coaching motto is “You are your greatest asset.” I sincerely believe that all you will ever need is … [Read more…]
“Do nothing and nothing happens. Life is about decisions. You either make them or they’re made for you, but you can’t avoid them.” Mhairi McFarlane According to Andrew Cohen, contributing to Entrepreneur.com, Steve Jobs famously wore the same outfit every day so that he never had to think about what to wear. (I’m hoping it … [Read more…]
“There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence…(and that is) activism and overwork. The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence. To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to … [Read more…]
The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it. Sydney J. Harris No doubt stress is a timely topic as, for the past 22 years, April has been designated as Stress Awareness Month, by the Health Resource Network. I’ll add that I find myself somewhat confused because, according to Days of the Year.com, November 4, … [Read more…]