Do you realize that our mind is similar to a garden? I’ve had gardens that I carefully tended, and I’ve had those, that for whatever reason, I left quite unattended. Each of these gardens produced something; a harvest. The gardens I tended produced edible vegetables and colorful flowers. The ones I neglected produced a fine harvest … [Read more…]
Have you ever failed to see an opportunity that lay In plain sight, directly in front of you? Have you ever been amazed and surprised by someone you had judged to be somewhat incompetent or inept, after they had completed a task that you had previously judged them unable to accomplish? Have you ever focused … [Read more…]
Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories. Zadie Smith “I’m not very coordinated, so I’m not very good at things like this.” So stated a rather capable person at the beginning of an ice-breaker exercise known as a “ball toss.” It’s composed of two parallel lines of people who toss balls, … [Read more…]
I recently began reading the book “The Compound Effect,” by Darren Hardy. As early as the Introduction, I liked what I read. In it, he states, “Here’s the bottom line: You already know all that you need to know to succeed. You don’t need to learn anything more. If all we needed was more information, everyone with … [Read more…]