“I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something” — SteveContinue reading “A case of the mondays”
Category Archives: Think
Ideas are mostly worthless on their own
“Ideas are pretty useless in and of themselves. Everyone has ideas! I have to repress a cringe whenever someone says to an author, “I have a great idea for a book—say, maybe you could write it!” as though writing the book were a formality, and what was really needed was someone to come in andContinue reading “Ideas are mostly worthless on their own”
Confession Time
One of my biggest personal problems is sitting back when it gets easy. I’ve never ever ever experienced anything good because of this personal habit. Just a reminder to myself as we start a new month to never be content. There’s more to do than can EVER be done and I can’t think of anythingContinue reading “Confession Time”
Being yourself
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Don’t be comfortable
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. The went out and happened to things ” — Leonardo Da Vinci “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. TheContinue reading “Don’t be comfortable”
Launch yourself on every wave
“You must live in the present. Launch yourself on every wave. Find your eternity in each moment.” — Henry David Thoreau
How to spot successful people
“The thing I remember best about successful people I’ve met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they’re doing…and it seems to have very little to do with worldly success. They just love what they’re doing and they love it in front of others.” — Fred Rogers
A dying art
As I sit here and write several thank you notes it occurs to me that a handwritten note in cursive on good stationary is a dying art. I gave my grade school teachers such a hard time about learning cursive and now I cherish the skill I don’t practice nearly enough. So Mrs. Howard, Mrs.Continue reading “A dying art”
A hard left turn for me
I think a lot about direction lately. My trip to Daytona to meet with other EAA leaders has really solidified what I’m looking for. This sums it up perfectly in so many ways: Hey, once upon a younger yearWhen all our shadows disappearedThe animals inside came out to playHey, when face to face with allContinue reading “A hard left turn for me”
What bothers me the most
When people believe strongly in something they really know nothing about.
Michael Doornbos 