Hi Larry. I have not been able to down load your songs on iTunes. It just gave me the run around. I’ll get it from you later this year. Cheers, Phillip.

In the past, I would tell myself all kinds of reasons.( and they worked!!)
Until now! I now hear, ” the future is today!” I

This is another way of saying, “Don’t get complacent.” Complacency breeds stagnation which will kill your success.

Amen.
Listen to your book on my morning walks. Thank you.

I agree, one of my former “competitors” is now my business partner. We serve a huge market. We often have more in common with or competitors, in terms of achieving success, than we think. I always try to find the ground where we both succeed.

From Day 1 just over 18 years ago. My favorite moments are when the connections happen and I know that will have a future impact on not only those businesses but also our community.

Hi Larry. I’m very relieved that you sorted out the comments from yesterday . Yes, I do love my chosen path, with the good the bad and the very ugly. The more experience I have with helical piles the more interesting and challenging I find them. But, the more I experience, the more I realize how much there is to learn.
Keep it balanced, ride a bike.

I agree. The harder (less fun) the challenge is to accomplish, the better you feel when you accomplish it. So I guess we aim for things that are not a high percentage of fun. Good thing Think Daily is fun to read 🙂

I think it’s more like 70% great and 30% lost in the fog. I have “Aha” moments all the time…..My thought is that the 95% sucks part comes from having unrealistic expectations of what others can/will do (I find myself continually frustrated by lack of immediate action by others on items I used to take action on daily/weekly) Then I look in the mirror and realize that I either have not communicated properly or have done so to the wrong person for that task. As entrepreneurs, if we are pushing the envelope, it is a difficult, rewarding learning experience.

I agree with Edward Krieger about the 70% good and 30% pushing you back. I think about have of that is based upon following through on people of programs to fulfill our expectations with the other being things that hit you unexpectedly

I half agree because my interpretation is that the quote references only the extremes. Learning to embrace the challenges and manage the mundane help me to continue to keep my passion in focus. Enjoy the journey!

To me, work is only “hard” work when I am whipsawed by distraction. What does that mean? Well I happen to love and am passionate about the various ‘jobs’ I have chosen; and so, waking up to them is vastly exciting and mostly challenging, the more intricate the challenge the more exhillerating is the opportunity. However, when my personal life is in disarray or someone I love is hurting and there is frustration because helping that person is not in yet in sight, then work can become a struggle — whipsawed by distraction makes me ineffective at what I love, my work. The same is true about the passion I have for my play time. Even here, play can be less rewarding with those same distractions.

New to me is the distraction of physical limitation and the reconciliation that the body may not respond as it has for so many years. The lesson and challenge here seems to be to discover new activities and to relish those that still bring me joy and keep the spring in my step!

Hi Larry. I have given this one much thought. I do not agree. If it sucks 95% of the time then best you have a “New Day” experience. Sure, things will get tough along the way, but you must 95% of the time be happy to accept those bad things. Look at things differently. Stand back for the cold face. Examine your chosen direction, change if you are finding it so bad BUT, do not live a life of self-imposed misery.
What you CHOSE do must be fun, a challenging, and rewarding. My own life has been filled with “live sucks experiences” but, I chose daily to win, and that included making sure I was personally grounded to know that I would face the new day never having to look back over my shoulder.

If we can ride loose in the saddle, whether faced with challenges or rewarded by success, it only has to suck about 10% of the time. Letting go of judging — a “good” day, a “bad” day — gives us freedom to appreciate the mere fact of our ongoing efforts and perseverance. Seeing black and white can be exhausting. Recognizing we are doing our best every day offsets frustration. As you say, Think Daily. It’s not Judge Daily. Thanks for an excellent blog.

So true. Much struggle and effort for the limited amount of reward. You have to remain positive and optimistic even through the tough times. Until the race is won, don’t ever give up. Nothing is easy or luck. It takes hard work and you must use your God given talents to get ahead in this world. And it’s not all about all the stuff you accumulate as you won’t be taking it with you.

Its nice to know that I am not alone with these thoughts and feelings sometimes. what I try to do is keep focused on what my long term goals are and how I can make a difference. That seems to give me fuel for the grind.