The wild card is always dealt
It could be something unpredictable that causes havoc, or something positive for you to use as an advantage. Move forward as if the normal results from solid positive effort will play out - and at the same time know the unexpected is coming... When the wild card is dealt, play…
"A hundred sunny years"
"Ok so here's the deal Lar. You are 56. You'll never be 56 again. Next year you will be older. 57. Nothing is guaranteed. You have your health and faculties and ambition. Use it now. What do you want to do before you are done? What are you waiting for? …
"Fear death, but not life"
You can't sacrifice your life to ward off death. It's coming. What would be a real tragedy is to arrive at death without having lived. This is your chance. Your only chance.
Down, but still breathing.
When you get knocked down, as long as you don't wake up in the morning with a chalk line around you, you're ok. I've been knocked down a time or two in the last 8 years, but I've learned that so long as you don't give up, that it's a…
"Throw your napsack over the wall."
"Throw your napsack filled with beliefs and actions over the wall of your dreams." - Marie Forleo, Book - Everything is Figureoutable". Decide, then commit.
Should, or could?
"Should is damaging. Could gives us a chance." - Louise Hay Do you tell yourself that you should do something, but don't? How about I could, and I will? Self-discipline is the bridge between who we are, and who we could be.
Are you "normal"?
"Normal is not something you aspire to, it's something to move away from." -Jodie Foster "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - Jiddu Krishnamurti Are you normal?
Taxes consume freedom
A certain level of expense sharing must exist if we are to have roads and schools and common defense. But beyond that, taxes and fees, both known and hidden, direct and indirect, consume our freedom. Don't believe me or understand it? What if you were forced to work for free? …
"I can" is empowering
Saying "I can't" is disempowering. Your mind is listening to what you say, and it believes it. What have you been saying you can't do?
Blaming is an excuse
Blaming anyone or anything besides the person in the mirror relieves you of your duty to do better. This is hard to hear for the person who believes his blaming is legitimate. But when you blame, you give your power to get better away by saying "they are responsible for…
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A fantastic metaphor for dealing with and planning for adversity. I’ll remember it.