Go ahead – take a chance
Risk looking like a fool. Risk failure. Risk wasting time. Risk getting out of your own comfort zone. You can't discover something new for yourself unless you have the courage to try.
The battle is always with us.
To grow to reach our potential, we must ovecome who we are now. We must change our beliefs, fight our ego and escape our current self-image. If we refuse to wage this fight, instead accepting it all as who we are, then, we will remain the same. Who you are…
Trying harder doesn't always work
What if you are doing it wrong? Notice the results you are getting, adjust how you are doing it, and try again. Repeat. Persist in that cycle.
Waitresses who smile get bigger tips
A study showed that waiters and waitresses who smile a lot get 140% bigger tips. What does that say about how to - get rapport, make friends, get agreement, sell well, be happy? Smile.
Friends of the new you
If you were going to throw your life away and turn to crime, you'd get some new shady friends who accepted you as a criminal, right? Well, what about when you want to change to be a higher version of yourself? Some friends will be happy for us. But it…
Confusion Comes with Improvement
When we are moving from the old us to the new one, we can feel confused. We had our old habits, our old self-image, and we were very comfortable with it. Maybe it didn't yield the results that we now call our goals, but it was familiar and predictable -…
Make tomorrow better
We can't live in the future. The future will never get here. When tomorrow comes, it will be today. It's always today. But what today is like is a direct result of what we did yesterday. Do you make a direct connection between what you are doing today and what…
Stress – is it bad?
Stress is what arises when something you care about is at stake. Therefore, it's impossible to live a meaningful life without it. Get excited, use your head, and make something good happen. You can.
Don't give up
So long as your mission is wise, don't give up. Too many people just don't stick it out long enough and give up when it gets hard or when the excitement of beginning is gone. "Victory belongs to the most persevering." - Napoleon Bonaparte Don't give up.
Work all the time you work
The best performing, most successful people work all the time they are at work. People who do the least and take advantage of any opportunity for idle chit chat and social media are not likely to be considered for more opportunity and advancement. That makes sense, right?
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Listening to “Masterpiece “- it’s a beautiful Chicago morning !
So true! We will never know unless we try!
I woke up from a daze after I finally picked out my dress and ring. I reached to my left and I got a funny feeling. I looked behind and the abyss swallowed my trail I left behind. What? I took a step, then another, then I looked around. I felt liberation as I looked up to the sky by my had was spinning. All I remember seeing was the letter A and the number 1. I staryed laughing because I realized
I was an elephant. An elephant in a fancy dress wearing a ring on my trunk. No wonder reaching to the side gave me a funny feeling, I thought. And the tracks I left behind are awesome. Then I woke up.
It was just a dream that made me laugh out loud, so I figured I will share around.