Believe in Yourself
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Normal Vincent Peale
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Don’t Leave Until You’ve Solved Your Problems
“You only have to solve two problems when going to the moon: first, how to get there; and second, how to get back. The key is don’t leave until you have solved both problems.” – Neil Armstrong
Continue reading →The Tracks We Leave
“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” – Dakota Proverb
Continue reading →Self Image and Helpfulness
“People with a positive self-image tend to be genuinely helpful to others. In fact, the two tendencies go together so well that it is hard to tell which produces the other. It is probably a little bit of both. Those … Continue reading →
Lesson from Goliath
A second grader recited for the teacher the story of David using a slingshot to kill the giant Goliath. “What does that teach us?”, the teacher asked. The boy replied, “Duck.”
Continue reading →Doing Too Much for Children
“Those who do too much for their children will soon find they can do nothing with their children. So many children have had so much done for them, that they are almost done in.” – Neal A. Maxwell
Continue reading →You Can Always Get Better
“To grow, you need to learn. To learn you need to know where you can improve. To improve, you need to be self-aware. It’s all a virtuous cycle that begins with believing that you can always get better and being … Continue reading →
Cans and Can’ts
“Success comes in CANS, failure in CAN’TS.”
Continue reading →Causing Light
“I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam.” – Annie Dillard
Continue reading →Living in the Present
“A big part of having a positive attitude revolves around living in the present, something most people find increasingly difficult to do. Rather, they often find themselves reflecting on what might have been or having anxiety about what will come … Continue reading →