One More Act of Kindness
“A person struggles, you help. A door needs to be opened. You open it. A piece of trash is in your path. You pick it up and throw it away. A child needs some extra attention. You give it. A … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Success and Failure
A Path With No Obstacles
“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” – Frank A. Clark
Continue reading →Productive Failure or Unproductive Success?
“Uncommon Sense says that a productive failure is better than a non productive success. A productive failure is a failure that, upon analysis, teaches us something that can lead to future success. Non-productive success is success that we achieve but … Continue reading →
The Challenge is to Stay Grateful
“Anyone can be happy when they get what they want; the challenge is to stay grateful and peaceful even when the world around you feels crazy and dangerous and horrible.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
Continue reading →Moments of Quiet are Critical
“Moments of quiet are critical. After focusing intently on a project or problem, the brain needs to fully disengage and relax to be creative. Only after a break can you have a breakthrough.” – Whitney Johnson
Continue reading →Keep Fighting
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
Continue reading →Attitudes and Actions
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitudes and actions.” – Harold S. Geneen
Continue reading →It’s Never Fifty-Fifty
“You know it’s never fifty-fifty in a marriage. It’s always seventy-thirty, or sixty-forty. Someone falls in love first. Someone puts someone else up on a pedestal. Someone works very hard to keep things rolling smoothly; someone else sails along for … Continue reading →
Extraordinary Things are Hiding
“Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” – Jodi Picoult
Continue reading →Facing Misfortune
“If you want to have a full and happy life, in good times and in bad, you have to get used to the idea that facing misfortune squarely is better than trying to escape from it.” – Norman Fischer
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